The story is still made up of many individual plots that gradually come together to form a bigger picture.
One of the symptoms of ASD is when a child always gets upset whenever you change the arrangement of their toys or have a minor change in their usual routine. — ART CHEN/The Star It seems that there is an increasing trend in autism cases.
Two of my friends have children with autism. I sold something to someone online, and she has a son with autism too. Several of my neighbours have kids with autism. Is autism increasing?Even in Malaysia, our Social Welfare Department has recorded a surge of 663% over the last 10 years, from almost 7,000 cases in 2013 to over 53,000 cases in 2023.>Overall numbers of autism increased from 6.34 per 1,000 children in 2018 to 9.29 per 1,000 children in 2022>Among the states, Labuan has the highest rates of autism >Kelantan and Terengganu have the lowest rates of reported autism.Autism has probably been around for a long, long time throughout history, but it was not defined or reported.This means that children previously not diagnosed as having autism are now being diagnosed as autistic.How recently was this criteria broadened?The Diagnostic And Statistical Manual Of Mental DisordersIn it, autism was described as a spectrum, which included other previously-separate disorders like Asperger’s syndrome and Pervasive Developmental Disorder . This meant that many more patients who were not previously considered autistic and diagnosed with different disorders, were now considered to be under the large “autism” spectrum.They replaced specific diagnoses with a single broad term: Autism Spectrum Disorder .But why do this? Isn’t it better to classify different conditions into separate disorders? A lot of psychiatric thought has gone into these revisions, especially with more and more studies about autism and the separate disorders being published. But it was thought that it was easier to create one large unified Autism Spectrum Disorder, rather than individual disorders because the other disorders, such as Asperger’s Syndrome and Pervasive Developmental Disorder NOS, were on different points in the spectrum, rather than being completely separate.Some symptoms are milder on the one side of the arc, while some are more severe on the other side of the arc. DSM V was also trying to improve diagnostic accuracy and leave less things open to interpretation by individual psychiatrists. They also combined Social and Communication issues into one single category and called it Social Communication/Interaction.A child with ASD usually does not maintain eye contact with anyone and can have stilted speech. — FreepikThis is not an easy disorder to diagnose yourself if you are a parent. So if you suspect anything amiss, it is best to take your child to a paediatrician for further referrals and tests.Patients have two major sets of symptoms.>Not responding to their name by the age of nine months>Not playing interactive games by 12 months of age, such as pat-a-cake>Does not share interests with others by 15 months of age >Does not point out something they find interesting by 18 months of age >Does not notice other children or play with them by three years of age>Does not sing or dance by five years of age. Throughout all this, you may also notice that your child does not like to maintain eye contact with you or anyone else.The second set of symptoms is restricted interests and repetitive behaviours, such as:Also, playing with toys the same way each time.>Flapping their hands, rocking their body and spinning.Dr YLM graduated as a medical doctor, and has been writing for many years on various subjects such as medicine, health, computers and entertainment. For further information, email starhealth@thestar.com.my. The information provided is for educational and communication purposes only, and it should not be construed as personal medical advice. Neithernor the author gives any warranty on accuracy, completeness, functionality, usefulness or other assurances as to such information.and the author disclaim all responsibility for any losses, damage to property or personal injury suffered directly or indirectly from reliance on such information.
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