Autism can be diagnosed after several months or even after the first year of age.

Early symptoms can be seen when a child loses speech, he did not see in the eyes, becomes obsessed with the objects and shows no interest in interpersonal relationships. Sometimes, psychologists confuse the child with schizophrenia. The nature of the disorder may involve the diagnosis was delayed months or even years. An early intervention can improve long-term operation and help the family.

Within the autism, there are very different cases, as some are more serious than others .. "The main idea is that a person with autism is not another more with autism, says epidemiologist Jim Gurney of the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis" (Lawton and Wilson, 2005). This means that this is not a disease anyone who is so widespread but autism need customization because each individual is different. The most severe cases are characterized behaviour by extremely repetitive, unusual, auto malicious and aggressive. But at the other end, milder cases of autism are similar to a personality disorder associated with a difficulty in learning.

The most notable feature of autism is a limited social interaction. The autistic children often do not respond to their names and often avoid looking at other people. Also, very often have difficulty interpreting tone of voice and facial expressions and do not respond to the emotions of others. They appear to be unrelated to the feelings of others towards them.

According to the National Institute of Neurological Oisorders and Stroke: "Nearly half of people with autism have a lowest score of 50 on IQ tests, 20% have a score between 50 and 70, and 30 percent have a college highest score of 70. however, estimate the IQ in young children with

Autism is often difficult because of language and behavior problems interfere with the review. A small percentage of people with autism are savants. These people have limited but extraordinary skills in areas such as music, mathematics, drawing or viewing, "Perhaps many may remember the film Rain Man, starring Tom Cruise and Dustin Hoffman in which he presents a autistic (Dustin Hoffman) who demonstrates math skills
that takes his brother to raise money.

The doctor should always be a friend of the child so that it will win its trust.