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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.
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Is autism a mental handicap?
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.
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.
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
Can we say mental and physical health or physical and mental health?
You can say "mental and physical health". You can also say "physical and mental health". So both are completely acceptable.
Why do certain people with autism have incontinence I was reading about autism because my sister has it and it mentions that one common symptom is incontinence Is it a physical or mental link?
People with autism frequently are unable to determine the signals that their body sends to them (such as feeling feverish, pain, stomach ache, or needing to urinate). They have to be asked frequently as children and then get used to a schedule or they can have accidents. It takes playing 20 questions with my son (age 29) to find out what is ailing him when he does not feel well. I have to ask "Do you feel warm?", "Does your body ache?, if yes, "Where do you ache?", is it a" dull ache" or a "sharp ache?", etc. It is mostly a processing deficit, not physical or mental.
Is established physical or mental?
mental
What mental disorder is characterized by extreme withdrawal and abnormal absorption in fantasy called?
autism
Did Adolf Hitler have autism?
He was suspected to have autism, but he showed no signs of it. However, he suffered from several serious mental health disorders resulting in paranoia, megalomania, etc.
Did Leonardo DeVinci have a disibility?
no
