There's no such thing as a high amount of autism, a person is either autistic or they are not. A person can no more have a high amount of autism than they can have a high amount of being female or a high amount of being black.
The scientific name for autism is autism spectrum disorder (ASD). It is a complex neurodevelopmental condition characterized by challenges with social skills, communication, and repetitive behaviors.
Spy vs Spy does have Aspergers or High Functioning Autism.
People with Asperger Syndrome sometimes refer to themselves as Aspies.Asperger Syndrome is not interchangeable with 'high-functioning autism', it should also be noted that functioning labels are considered to be offensive towards Autistic people - it's determining value based on how well an Autistic person can pretend to be neurotypical, so inherently ableist. Asperger Syndrome is a form of Autism, another name is thus simply: Autism.
Rain Man from the same name movie has a severe autism.
I believe you are referring to Clay Marzo, who has Asperger's Syndrome, a high-functioning form of autism.
Autism and Asperger's Syndrome do not affect the life span of an individual.
Aspergers Syndrome can be called: Aspergers, High-Functioning Autism, or you could just call it Autism, because it's a type of Autism.
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Not necessaily. The suicide rates in Japan are extremely high at the moment, which has nothing to do with autism at all.
No, the word autism is not capitalized. If it were named after a person, it would be capitalized. One of the first persons to study autism was Kanner, so sometimes there are references to "Kanner's autism", where Kanner is capitalized. Similarly, "Asperger's Syndrome", an autism spectrum disorder that is named after another doctor who studied autism, has Asperger's capitalized because it is the name of a person.
Leo Kanner was the first to coin the term "Early Infantile Autism" in the 40s.
While high lead levels are linked to mental retardation and central nervous system damage in infants and children, they have not been specifically linked to autism.