Hopeful parents are under the illusion that autism can be cued or controlled if only its origin is traced. But unfortunately, in spite of their best efforts, scientist, have not discovered a single reason for autism in children. It is quite likely that in distant future autism may be linked to a specific gene abnormality. The source for autism is not a single fact or but many in a child’s world. As autism never be cured or prevented we can at best help autistic children and adults by understanding them properly and compromise to make the world comfortable for them and ourselves.
There are a few things that do not cause autism like bad parenting. Such thoughts are only a myth. Mothers also were blamed, in the past, for traumatizing their children with cold parenting methods which was thought to lead to autism. This is also a myth and false. Malnutrition is also not a cause for autism though food allergies occur in many autistic children. A few of them derive benefit by taking daily vitamins.
Autism and brain interlinked and in autistic children the brain is larger and “wired” different by than a typical brain. Differences take place in many parts of the brain and we cannot target one specific malfunction but rather a general brain malfunction. Autistic children exhibit immune deficiency also. Though evidence for this is weak, research is on.
Many autistic persons have problems due to immune deficiency which may be genetic. Autism is not the fault of the parent but was found some where on the family tree and parent had to raise more than one autistic child. Autism is also linked to vaccinations but the link is under study. The benefits of vaccination more than compensate the risk of autism. Don’t deprive the child of vaccination out of fear. Take the advice of the doctor.
The cause of autism is steeped in mystery. As we cannot cure or prevent it we can best treat these people with tolerance and understanding. More and more knowledge about autism will help. The more you know the better you can help the autistic person. Autism is a very complex problem and better options will be available for treatment as researcher develops new knowledge of how it affects the body. Let us hope that on some day we can cure this complex and complicated disorder.
