Autism Spectrum Disorder is characterized by significant impairments in social interaction and communication skills. The patients suffering from this disease has extremely challenging behavior. Such behavior includes stereo typed motor behavior (flapping hands, body rocking), insistence on sameness, resistance to change and in some cases, aggression or self injury.

Top 10 Facts About Autism:

• Autism is a developmental disease, which usually begins before the age of 3 years and is a life- long disability.
• Autism occurs in one out of 150 births.
• Autism is more common in males than females. Autism is diagnosed in five boys to every one girl.
• There is no medical treatment for treating Autism.
• Treatments continue to change, but some success has been achieved in experimental regimes of diet, vitamins and mineral supplements and through medical interventions and behavioral therapy.
• Various therapies and treatments have proved to bring about significant improvement in patients.
• Patients suffering from autism typically have a normal life span.
• Causes of autism are still not clear. There are many theories regarding but no consequences has yet been derived.
• People of autism are different from other. Some autistic patient may remain silent while others may talk too much. So, the behavior of such patients varies from one another.
• Autistic people have various abilities and strengths. It is found that people with Autism are among the most forthright, nonjudgmental, and passionate people. They are the ideal candidates for various types of career.

Facts About The Drug Used To Treat Autism:
As we know that there is no cure of Autism as yet, but still doctor prescribes medicines. Actually the prescription of doctor is not to cure Autism in particular but to treat its symptoms specifically. It is seen that if symptoms are treated then autistic patients are better able to learn, communicate, and generally connect with people.