EXC 330 Research paper November 28, 2001 Autism There are many diseases and disorders that plague today's society, but one of the most serious of those is autism. Autism, "absorption in one's self or subjective mental activity," is a multifactorial disorder occurring in as many as one in 500 people. In fact, autism is the third most common developmental disability, affecting 400,000 people worldwide. Autism is a baffling disorder to the world of science and professionals. It affects so many …showed first 75 words of 1454 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1454 total…is also called, deals with changing or extinguishing inappropriate behaviors and increasing positive behaviors. A few methods are used to do this. They are self-management, modeling, and behavioral training. Autism is a serious disease, which requires the caregivers full-time love and attention. As I have stated earlier, there are many ways to control the behavior and adapt to a having a child with autism. Hopefully one day we will find a cure to the disease.