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Autism is a neurological disorder that causes an individual to be affected in many different ways. How it impacts someone is just as different as one person is to the next. The more severly affected individual may be non-verbal, sensitive to touch, and show signs of aggression. The less affected individual may being extremely bright but socially awkward. It's hard to say what autism does to someone when it is different with each person, just like a fingerprint. Early intervention is key to making the most progress so early diagnosis is highly important.
Autism is a neurological development disorder that affects the brain, primarily in the areas of social interaction and communication. This disorder usually presents early in life, around the age of 3. Autism is not a singular, universal disease but an umbrella or spectrum for many disorders, such as Asperger syndrome or PDD-NOS or more commonly "atypical autism" which is a much milder form of Autism.
Symptoms can range from inability to speak, to being "socially awkward" and unable to process social interactions. Other symptoms can be a heightened sensitivity to touch, sound and light on a permanent basis.
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What is PDD AutismPDD or pervasive developmental disorder is a behavioral disorder of speech, communication, social interaction, and repetitive type compulsive behavior. Autism is a form of PDD. There are five types of PDD's. The most commonly encountered are PDD NOS (pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified), childhood autism, and Asperger's syndrome. All these "different" conditions have common diagnostic and physiologic features but differ slightly by the specific diagnostic criteria.
How is PDD or autism diagnosed?The diagnosis of PDD is clinical, meaning "what you see is what you've got." One needs to meet specific diagnostic criteria for the different conditions, but the general requirements are that one must have symptoms that belong to the three main areas of impairments: There are five types of PDD's.Childhood autismAsperger's syndrome
Childhood disintegrative disorder
Rett's disease
PDD NOS or pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified
This section will give general guidelines, providing a superficial understanding of the differences between these above-mentioned disorders. A better, more specific understanding of these disorders is given by the specific DSM IV criteria for each disorde
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Infantile Autism is when a baby or toddler (an Infant) has autism.
Basicly, autism is something you are born to have, not something that you could grow into. So, adult autism, means that a child with autism grows up and become an adult with autism. However, if you didn't find out that you have autism until you are an adult, then your autism must be the mild kind on the entire autism spectrum.
Biologial. Autism is neurodevelopmental. There are hereditary and genetic ties to autism.
No, Jedward do not have autism.
No, Macy Gray does not have autism, although she does shows for autism causes.
Autism can be inherited from parents with genes for autism. Autism can also be the result of the spontaneous mutation of a gene. It is suspected that a person with the genes for autism might need an environmental factor (in the womb or shortly after birth) to trigger the development of autism.
he does have autism
No, autism is rare and not contagious.
Autism is not an intellectual or a psychological problem. Autism is a neurological difference.
no it did not cause autism, birth defects cause autism
the condition is autism Autism is a disibilty itself