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Autism now ranks as the nation’s leading childhood developmental disorder, affecting as many as 1 in 110 children. Unable to learn naturally from the environment as most children do, the child with autism shows little interest in the world or people around him/her. While all children with autism develop some normal and even advanced skills, they exhibit a wide range of behavioral deficiencies and excesses.
Some behavioral symptoms of autism include:
- Disturbances in the rate of appearance of physical, social and language skills
- Abnormal responses to sensations, such as sight, hearing, touch, balance, smell, taste, reaction to pain and the way a child holds his or her body
- Absent or delayed speech and language, although specific thinking capabilities may be present
- Abnormal way of relating to people, objects or events
Autism strikes children from all racial, geographical and socioeconomic backgrounds. Disproportionately affecting males, it is four times more prevalent in boys than girls.
Though there is no cure yet for autism, there is hope through science-based intervention rooted in the principles of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA).
Read about behavior based programs on the Autism Society of BC web site.
