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Autism refers to a neurology, it's not something that can 'grow' at all. Autistic symptoms can improve, worsen, or change as an Autistic person gets older - it's typically more severe in children, but older people can show worsening symptoms too or can simply stop caring so much about hiding their autism.
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What exactly is the Age of Autism?
The Age of Autism is an investigation by Dan Olmsted the global epidemic of Autism and the relationship between Autism and mercury poisoning. It was written from January 2005 to July 2007.
Is autism only found in children?
No - autism is a neurological condition, autistic children grow-up into autistic adults.
Is there a specific age autism affects?
Autism is a neurological difference that people are born with, it effects autistic people their entire lives. Autistic people may be more severely effected as children but as they grow-up they learn to manage their autism a little better, wheras lack of support means autistic people can be more severely effected as they start to enter old age.
What age do most people get autism?
No one 'gets' autism. Autism is a neurological difference, people who are autistic are born autistic and it'snot something that they contract.
What age group is affected by autism?
All age groups are affected by autism. Autism is a neurological difference that starts within the womb and continues throughout a persons entire life. A person is Autistic throughout their lives so at all ages, it does not just effect someone for a specific number of years or during a specific age range.
Does the age when getting pregnant have anything to do with autism?
There is no evidence of this.
Is there a possibility of growing out of autism?
No, obviously it's not possible to grow out of autism.Autism is a persons neurology, they are born Autistic and their brain would not change to become Neurotypical or some other neurological variation. A person cannot grow out of Autism any more than they can grow out of being black.
Do children who are diagnosed with autism grow up to be adults with autism or is it then called or considered something else?
Autism is still called autism once a child reaches adulthood. Mild cases may be named something else, although closely related to autism, such as Aspergers. Some autistic patients are not diagnosed until they reach adulthood.
What is adult 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.
Can a person develop autism at the age of 14 from something traumatic?
No, autism is a neurodevelopmental condition that is typically present from early childhood. Trauma can exacerbate symptoms in individuals already diagnosed with autism, but it does not cause someone to develop autism later in life.
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.
Do adults get autism?
Your usually born with it and grow up to still have it. Basically it runs with you your whole life.
