Autistic disorder and providing professional support

Prema istraživanjima u svijetu od 10.000 djece, četvero ili petero pati od razvojnog poremećaja znanog pod nazivom autistični poremećaj. Poremećaj je prvi opisao Leo Kanner 1943. godine. Uzrok nastanka autizma je još uvijek nepoznat, tako da se većina stručnjaka priklanja multikauzalnoj etiologiji autističnog poremećaja. Autizam se javlja u ranom djetinjstvu i traje cijeli život. Poticanje normalnog razvoja, samostalnosti i socijalizacije, uz slabljenje negativnih oblika ponašanja kao što su agresivno ponašanje, stereotipije, autoagresije, glavni su ciljeve ukupne rehabilitacije osoba s autizmom. Zbog specifičnosti poremećaja, te zato što započinje u ranom djetinjstvu, roditeljima je potrebna sustavna podrška. Potreban je cjeloviti i stručan rad kako bi se pomoglo osobi s autizmom i njenoj obitelji.According to research in the world, 10.000 children of four or five years old is suffering from developmental disorders known as the autism disorder. The disorder was first described by Leo Kanner in 1943. The cause of autism is still unknown , so most experts inclined multicausal etiology of autistic disorder. Autism occurs in early childhood and lasts a lifetime. Stimulation of normal development, independence and socialization, and the weakening of negative behaviors such as aggressive behavior, stereotypes, auto-aggression, the main objectives of the overall rehabilitation of people with autism. Due to the specific disorder, and because begins in early childhood, parents need systematic support. It takes a comprehensive and professional work to help people with autism and their family