The Effects of Peer Intervention Concerning Children with Autism The Effects of Peer Intervention Concerning Children with Autism Angela Mabry Eng. First we must understand what autism is. Autism is a severely handicapping disorder which begins at birth or within the first two and half years of life. It affects about five children per 10,000.
Autism is three times more likely to affect males than females.
This gender difference is not unique since many developmental disabilities have a greater male to female ratio. Most autistic children are perfectly normal in appearance, but spend their time engaged in puzzling and disturbing behaviors which are noticeably different from those of normal children. They have been described as living in a world of their own. Some autistic individuals are remarkably gifted in certain areas such as mathematics, music, etc. Many autistic infants are different from birth.