Autism Spectrum Disorder Disease Analysis

Running head: AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER 1
Discussion on Autism Spectrum Disorder
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AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER 2
Discussion on Autism Spectrum Disorder
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a developmental and neurological disorder that
occurs at the initial stage of life, that is, childhood and lasts throughout the rest of the stages
of life. Due to a wide range of symptoms, the use of the word ‘spectrum’ is used to denote the
disorder. In the event of autism spectrum disorder, the child may face difficulty in learning,
communicating, or interacting with others (Kanner & Asperger, 2016). Presently, there is no
standard treatment to cure ASD and early intervention becomes extremely critical to improve
the child’s ability to learn new skills and grow like normal individuals.
Autism, also known as a pervasive or neurodevelopmental disorder, is characterized
by three core deficits, which includes stereotyped and repetitive patterns of interest or
behaviors, impaired communication, and impaired restricted and reciprocal social interaction
(Schmitt et al., 2019).
The following section of the paper will analyse three case studies to recognise any
potential symptoms of autism in the children and direct the parents to the standard procedure
of diagnosis and relevant recommendations.
Case Example 1
As per the description of Ben and his activities, few unusual behaviors can be noted
down. The lack of interest in socializing or interacting with the family members is
characteristic of autism spectrum disorder falling under the character deficit of impaired
reciprocal social interaction. With such characteristics, the child, when grown-up, may face
immense difficulty in sharing emotions and interests with others and maintain an adequate
amount of social interaction (Scandurra et al., 2019). Early intervention such as family
training can be critical to help reduce the child in improving skills of back & forth interaction
with the family members and others in later stages of life.