After yet another display of lining up toys or endlessly performing the same behavior over and over it’s not unusual for parents to wonder if their child may have not one but two disorders - autism and OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) OCD is a neurological disorder that causes obsessive thoughts and behaviors and can greatly disrupt a person’s life

An autism food allergy is a very serious problem In fact, autism induced by allergies has recently been identified and occurs when a child’s diet influences his or her autism symptoms

As parents work to find effective treatments for autism, many of the usual symptoms their children display will continue In the majority of cases, this often includes some form of ‘stimming’

Though autistic disorder is often thought of as a single condition, autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in fact refers to five different kinds of autism When most people think about autism, they’re only thinking about one type – the kind they saw in the movie Rainman – and don’t realize that this is only a fifth of the disorders to which autism truly refers

If your child has a history of autism, then you will want to watch for one of the more serious symptoms: seizures The first thing that you will have to learn if your autistic child experiences seizures is how to recognize an emergency

For those of us who have had pets in our lives, it’s no great surprise to learn that interactions with animals can have therapeutic and healing benefits Many animals soothe, comfort, and calm, just by their quiet presence

When it comes to diagnosing autism, there are many different factors that need to be considered This is because the autism spectrum disorders have such a vast range of potential symptoms and no two cases are alike

Recently, there has been a movement among some parents of autistic children toward a therapy that involves the use of Vitamin B6 and Magnesium However, before jumping on the bandwagon, it is a good idea to know what is involved in the treatment and understand the pros and cons of treating a child with substantial doses of vitamins and minerals

Parents of autistic children often struggle to get them to sleep, and therefore struggle with their own sleep as well However, we all know the importance of ensuring children get the sleep that they need in order to get the most out of the various therapies and efforts being made to improve their symptoms

One of the most common mistakes made about autism is that Asperger’s Syndrome and high functioning autism are the same thing Many parents struggle with this problem because there is so much information out there that uses the two terms interchangeably