解:(1)$\because$在$\triangle ABC$中,$\angle CAB = 90^{\circ},$$AD$是边$BC$上的高,
$\therefore S_{\triangle ABC}=\frac{1}{2}AB\cdot AC=\frac{1}{2}BC\cdot AD.$
$\because AB = 6\mathrm{cm},$$AC = 8\mathrm{cm},$$BC = 10\mathrm{cm},$$\therefore AD = 4.8\mathrm{cm}$
(2)$\because AE$是$\triangle ABC$的中线,$\therefore BE=\frac{1}{2}BC.$
$\therefore S_{\triangle ABE}=\frac{1}{2}BE\cdot AD=\frac{1}{2}\cdot\frac{1}{2}BC\cdot AD=\frac{1}{4}BC\cdot AD=\frac{1}{4}\times10\times4.8 = 12(\mathrm{cm}^2)$
(3)$\because AE$是$\triangle ABC$的中线,$\therefore BE = CE.$
将$\triangle ACE$和$\triangle ABE$的周长分别记为$C_{\triangle ACE}$和$C_{\triangle ABE},$
则$C_{\triangle ACE}-C_{\triangle ABE}=AC + CE + AE-(AB + BE + AE)=AC - AB=8 - 6 = 2(\mathrm{cm})$