Autism is a complex developmental disorder in children symptoms occurred, before the child reaches the age of three years. The cause of autism is a neurobiological disorder that affects brain function so that children are not able to interact and communicate effectively with the outside world.
A very important symptom is the attitude of children who do not tend to make about the environment and the people around him do not worry, almost refusing to communicate and interact with each other and live in a world all their own. Children with autism also have difficulties in understanding language and communicate verbally.
Furthermore, it is often (self-stimulation behavior), such as spinning, hitting hands ngepakan-like wings on his toes, and so on.
The symptoms of autism are very different. Some children are hyperactive and aggressive behavior or hurt yourself, but some are passive. They tend to be very difficult to control his emotions and often tempertantrum (crying and anger). Sometimes laugh, cry, or angry for no apparent reason.
In addition to the symptoms vary, vary the intensity of autism symptoms from very mild to very strong.
Because of the many differences between the individual, then this is the most common developmental disorders such as autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or autism spectrum disorders (GSA) announced.
Autism can happen to anyone, regardless of skin color, socioeconomic status and education. Not all persons ASD / GSA has a low IQ can reach some of them, a college education. Even some that the extraordinary ability in some areas (music, drawing mathematics) have.
The prevalence of autism increase very worrying from year to year. According to the Autism Research Institute in San Diego, the number of autistic children in 1987 estimated at 1:5000. This number has increased so rapidly and in 2005 was 1:160 children. In Indonesia there are no accurate data because there is no central registry for autism. But in Indonesia it is the number next to the above estimated figures.
is more common in men than in women with a ratio of 4:1
