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No, autism is not a mental handicap.
Handicap is an offensive term, a more appropriate term may be disability. Autism is a neurological difference, although some Autistic people may be disabled autism is not a mental disability.
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Autism means challanging behavior?
no no no! autism is a mental disorder!!!!
How often does autism result in mental retardation?
The two conditions are not at all related. Autism does not cause mental retardation.
Is autism a mental condition?
Whether you consider autism to be a mental health condition or not depends on how you define a mental health condition. Autism is a neurological difference so it is no more a mental health condition than being neurotypical, it's just a different form of brain development. Autism is not a mental health problem or mental health disorder because that would imply that neurotypical brains are the ideal and autistic people are somehow broken - we're not.
Is autism mental or a disibility physical?
Autism is not mental or physical per say, nor is it always a disability. Autism is a neurological difference - some people with autism do consider themselves disabled because of the way autism effects them, but many autistic people live just like neurotypical people so do not consider their autism to be a disability at all.
Did Benjamin Franklin have mental disorder?
yes, he had autism
Is autism axis II or axis III?
Axis I - autism spectrum disorders are considered mental health disorders
What has the author F E James written?
F. E. James has written: 'Educational medicine' -- subject(s): Health and hygiene, School children 'The Neuropsychiatry of mental handicap' -- subject(s): Mental health, Neuropsychiatry, People with mental disabilities 'Psychiatry and mental handicap'
What has the author Dan Silver written?
Dan Silver has written: 'Mental handicap'
What has the author D J Eden written?
D. J. Eden has written: 'Mental handicap' -- subject(s): Children with mental disabilities, Education, Mental retardation
What is the icd9 code for screening for admission to mental health facility?
V79.9 (Special screening for mental disorders and developmental handicaps; unspecified mental disorder and developmental handicap)
Is it true that behavioral problems are more severe the mental handicap?
yes on most accounts
What is the correct term to use when referring to a person with a physical or mental handicap?
Disabled, or for a person with a mental disability, you can use the term "mentally challenged."
