Autism in children

Autism in children is a serious enough violation in the psyche. The disease is characterized by a steady course without remission (weakening). There is a pathology in the first two years of life. At this age the development of the child is no longer in accordance with the norm and is caused by deviations in the formation of the brain. Characterized by a state of repetitive actions, a lack of social communication, limited interests. Autism in children is accompanied by fairly pronounced symptoms. However, despite the fact that there is a connection between the manifestation of pathology and changes in many areas of the brain, scientists do not have a complete idea of the very processes of formation of these changes, which provoke further mental disorders.

The concept of "autismus" was introduced into science for the first time in 1910. This definition denoted the patient's condition, expressed in "retiring into his fantasy world," in which any external influence is regarded as intolerable molestation. It must be said that pathology in established forms (atypical autism and others) is manifested at the cellular and molecular level, without having a clear mechanism. Scientists have the assumption that pathology is caused by several disorders, which arise under the influence of various factors. These factors, in turn, affect several or all of the functional structures in the brain.

Scientists have not yet discovered an unambiguous reason, which causes autism in children. But thus it is already established about thirty factors provoking in one degree or another the emergence of pathology. The main should include anomalies at the chromosome level, underdevelopment of neural systems before birth, the negative impact of the environment, as well as biochemical factors. In addition, there is a hypothesis that some antibodies are produced in the pregnant woman's blood. They have the ability to provoke deviations in the development of the baby's brain. According to some experts, pathology is considered a hereditary anomaly transmitted at the gene level. To some extent this hypothesis is confirmed by the fact that the disease is often observed in members of the same family. But scientists have not yet found the gene responsible for the onset of the disease.

Experts attribute hormonal, nervous and immune disorders to the causes provoking autism in children. According to some experts, pathology provokes children's vaccines. However, in medical practice, this assumption has not been confirmed. In the event that the disorders begin to appear after the vaccination, there is an undiagnosed disorder that has not manifested itself until this point. The vaccination can serve in some way as a trigger mechanism.

Undoubtedly, the environment and the attitude of the parents and other people to the child have a great influence on the progression of the disease. However, as a rule, pathology develops as a result of the combination of all the factors listed above.

The first signs of the disease are noted early enough. Already by the year some oddness and unusualness of autistic children is becoming noticeable. As a rule, parents immediately notice changes in the behavior of the baby: the child reluctantly goes to contact, his movements are monotonous and monotonous, he likes to play with one subject. In addition, autism manifests itself in swinging, sorting out. The child often avoids eye contact, has a delay in speech, attention is highly selective. With the development of the disease, the child becomes increasingly detached and manifests indifference to everything.