Autism (or autism) is one of the disorders of a group of developmental disorders called in medical language “Autism Spectrum Disorders – ASD ” that appears in infancy, before the child reaches the age of three years, most likely.

Although the severity and symptoms of autism differ from one case to another, all autism disorders affect the child’s ability to communicate with those around him and develop mutual relationships with them.

Estimates show that 6 out of every 1,000 children in the United States have autism and that the number of diagnosed cases of this disorder is constantly increasing.

It is not known, until now, whether this increase is a result of better detection and reporting of cases, or is it an actual and real increase in the number of people with autism, or the result of these two factors together.

Although there is no cure for autism, yet, intensive and early treatment, as much as possible, can make a significant and serious change in the lives of children with this disorder

Children with autism also suffer almost certainly from difficulties in three basic developmental areas, which are:
• Mutual social relations
• The language
• The behavior

Because the signs and symptoms of autism differ from one patient to another, it is likely that two different children, with the same medical diagnosis, will behave in very different ways and each have completely different skills.

But high-risk cases of autism are characterized, in most cases, by an absolute inability to communicate or to establish mutual relationships with other people.

Symptoms of autism appear in most children, in infancy, while other children may grow up and develop completely naturally during the first months or years of their lives, but they suddenly become closed in on themselves, hostile or lose the language skills that they have acquired up to that moment.

Although every child suffers from symptoms of autism, he shows patterns and patterns of his own, but the following features are most common for this type of disorder:

1- Social skills
• He does not respond to his name calling
• Not a lot of direct eye contact
• Often he does not seem to hear his speaker
• Refuses to hug or shrinks to himself
• It seems that he is not aware of the feelings and feelings of others
• It seems he likes to play alone, expects his own in his world.

2- Language skills
• Speech (pronouncing words) begins at a later age, compared to other children
• He loses the ability to say certain words or phrases that he previously knew
• He makes eye contact when he wants something
• He speaks in a strange voice or in different tones and rhythms, he speaks using a lyrical, terry voice, or in a voice similar to the voice of a robot
• Cannot initiate a conversation or continue an existing conversation
• He may repeat words, phrases or terms, but he does not know how to use them.

3- Behavior
• Performs repetitive motions such as, rocking, spinning in circles or waving your hands
• Develops habits and rituals that he always repeats
• He loses his serenity with any change, even the slightest or minor change, in these customs or rituals
• Always in motion
• He is astonished and astonished by certain parts of an object, such as a spinning wheel in a toy car
• Extremely sensitive to light, sound or touch, but unable to sense pain

The treating pediatrician performs regular growth and development checks to detect developmental delays in the child.

In the event that the child’s symptoms of autism appear, a doctor can refer to a specialist in the treatment of autism, who, in cooperation with a team of other specialists, will carefully evaluate the disorder.

Since autism ranges from very many degrees of severity of the disease and the severity of its symptoms, diagnosing autism may be a complex and complex task, as there is no specific medical examination to detect an existing condition of autism.

Instead, the formal self-assessment includes seeing the child’s specialist doctor, a conversation with the parents about the child’s social skills, his linguistic abilities, his behavior and how and how these factors change and develop over time.

In order to diagnose the symptoms of autism, the doctor may request that the child be subjected to several examinations and tests aimed at assessing his verbal and linguistic abilities and examining some psychological aspects.

Although the initial symptoms of autism often appear before the age of 18 months, the final diagnosis is sometimes made when the child reaches the age of two or three years, only when a developmental defect appears, a delay in acquiring language skills. Or, a defect in mutual social relations, which is evident at this stage of life.

Early diagnosis is very important, because early intervention, as much as possible, especially before the child reaches the age of three years, constitutes a very important element in achieving the best possibilities and opportunities for improvement of the condition