| Autism is a disorder that affects children usually | | | | to teach an autistic child normal developmental |
| around 2 to 3 years old. The child seems to develop | | | | functions. |
| normally, and then symptoms begin to appear. They | | | | Relationship Development Intervention is a form of |
| begin to lose language and social skills. Symptoms can | | | | therapy used to develop social and life skills. It |
| be mild to severe. | | | | teaches autistic individuals to share, learn problem |
| There are different types of therapies designed to | | | | solving, improve in self awareness, and learn how to |
| help individuals and their families who are affected by | | | | be responsive. It sets the groundwork for the |
| autism. Play therapy is one type of therapy in which | | | | patient to be able to function on his or her own at |
| parents learn to interact with their children. Children | | | | some point. |
| learn to share and play with others through this | | | | Autism, although not curable, is treatable. Be sure to |
| therapy as well. Children can learn to interact properly | | | | find a qualified therapist to guide your autistic child. |
| with other children and adults, which is very hard for | | | | The earlier the better in treating an individual so that |
| an autistic person. | | | | social skills may be properly developed. Funding is not |
| Applied behavior analysis (ABA) is another form of | | | | readily available for these programs as they are not |
| therapy. A one-on-one teaching method is used to | | | | widely accepted as of yet. It can be expensive, but |
| teach the patient skills. It is fairly expensive and is | | | | it highly worth it to enable an autistic child to develop |
| applied by a behavioral psychologist. It is mainly used | | | | as normally as possible. |