Autism

1. http://kidshealth.org/kid/health_problems/brain/autism.html Autism • Autism causes kids to experience the world in a whole other way then most kids do. It’s hard for kids with this birth defect to talk with other people. They often can’t connect their physical expression with the feeling inside them. Some may often react to what’s going on around in strange and unusual ways. Even a touch, though gentle, may feel uncomfortable. Their brain has trouble with an important job. Making sense of the world. As most people experienced the sense of sight, sounds, smells, and other sensations they may have trouble .

2. What Chromosome Is Autism Found On? http://www.exploringautism.org/autism/evaluation.htm • Chromosome Abnormalities — Numerous chromosome abnormalities have been reported in individuals with autism, most often involving chromosome 15 (specifically 15q11-q13, the Prader-Willi/Angelman syndrome region).

3. How Autism Got It’s Name The term autism came about decades before the disorder was recognized. Autismus, the New Latin word that autism is derived from, was coined by the Swiss psychiatrist Eugen Bleulerin 1910. He had used the term as a descriptor of symptoms of schizophrenia. The word Autismus was derived from the Greek word autos meaning morbid self-admiration which is in reference to the tendency of his patients to have a preference to be alone.