| Now that the number of children diagnosed with autism | | | | that would help families affected with autism, no |
| has drastically increased, there is a need to give help | | | | matter where they are. Autism is now a worldwide |
| for autism. Children suffering autism should be given | | | | occurrence and must be handled extensively. It would |
| importance and priority. Considered as the fastest | | | | be easier to solve the problem if there are a lot of |
| growing developmental disability, autism now affects 1 | | | | people willing to give help for autism. Children all over |
| in 100 children. It is now the third most common | | | | the world are suffering the disorder without receiving |
| disorder in children. It is more common than multiple | | | | any assistance. It is would also be very comforting to |
| sclerosis, Down Syndrome, or cystic fibrosis. | | | | know that there will be other person available and |
| Autism is a neurological disorder that affects children | | | | willing to give a hand. |
| as early as the first few months of life. It delays the | | | | I think that it would be asking too much but there |
| development in social relationship, communication, and | | | | should be more laws that cover and would give help |
| their activities and interest. The problem with autism is | | | | for autism. Children with health problems should not be |
| that it does not only affect the child but also the rest | | | | left out and be taken for granted. More funds must be |
| of the family, especially on the siblings. One research | | | | allocated to support expensive researches and |
| showed that in a family with an autistic child, one other | | | | studies. Also, there is still no proven cure available for |
| child experiences behavioral problems such as | | | | autistic children. Parents and pediatricians still rely on |
| aggressiveness, disobedience and acting out. | | | | various treatment options available that only provide |
| There are five types of autism spectrum disorder | | | | relative relief in some children. |
| (ASD) - Asperger syndrome, childhood disintegrative | | | | Experts still consider early detection of ASD as the |
| disorder, Rett syndrome, pervasive developmental | | | | best way to help for autism. Children should be |
| disorder, and classical autism. Each of these types | | | | constantly monitored and observed as early as their |
| varies in levels of disability or function. This is what | | | | first few months in life. In this way, treatment options |
| makes ASD more difficult to defeat - its diversity. | | | | can be applied immediately and this will improve the |
| Parents must work together to disseminate new | | | | development of the child. Parents must also know how |
| information about autism by sharing their experiences, | | | | to properly care and handle their autistic child. Some |
| ideas, and discoveries. This is a good way to give help | | | | children proved to be very good in arts, music, and |
| for autism. Children need as many help as they can | | | | even in Math. Most children also get hooked on |
| because they are still dependent from their parents. | | | | puzzles, this is because they become obsessed in one |
| There are already some groups that help autism but | | | | thing. It is the jobs of the parents to recognize the |
| they cannot accommodate and reach some areas. | | | | strengths and weaknesses of their own autistic child. |
| There should be more organizations and foundations | | | | |