| Autism can be defined as an abnormal absorption with | | | | imaginative play. |
| the self, which is marked by communication disorders | | | | Education for autism: |
| and short attention span and inability to treat others as | | | | Past two decades, many effective strategies have |
| people. It drastically affects a person's behavior with | | | | been developed to teach children and teenagers who |
| others as well as with self. The person suffering from | | | | have been diagnosed with autism but however not |
| autism is unable to relate to the world or comprehend | | | | everyone involved in education or even special |
| it. An autistic often suffers from learning disabilities. A | | | | education is knowledgeable about all these methods. |
| research shows that autism has increases as much | | | | Few teachers work in an autism-specific classroom |
| as ten times over the last decade. Many researches | | | | and most are responsible for classes where a variety |
| have been carried out by psychologists and | | | | of disabilities is represented. Now a days overworked |
| researchers to understand how an autistic's mind | | | | and stressed teachers may not have the time or the |
| functions and what is the wiring in the brain like. | | | | resources to implement an effective program for |
| Causes an symptoms of autism: | | | | every child hence it is important for parents to develop |
| Most researchers believe that there are no definite | | | | a sense of their child's learning style, and to educate |
| reasons for autism to develop. It is more often than | | | | themselves about what strategies will best help their |
| not genetically inherited. Also this disorder can be | | | | child to succeed in school. At last parents are said to |
| caused due to inappropriate before and after birth | | | | be the best teacher of their child. |
| conditions. Any kind of damage caused to the brain | | | | Some education centers or organization listed below: |
| can lead to autism. | | | | * The Autism Education Network's mission is to |
| The symptoms of autism are complex; hence | | | | improve public special education programs and to |
| diagnosis cannot be done very easily. During the early | | | | influence public policy that affects individuals with |
| stages of autism, it becomes difficult to spot it, | | | | autism and this mission uses new technology and the |
| however as it goes on the becoming more and more | | | | Internet to connect in order to empower people that |
| severe, clear behavior differences can be noted. The | | | | affect to change. |
| person's social interaction becomes greatly affected. | | | | * The TEACCH (treatment and education of autistic |
| An autistic shows an array of symptoms, including | | | | and related communication handicapped children) |
| problems interacting with other people and repetitive | | | | mission helps to enable individuals with autism to |
| behaviors. There are many autism research centers. | | | | function as meaningfully and as independently as |
| What does autism research aim at? | | | | possible in the community and they also provide |
| These researchers try to determine causes and | | | | exemplary services throughout North Carolina to |
| treatments and prevention for autism. Researchers at | | | | individuals with autism and their families and those who |
| the new center will seek to develop ways to identify | | | | serve and support them. |
| different subcategories of autism. These researches | | | | * NECC - 30 Years of Autism Education in New |
| are essential as allow clinicians to tailor interventions | | | | England |
| and make predictions about a child's future functioning. | | | | The New England Center for Children (NECC), a |
| Some researches believe that autistic children can be | | | | school for autism located 20 miles west of Boston in |
| cured and these children can grow up and lead lives | | | | Southborough, Massachusetts is a private, nonprofit |
| as normal adults. | | | | autism education center dedicated to bringing out |
| The researchers have also differentiated between 2 | | | | human potential and creating productive lives for |
| categories of autism, complex and essential. These | | | | children with autism. Since 1975, this school provides |
| categories are studied and separate treatments are | | | | state-of-the-art autism education and individualized |
| drawn. The children require quiet atmosphere to | | | | treatment for children with autism spectrum disorder, |
| concentrate and learn social skill. Given a chance to | | | | pervasive developmental disorder (PDD), and |
| have specialized education and structured support | | | | Asperger's Syndrome. |
| these children can be completely treated of the | | | | * RAE(resource in autism education ) is an organization |
| disorder. | | | | committed to providing the highest quality behavioral |
| Autism Education: | | | | intervention services to children diagnosed with autism |
| Autism is a brain disorder that begins in early childhood | | | | and related Pervasive Development Disorders and |
| and persists throughout adulthood which affects three | | | | also empowers people with autism. |
| crucial areas of development that are communication | | | | Hence these organizations help autistic people to |
| and language, social interaction, and creative or | | | | improve them. |