Depends on how you look at it. I look at it in the sense that we are all different and should be accepted for who we are. Unfortunately autistic people experience immense discrimination. If you're asking how badly it affects development and basic functioning then the spectrum for that is so broad that you really need to talk to a doctor to know the true extremity of the condition.
Autism Spectrum Disorder is a neurological condition, autistic people are born autistic - we do not know why people are autistic.
Someone who is born on the autism spectrum/has autism spectrum disorder/is autistic. Often used in an offensive manner towards autistic people.
Kim peek has a disease called autistic savant
1 in 100 of the population have autistic spectrum disorder. 0.2% are female, and 1.8% are male.
There's no such thing as a 'minor case of autism', you're either Autistic or you're not. If you are Autistic it is more likely that your children will be Autistic too as it is genetic.
no because they are Just normal people with Just a brain disorder
Autism is considered to be a disorder - thus why it's called Autism Spectrum Disorder. Autism is certainly not a personality, all Autistic people have vastly different personalities.
Children who seem normal at first but who begin to show autistic behavior as they get older might be diagnosed with "childhood disintegrative disorder"
You don't. Autism is a brain disorder, you must be born with it. If you have any questions about Autistic Children then email me at ijm9098@gmail.com I have tons of experience with Autistic children.
Yes, when referring to autism as an identity you capitalize - for example Autistic person, Autistic child, Autistic community. In general you don't capitalize autism, for example when talking about autism as a condition or autistic resources.
no autistic children cannot have oppositional defiant disorder
Answer: It was never specified. He was mentally retarted.