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Introduction: This assignment will be discussing, explaining and evaluating two intrinsic factors, which are Autism and Down syndrome. Looking at the extrinsic and intrinsic factors that could affect the child's behaviour and individual needs. Autism Autism is a genetic condition, where the child is not physically disabled and actually looks like anybody without the disability. Due to this invisible nature it can be much harder to create awareness and understanding of the condition, yet autism spectrum disorders are estimated to have ' touched the lives of over 500,000 families throughout the U.K' www.nas.org.uk Kaner (1943) identified that autism was an inability to relate in an ordinary way to people and situations. Brain, Mukherji (2005) pg 166 Autism is the third most common type of developmental delay in the United States, with more than 1.5 million diagnoses in kids and adult. It's more commonly found in boy's than in girls, and is usually diagnosed when...

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