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Symptoms and Causes of Kanner's Syndrome

Hennery Williams^{* *}Correspondence: Hennery Williams, Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China, Email:

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Description

Most people see autistic children as having Kanner's Syndrome when they think about autism. This form of autism is often referred to as Classic Autistic Disorder, and its symptoms can include difficulties comprehending or connecting with others, making hardly any eye contact, and being too sensitive to stimuli (smell, light, noise, taste, or touch). Kanner's Syndromediagnosed children have a strong desire for routine and frequently show no interest in their surroundings. These kids focus on themselves and don't seem to want to communicate with others.

Symptoms

Early in a child's life, there are a number of indications or markers of Kanner's autism. Early detection allows for the patient to receive the best care available. Below is a detailed summary of this disorder's symptoms:

• Social interaction: Kids with Kanner's disease won't be interested in talking about their personal joys or sorrows. Typically, they struggle to get along with their peers. These kids struggle with nonverbal communication. In fact, they shy away from eye contact and have trouble reading body language and posture.

• Communication: Kanner's autism may cause problems with verbal and nonverbal communication. Such kids experience major speech development issues. Even children who are able to speak may struggle to get a conversation going or maintain one.

• Apathy toward activity: Kaneer's patients typically never participate in or play activities like typical kids their age. These kids could be more interested in one part of an item than the entire.

• Withdrawn: Children with this disease are typically reserved and reticent about others around them. In actuality, the majority will seem estranged from their family.

• Obsessions: These kids will develop a strong preference for and get fixated on a specific topic or object.

• Routine: People with Kanner's autism tend to follow a routine constantly and dislike change of any type.

• Behavioral issues: Children with this illness frequently experience issues including temper outbursts and quick anger.

Causes

The cause of Kanner's syndrome is unknown. There are certainly numerous reasons given the disorder's intricacy and the fact that symptoms and severity vary. Environment and genetics could both be important.

• Genetics: Kanner's Syndrome appears to be caused by several distinct genes. This illness may be linked to a genetic condition in some kids. Other youngsters may be more susceptible to autism spectrum disorder due to genetic abnormalities (mutations). Other genes may influence how the brain develops, how brain cells communicate, or even how severe a symptom is. While some genetic changes appear to be inherited, others happen on their own.

• Environmental elements: Currently, scientists are looking at the potential causes of Kanner's Syndrome, including viral infections, medicines, pregnancy difficulties, and air pollution.

Complications

Social interaction, communication, and behavior issues can result in difficulties in school and with learning successfully, problems in the workplace, an inability to live independently, social isolation, stress in the home, and victimization.