There's not much that excites me like autistic children. Autism has been a very interesting topic for me ever since I worked with two autistic children in a daycare. One of them, Isaiah, had an obsession with ropes and Jayden always walked on tiptoe. I was interested in how their mood could change so drastically from one moment to the next. Even after that, having someone with autism in one of my high school classes brought me even closer to the topic. He [Cooper] had some days where he didn't want to be bothered by anyone and others where he wanted to be the center of attention. He constantly drew pictures and plucked hair from his eyelashes, eyebrows, legs and arms. I was confused, but intrigued by all of this. Since then, I've had a lot of questions about them. How can I help them? Why do they behave that way? I didn't know it then, but through my research I began to ascertain the answers to these questions. A substantial reason why they behave this way is the problem of communication and the fear of social activities. This leaves me with the question, “How can they be helped?” I knew there were treatments that could help them, but I wanted to find out exactly what they are. I don't think enough people know adequate information about autism. Because autism affects “1 in 110 children and 1 in 70 boys, more children will be diagnosed with autism this year than with AIDS, diabetes and cancer combined” (Autism Speaks). From these statistics and my knowledge that autism is a growing disorder, I have come to the conclusion that people need to know about it because we will experience them more and more in our lives as people with autism are born and in the future. .... middle of paper ……r to achieve the best results in their training efforts. There are some truly amazing autistic children and adults in the world. Many of them have strong and amazing talents and just need help to develop in other areas. Treatment for them has come a long way and will continue to do so in the future. What's missing is a cure. As research progresses, I'm sure we'll see one soon enough. Works Cited “On Autism.” Autism Society. Network. 18 February 2012. "Fact sheet on autism". National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS). Ed. Office of Communications and Public Relations. NINDS, September 2009. Web. March 21, 2012. “Therapies for Autism: ABA, RDI, and Sensory Therapies.” WebMD. WebMD. Network. March 1, 2012.Verde, Gina, Bridget Taylor, Steven Luce and Patricia Krantz. “Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA).” Autism speaks. Autism Speaks Inc. Web. Feb. 16. 2012.