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Autism is a childhood disease where the child is in a private world of their own. It is caused by biological factors, it is a neurological disorder that affects the children's, whom most can demonstrate special skills, sensory systems, their ability to communicate and their ability to fully participate in society. An autistic child can get help by different therapies, the newest one is the facilitation therapy.

A description of an autistic child by her mother is: "We start with an image-a tiny, golden child on hands and knees, circle in ground and round a spot on the floor in mysterious self- absorbed delight. She does not look up, though she is smiling and laughing; she does not call our attention to the mysterious object of her pleasure. She does not see us at all. She and the spot are all there is, and though she is eighteen months old, an age for touching, tasting, pointing, pushing, exploring, she is doing none of these." (D'Abrosio, 2)

This is the most important trait in an autistic child, they don't interact or socialize with other people. Other characteristics in autistic children are language retardation and ritualistic or compulsive behaviors. It used to be thought that children became autistic because of "poor parenting" and that the only solution was that the parents should be removed from the child (Des Lauriers, 26).

Now it is known that autism is caused by biological factors due to: neurological symptoms, mental handicap, genetic causes, infections, and even difficulties in pregnancy. Even though autism is thought of as a disease or disorder, autistic children can demonstrate special skills. These skills are referred to as "isolated islets of intelligence" (Des Lauriers, 53). Some examples of these are found in an autistic child's ability to draw, play music, or recall a certain date. Nadia, an autistic child, has the ability to draw in a "almost photographic way"...