Is autism a depression?

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The article was written by Mr. Tran Ngoc Ly - Psychologist - Regenerative Medicine Clinic Unit and Educational Psychology
Is autism what people think and attribute it to? Or are these manifestations of depression - labeled by many presses as "the disease of the new age" that individuals are not aware of?
Recently, on social networks (facebook, zalo, instagram...), many young people often complain to each other, "I'm so tired these days, don't like to go anywhere, stay at home all day, sometimes autistic. passed away”, or “Does he have autism at home” or “Oh, am I autistic?”... Or some people like to comment childishly, “This guy is naughty, running everywhere, autistic. what it is, hyperactive”...v.v.... A lot of lamentations, sharing, comments like that are made very ... obvious.
So what is the difference between autism and depression? Some of the distinguishing features can be listed in the comparison table below.

Through the comparison table above, we can see some differences as follows:
It is easy to see that depression is a form of emotional disorder, their core difficulty is sadness, depression, despair about self or the future, leading to withdrawn, socially avoidant behaviors, which may be accompanied by eating or sleeping disorders, or accompanied by anxiety. As for children with autism, the core difficulty is limited in terms of communication and social interaction, in other words, children have little need to interact with others and do not know how to interact - not because children's feelings of depression or sadness. >>> Do quiet children have depression or autism and what tests should be done?
With autistic children/or autistic adults, they also have feelings of joy/sad/exhilaration/depression – but what they care about is having fun in their own world, discovering new things. that they like their way - without caring about other people outside. For example, children with autism have a tactile disorder, like to bite objects to satisfy their own needs, to find safety for the child, and they are very excited about it, without knowing how others are. any, and also do not need to communicate with them. Or there are some children who have an eating disorder, due to difficulties in chewing/swallowing organs, or because of a taste disorder, so they can only eat certain foods, but refuse others – but not It must be because they are so upset that they stop eating and feel unappetizing. Going back to the fact that now the word "Autism" is used "Common" or signs of mental health of individuals are not mentioned much, it may be necessary to learn more about health awareness psychiatry in the community. Because mental health always goes hand in hand with physical health, it is the foundation for healthy and effective functioning of each individual.
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