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I sometimes wonder why myself. All I seem to get from it is Hallucinogenic Persistent Perception Disorder, Musical Ear Syndrome and some psychedelic effects which seem to occur without taking drugs of any kind.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 14y agoAutism impairs the ability to form relationships with other people; autistic people live in a world of their own, to put it metaphorically. A severely autistic person doesn't speak at all. So, if someone has these kinds of problems, a diagnosis of autism is likely to be made.
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∙ 8y agoAutism has an enormous variety of presentations, impairments, and abilities. It was once considered three different diagnoses, but those were not found to be useful categories.
(Also, Rett syndrome has other symptoms not found in autism.) Hence the term autism spectrum disorder was found to be better.
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∙ 9y agoAutism is referred to as a spectrum disorder because there are many ways that autism can affect a person (and different levels of severity). Also how autism affects a person can change throughout their lives, so a person is not static on a spectrum.
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∙ 8y agoAutism is considered a spectrum disorder because of how it effects Autistic people.
There is a great range in how autism can effect a person from mild symptoms to severe symptoms, and also a wide difference in how severely someone may be effected depending on their situation - e.g. a child is more likely to be effected than an adult who has learned to deal with symptoms better, and an Autistic person who is stressed is more likely to experience severe symptoms. Autism also effects people in a wide range of ways, each different characteristic may be experienced in mild to severe ways.
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∙ 13y agoPut it this way. A spectrum is a representation of the entire set of colours that are visible. Different types of autism can be represented as different colours on the autism spectrum.
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∙ 10y agoNeither - autism is a neurological disorder or difference.
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∙ 13y agoYes.
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Do 1 out of 150 people in the US have autism?
No, the CDC put the number of children diagnosed as being 1 in 68 which reflects the rate of autism on the whole. This also only accounts for those who are diagnosed, there may be greater numbers of people not diagnosed.
What are the odds of a child being diagnosed with autism?
According to autismspeaks.org, the odds of a child being diagnosed with autism are 1 in 150. Note: Autism Speaks is considered a hate group for it's propaganda and abuse against Autistic people.
Who is the youngest person with autism?
Autism has a genetic component, so people can be born with it. Others are born with a susceptibility to autism that is probably triggered by an environmental factor. So, there are newborns with autism. Usually, autism is not diagnosed until age 2 or 3, but some cases are diagnosed earlier, and some are not identified until much later.
Is Tom Hanks diagnosed with autism?
No.
Is a boy or girl most likely to have autism?
There are about an equal number of boys and girls who are diagnosed with severe cases of autism, but more boys than girls are diagnosed with moderate and mild cases of autism. It has not been determined whether this is because fewer girls have autism or because they are less likely to be diagnosed.
Is there any record of someone with autism giving birth to a child with autism?
Yes, there are known situations of persons with autism having children with autism. There is a genetic component to autism. Some people with autism get married and have children. Some of those children have autism, but some do not. Autism varies in its severity, so other people might not recognize that a person has autism. Sometimes a parent with autism or Asperger's Syndrome is not diagnosed until after having a child with a more severe case that is diagnosed.
How common is Autism ?
Autism is as common today as it always has been - currently figures put autism diangosis in children at 1 in 50, this doesn't mean an increase in autism but an increase in awareness of autism and better diangosis so more autistic people are now getting diagnosed.
How many people get autism?
No one 'gets' autism, it's not a disease someone can catch - autism is a neurological difference, Autistic people are born Autistic. Currently rates of diagnosis are around 1 in 55, but we have no way of knowing for sure how many people may be Autistic but not diagnosed.
What is a sentence using the word autism?
My son was diagnosed with autism when he was two years old. My son receives many therapies for his autism.
How many children were diagnosed with autism in 2009?
20,938
Does Temple Grandin have autism or is it Asperger's Syndrome?
When she was a child, Temple Grandin was diagnosed as having autism. If she were being diagnosed today, it would probably be labeled Asperger's Syndrome.
Are there more Autistic People today than there was before?
No, there's no evidence to suggest that there are more Autistic people now than before.Consider that Autism was not a diagnosis until the 1980's, various changes in diagnostic criteria such as the introduction of Asperger Syndrome in 1994 and increased awareness of autism has increased diagnosis. Currently 1 in 68 children are diagnosed as Autistic, which has increased from previous figures but this simply means more children are being diagnosed - not that there are more of us!As it is autism is under-diagnosed, even in the US and UK it is under-diagnosed and in less developed countries it is significantly less likely to be diagnosed - thus we have no idea how many autistic people there are, and it's impossible to determine if there is a growing number of autistic people.
