Thursday, March 13, 2008

Varities of autism

Autism is a really variable disease.Do you know like many things you cannot put all autistic people into one category? There are many autism types.

Some people are totally dysfunctional, some others are mentally handicapped. And in some autism types patients show mild symptoms and responds to treatment. It is a practice that autism types are broadly divided into two. This is not accepted by professionals. This is done on the basis of IQ levels.

  • Low functional autism (LFA) refers to individuals with IQ<80.
  • High functional autism (HFA) refers to individuals with IQ>80.

But it is better to define LFA and HFA autism types by how well individuals manage his day to day life and communications.These classifications of autism types are highly controversial and it is not possible to categorize all autistic people in this. It usually observed that individuals with high functioning autism are highly compromised to perform their individual requirements.

But low functioning autistic people have high intellectual powers. It is often unnoticed or recognized because of their problems in communication and writing skills. But it is easy to understand and diagnose people with high functional autism. So they can be better shaped into full fills their basic needs. A number of people diagnosed with low functioning autism are not been able to get help faster. Early intervention and treatment will help those people suffering with autism. It is important to diagnose all autistic types in childhood itself.

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