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Treatment: Autism treatment varies for each individual. In most cases, a combination of treatments is needed for successful results. Autism is a lifelong disorder that requires lifelong treatment. Occupational therapy and physical therapy are sometimes used to treat autism. Occupational therapy helps improve independent function and teaches basic skills. Physical therapy involves using exercise and other physical measures to help patients control body movements. Communication therapy is used to treat autistic

patients who are unable to communicate verbally, or to initiate language development in young children with the disorder. Speech therapy may be used to help patients gain the ability to speak. Studies have shown that vitamin B, magnesium, and cod liver oil supplements may improve behavior, eye contact, attention span, and learning in autistic patients. Vitamin C has been shown to improve depression and lessen the severity of symptoms in patients with autism.

Symptom s:

Signs of autism may appear during infancy and the disorder is usually diagnosed by the age of 3. Sometimes the child's development appears normal until about 2 years old and then regresses rapidly. Symptoms of autism occur in various combinations, from mild to severe. Symptoms include: Isolated play Unresponsive Does not call out objects of interest to those around them. (Protodeclarative pointing) Resists cuddling