Autism spectrum disorder and autism are both are both terms for a group of complex disorder of brain development.
Autism appears to have to have its roots in very early brain development. However the most obvious signs of autism and symptoms of autism, usually develop between two and three years of age. Both children and adults with autism often show difficulties in verbal and nonverbal Communication, Social interactions, instruction or play.
Autism is not something to laugh about. In other words it’s not a disease, it is a disorder. Some kids in the world are born with and can’t get rid of it. Autism makes people act a different in ways for example,
Learning disabilities
Trouble speaking
Making eye contact
Hard to communication
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This does not mean, however, that nothing can be done to help a person who is on the autism.
Because autism is a condition it affects different people in different ways. It is therefore very difficult to generalise about how an autistic person will develop over time. For example, Two people with the same diagnosis can have a very different profile of needs and skills. On the other hand, you can “treat” autism. Well it’s not a cure of any sort but it helps. Intervention can involve behavioral treatments, medicines or both. Many people with autism have additional medical conditions such as sleep disturbance, seizures, and more.
Autism affects people in different ways. Autism affects the brain and makes communicating and interacting with other people more difficult. A faulty gene might make a person more likely to develop autism. As included if you knew two people with autism, they would have a different level of needs and
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That opportunity turned out to be so much more, Alexis was also representing a community, a community of 1 in 88 children in the United States who are diagnosed with autism.
Her unique personal story as the first Miss America contestant diagnosed with autism and the third contestant with a disability since the competition’s inception in 1921 made headlines around the world. She was named by Diane Sawyer as the “Person of The Week“on World News Tonight, and was profiled in Dr. Sanjay Gupta’s series “Human Factors: Overcoming obstacles” on CNN. She also made appearances on “ Fox and Friends “, “Good Morning America”, and was interviewed online for the “Today Show” and more. Glamour magazine featured Alexis in its April 2013 issue as the “Most Popular Girl in America”. She proved to the world that autistic people can do anything someone without autism could.
Alexis even participated in the “Autism Society Central Virginia Run.” The 5K Run/Walk is one of the Autism Society Central Virginia’s primary sources of income, raising over $136,000 in 2017.All funds raised from this event will provide much needed support for