Statistical methods for demographic characteristics of autism children in Wasit Governorate

Abstract

The research  touched on the most important complex phenomenon characterized by psychological, mental and behavioral disorders (autism) that affect children during young ages. The phenomenon of autism is one of the developmental disorders that is characterized by deficiencies in the stages of social and cognitive development. Studies have proven that the average age at which symptoms of autism begin to appear is  It occurs between16) -20) months of the child’s age, and its symptoms can appear and be diagnosed in the first three years of the affected person’s life and continue for life. The autistic child suffers from a defect in verbal and non-verbal communication, emotional and social interaction with the environment that surrounds him, and obvious difficulties.  In learning, receiving information and acquiring new skills.

This research came to shed light on the phenomenon of autism in Wasit Governorate, and to come up with treatments and proposals to reduce this phenomenon and Predicting the number of children with autism in the future, using scientific statistical models to explain the most important types widespread among children at the level of administrative units, which are affected by the nature of the place and the variables it contains that could have a prominent impact on the emergence of autism, as shown by the variation in distribution.  Geography between the administrative units in the governorate. The research aims to identify the nature of the variation in the distribution of autism cases