Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

CHAPTER 1: THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND
Introduction
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), mostly used term is autism, “a chronic disorder whose symptoms include failure to develop normal social relations with other people, impaired development of communicative ability, lack of imaginative ability, and repetitive, stereotyped movements” (Carlson, 2007, p. 594). A person with autism does not exactly have same personalities. For example, some autistic children care about their primary caregivers’ attention towards them and others doesn’t.
It is estimated that there is 1 in every 160 children globally that has autism spectrum disorder (ASD) (World Health Organization,2013). Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimated that there is …show more content…
This study was made for us to be knowledgeable when it comes in matter like this. Also, how parenting style affects the degree of autism and what they should do in order to have their child a normal life like a normal being, but the study will not covers psychological problem and inventing other therapies or treatment or even medicine because we all know that there is a possibilities that they are not cooperate because their mind are not in proper but we try are best to do what is right and what are the things that can help the primary caregivers and even the autistic children to have a better life although there are chances that they can't live longer in this world.
Significance of the Study The researchers aim to help the following people and individuals:
• Primary caregivers:
To give them more ideas and concepts about their child having autism and what they should do for their child to cope easily.
• Community:
To make them familiarize with the things that they don't know like this study particularly about autism.
To make them understand the hardships of the primary …show more content…
• They don't have interest in doing activities and if they have interest with those things, it is not enough to prove that they are like a normal and healthy individual.
• Having expressions, movements and gestures that is not appropriate on what they are being said and they have an unusual tone that sounds like a robot.
• They hurt people around them even if there’s no sign of having a misunderstanding. Autism is a developmental disorder that appears in early childhood. Autism is the most common condition related constellation of disorders know as Autism Spectrum Disorders or ASDs. Other ASD also called Asperger's syndrome and Pervasive Developmental Disorder or PDD. Autism and other Autism Spectrum Disorder cab be difficult to diagnose, because the symptoms and degree of impairment -longing from mild to severe- are different for every child.

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