Hca 240--Week 8 Paper

Mental illness is described as not being able to cope or manage one’s life in an everyday situation. Mental Illnesses do not discriminate. Autism being one of many mental illnesses where a person is removed from social interaction is found in all racial and economic backgrounds and is found to be more common in boys than in girls. Girls tend to have more symptoms then boys. Autism happens in early childhood and is usually diagnosed around 18 months of age but can start any time before three years of age.   Autism causes delays in development such as learning to play and interactions with others. One in an estimated 110 children gets diagnosed with this disease.   This is a disease in which there is no cure. Autism used to be blamed on bad parenting skills. The signs, symptoms and effects on autism vary based on each child. Doctors and experts cannot agree on how to treat autism.   Just as with most other diseases, early intervention is key in making a difference with this disease. This is a disease that causes delays in development such as learning to play and interaction with others. There are a few red flags a person might look for even before actual diagnosis.   A few of these may be avoiding eye contact or wanting to play alone, delayed speech or language skills, not responding to name by 12 months of age.   Signs and symptoms and effects can be mild or severe based on the child.   Most symptoms are short attention span, temper tantrums, unusual eating and sleeping habits, and lack of fear. Around 40% of people with autism never speak and some have difficulty learning to talk or holding a conversation. Routines are very important for people with autism.   When finding out that a child in your family has autism it is important to know what is true and what is not about the disease because there are a few myths about people with autism. Some people believe that people with autism cannot express emotion or they are intellectually disabled. Both are not true. People with...