Imagine you are trapped in your own world, hardly able to communicate with others or communicate with them at all. Your basic senses are painful to use or to distant for you to react to. That is the life of a person with autism. Autism is a biological disorder of the brain. It impairs ones communication and social skills. Autism is a fairly common but devastating disorder. It is the third most prevalent developmental disability …showed first 75 words of 1047 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1047 total…treat an autistic people. Sadly many of these treatments, although effective, are considered experimental. Most of the medical community does not support them and most insurance companies exclude them from coverage. There are still many mysteries about autism. But hopefully through DNA research we can come to a better understanding of autism. With hope, one-day scientists will figure out what exactly happens to the brain during autism and develop a cure to this devastating disease.