Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) are a group of developmental disabilities that can cause significant social, communication and behavioral challenges. CDC is committed to continuing to provide essential data on ASDs, search for risk factors and causes, and develop resources that help identify children with ASDs as early as possible.

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2. Overview
Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) are a
group of developmental disabilities that can cause
significant social,
communication and behavioral challenges. CDC is
committed to continuing to
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3. Overview
provide essential data on ASDs, search for risk
factors and causes, and develop
resources that help identify children with ASDs as
early as possible.
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4. Symptoms
ASDs (Autism spectrum disorders) begin
before the age of 3 and last throughout a person's
life, although symptoms may
improve over time. Some children with an ASD
show hints of future problems
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5. Symptoms
within the first few months of life. In others,
symptoms might not show up
until 24 months or later. Some children with an
ASD seem to develop normally
until around 18 to 24 months of age and then they
stop gaining new skills, or
they lose the skills they once had.
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6. Symptoms
A person with an ASD might:
-- Not respond to their name by 12 months
-- Not point at objects to show interest
(point at an airplane flying over) by 14 months
-- Not play "pretend" games (pretend
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7. Symptoms
to "feed" a doll) by 18 months
-- Avoid eye contact and want to be alone
-- Have trouble understanding other people's
feelings or talking about their own feelings
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8. Symptoms
-- Have delayed speech and language skills
-- Repeat words or phrases over and over
(echolalia)
-- Give unrelated answers to questions
-- Get upset by minor changes
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9. Symptoms
-- Have obsessive interests
-- Flap their hands, rock their body, or spin
in circles
-- Have unusual reactions to the way things
sound, smell, taste, look, or feel
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10. Treatment
There are many different types of
treatments available. For example, auditory
training, discrete trial
training, vitamin therapy, anti-yeast therapy,
facilitated communication, music
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11. Treatment
therapy, occupational therapy, physical therapy,
and sensory integration.
The different types of treatments can
generally be broken down into the following
categories:
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12. Treatment
-- Behavior and Communication Approaches
-- Dietary Approaches
-- Medication
-- Complementary and Alternative Medicine
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