| Autism is a developmental disorder and the specific | | | | when compared to a normal child. These children use |
| cause for autism is not known. It is believed that some | | | | communication only to fulfill their needs and not to |
| biochemical imbalance would have caused autism and | | | | socialize. To improve autism behaviours they can be |
| some believe that it is a psychological disorder. Children | | | | given educational therapies in which the child is |
| with autism cannot communicate their feelings and | | | | motivated to respond to the social and environmental |
| emotions properly. Such children find it difficult to | | | | changes promptly. It is not easy to make a child with |
| socialize. They communicate only to get their needs | | | | such autism behaviors to learn a task. They will |
| and not to socialize. | | | | interrupt the process and they might be aggressive |
| Autism behaviors include lack of proper response to | | | | towards other people to avoid learning any new task. |
| social and environmental stimulations. Communication in | | | | Magnesium in the form of intramuscular injections is |
| a child with autism would be minimal and there would | | | | given to improve autism behaviors. Usage of vitamin |
| be no eye contact and the child would be in its own | | | | B12 to improve autism behaviors would usually give |
| world and the response would be very slow. These | | | | good results in 2 to 4 weeks time. Some children will |
| are some of the autism behaviors that can be noted. | | | | take more than 3 months to improve their autism |
| There are many therapies available for treating such | | | | behavior. Dimethylglycine (DMG) is found to be very |
| children. | | | | good in improving autism behaviors like lack of proper |
| To treat such autism behaviors nutritional supplements | | | | speech. DMG improves the immune system in our |
| are given. Vitamin B12 is one such supplement that is | | | | body. This also improves better eye contact and |
| given to improve autism behaviors which are odd | | | | frustration tolerance. |