What is autism and what are its symptoms

In 2007, theThe United Nations General Assembly has unanimously declared that every April 2 will be celebrated as World Autism Awareness Day in order to emphasize the need to contribute to improving the living conditions of children and adults with this disorder.

According to the specialized health portal Centers for Disaster Control and PreventionThere are several types of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). ASD is a developmental disability that can cause social, communication, and behavioral difficulties, and people with these disorders may have different ways of communicating, interacting, learning, and behaving.

However, The learning, thinking and problem-solving skills of people with this disease vary widely. There are people who are even considered “good” even with the disorder, while others have greater difficulty and even need a lot of self-doubt in order to cope with daily activities on their own.

ASDs include conditions such as autistic disorders, pervasive developmental disorders not otherwise specified, and Asperger’s syndrome. However, obtaining a quick and rapid diagnosis can be difficult because there are no analyzes or medical tests to assess these disorders, It is therefore necessary that professionals specializing in various types of therapy observe aspects such as the behavior and development of children.

One of the signs that might point to ASD in children and adults is that they often have problems developing social, emotional, and communication skills. In addition, it should be noted that these disorders will appear in the first three years of the child and are considered permanent, so they will last a lifetime.

Some of the characteristics of children and adults who have TEA are the following: difficulty communicating with others, avoiding eye contact and wanting to be isolated, difficulty understanding the feelings of others They also don’t talk about their feelings or inconveniences when expressing their needs in words.

However, While these may be some of the symptoms that a child has an autistic disorder, it is necessary to see a professional who can make an accurate diagnosis.. Some healthcare professionals who can determine whether or not an infant has a manifestation of ASD are developmental pediatricians, pediatric neurologists, psychologists, or psychiatrists.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 1 in 160 children have some type of ASD And, according to information from the same organization, studies conducted by services in the field of epidemiology over the past 50 years have shown that the global prevalence of these disorders appears to be increasing.

Mexico’s federal government reported that until 2019 there was still no data to give exact figures on the number of children and adults with autism disorder, however, It is estimated that around 6,200 people with autism are born each year in the country. Carol Ajax, founder of Spectrum Theraphy Center México, a therapy center specializing in people with ASD, ensured that 1 in 115 or 120 people nationwide have signs of this condition.

For her part, Diana Patricia Guízar Sánchez, researcher at the Faculty of Medicine of National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) commented in a statement that the American foundation Autism talks detected that the cases of ASD diagnosed in our country are linked to generic hereditary factors.

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