Autism Levels

How many levels of autism has modern medicine identified?

There is a lot of information about autism, but diagnosing it is still a difficult task. The main reason is its wide variety of symptoms and conditions. In addition, it is important to know the levels of autism to correctly interpreting its symptoms. Due to the versatile nature of autism, it is also commonly called ASD — autism spectrum disorder.

Despite differences in levels and forms of autism, doctors nevertheless have agreed upon a unified classification according to the severity of symptoms, which is now used all over the world to facilitate diagnosis and to select effective therapies.

What are the levels of childhood autism?

There are several levels or forms of childhood autism, each with a specific set of symptoms.

Level 1

This is the mildest form of autism. Patients can fully communicate with others, but are easily lost in an unfamiliar environment. Their movements are slow and awkward, speech is restrained, and facial expressions are weak. Most often, this level is accompanied by intellectual disabilities.

Level 2

Patients appear to be quite sociable; they are not detached from others. They may talk a lot, but often it is to themselves, without addressing a specific person. They especially like to talk about their hobbies.

Level 3

This is a more advanced form of ASD. At first glance, a patient is no different in everyday life from everybody else, but visiting unfamiliar places can lead to panic attacks or self-injury. Speech is incomprehensible, full of inappropriate cliches and pronouns.

Level 4

This is the most severe level of autism. Patients are completely focused on their personal world. They hardly speak, poorly understand others, and avoid eye contact. Although in good physical good health, they may stare in front of them for hours, and when such children do not feel well, they may cry or scream for no reason.

These levels of childhood ASD are also complemented by a simplified classification of low-functioning and high-functioning autism. Low-functioning autism includes patients with pronounced symptoms who need constant medical care. Symptoms of high-functioning autism are not as evident. With proper correction, they have every chance of leading an independent and fulfilling life, especially if advanced therapeutic techniques are used.

Innovations in childhood autism spectrum disorder treatment

The use of the body’s own capabilities for treatment is a very popular area of modern biomedicine. For example, stem cells eliminate ASD at the cellular level, restoring damaged brain cells. Such treatment for childhood autism is in high demand because the results exceed all expectations, even for patients with a severe level of the disease. Patients can undergo this stem cell transplantation at the Mardaleishvili Medical Centre.

Choose reliable stem cell treatment for any level of childhood autism for have the maximum therapeutic effect!