The Autism Perspective, Summer 2006 – Autism & Evolution
With autism on the rise, increasing numbers of parents struggle to find ways of coping with the myriad of confusing and challenging problems facing their children. While science has yet to discover the cause of autism, we do know that one of the areas of neurological impairment an autistic child experiences is an inability to self-regulate sensory states, often resulting in “sensory overload” states of fright, flight and fight.