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 People with autism look the same as anybody else but they sometimes behave in strange and puzzling ways. Autism impairs the natural instincts to relate to fellow human beings and makes the world a bewildering and frightening place. Autism can profoundly affect the behaviour, outlook, communication and social development of the person concerned and can be very debilitating.
People with Autism are often ritualistic. Changes can provoke extreme frustration, which may manifest itself in unacceptable behaviour. To a person with Autism, routine is extremely important. Young children may impose their own routine on parents - such as walking to school by precisely the same route. They like to order their day to a set routine, and any unexpected change, however small, can seem threatening and cause great anxiety. Other members of the family can find that life with a person with autism can be very traumatic because of their disruptive and unpredictable behaviour. |
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