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Autism facts and warning signs
Kasturie Nadasen, mother of an autistic child provides helpful insight.
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Facts:
- It occurs in the first three years of life.
- Children with autism show impairment in social interaction, verbal and non-verbal communication and limited and restricted interests and behaviors.
- It is a neuro-development disorder, not caused by bad parenting.
- The cause, treatment, intervention and prognosis is uncertain.
- International statistics indicate that one in a 110 children have autism.
- Boys are four times more likely to be affected than girls.
- In most cases children require 24-hour care.
- Many parents are unable to take their children into public spaces because of their behavior.
Warning signs:
- A child has not said a word by 16-months.
- He or she does not respond when their name is called.
- They don’t babble or point by the first birthday.
- Two words are not strung together by the age of two.
- He or she avoids eye contact.”
We are parents to our Son who is Autistic he is not speaking as he turning seven on the 18-04-2007.Our only trust is prayer and nothing is ever impossible for the Almighty father God. We pray over him has every other child.This Autism we command to Leave and never be heard again upon our children. It break a parents heart has they hope for the best and to see their kidz has Normal.But God is in control over my prayer to all kids has mine God is working miraculously he is improving Little,And soon he will be completely restored.He will testify the goodness and mercy and favour of the Lord over his Life.