I L D Autism.
Autism is a developmental disorder of the infant which occurs whilst in the mother s womb.
The cause is unknown. It is characterised by an inability to relate to others, physical activities of a repetitive nature, the spinning of objects or the rocking backwards and forwards and pronounced difficulties in speech. Autistic children do not respond to the normal affectionate embraces or hugging. They avoid looking you in the eye and there is a distinct failure to smile. The normal development of speech is lacking and generally develops into meaningless recitation or a repeating of the heard word or sentence.