WHAT IS AUTISM
Autism is a complex developmental disorder that is congenital or presents in the first three years of life. Autism is thought to be caused by certain nervous system problems that affect the structure or functioning of the brain.
Causes AUTISM
The most correct answer to this question today would be It is not known what causes autism.
Autism is suspected to be inherited from parents. Therefore, a lot of research is being done in this direction. However, the autism gene has not been found yet. Autism is thought to be triggered by environmental factors.
Autism is encountered in all kinds of societies, races and families. Therefore, it is accepted that none of these features are associated with autism. So, autism has nothing to do with child-rearing characteristics or family economic conditions.
WHAT IS THE FREQUENCY OF AUTISM
Autism is the most common neurological disorder encountered today and it has an incidence of 1 in 88 according to 2012 data of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. . While this prevalence information is sourced from the United States, there is not enough scientific data on the prevalence of autistic disorder in our country yet. It is emphasized that autistic disorder can be seen in all races, ethnic groups or groups with different social status, and there is no link between autistic disorder and family income, lifestyle and education level. Although there are different incidence information in the literature related to gender, the common opinion is that it is more common in boys than girls
Most children with autism may also have varying degrees of learning disability and mental retardation.
According to the guideline published by the American Psychiatric Association (DSM-IV-TR) in 2000, there are five categories within the scope of autism spectrum disorder:
Autism (Autistic disorder)
Asperger syndrome
Atypical autism (autistic/pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified)
Childhood disintegrative disorder
Rett syndrome
