Autism

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No, not yet.

There is research investigating fetal testosterone levels via amniocentesis that might indicate a higher chance of autism, but that is based on the speculation that brains of people with autism are extreme male brains.

Function labels are ignorant and offensive - they are meaningless terms used to define what Autistic people Neurotypical people consider to be acceptable and which they see as less. An IQ of 56 is very low, depending on which IQ test you're using, but certainly no one is 'high functioning'.

for this you will need a second or even a 3rd opinion ASAP, if your son has the classic symptoms of this disease he will need immediate care.

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Added on 5/18/10:

Aspergers is not a disease, it is a disorder, or even, more specifically, a syndrome.

It is possible that a child exhibits signs of Aspergers, although 4 is a young age. Typically, young kids are given a diagnosis of Pervasive Development Disorder, because the kids seems "spectrum-y" but they can't pin down a specific diagnosis. Although, if the child exhibits superior intellectual ability, or other traits which are commonly found in Aspies (hyperlexia, for instance) then one could very possibly say that a child is showing signs of Aspergers, even if a diagnosis of AS can't be quite ascertained yet.

Autism spectrum kids are being diagnosed earlier, and more accurately. If the person is qualified and capable of an accurate diagnosis, then it's not unheard of to see fairly obvious signs as young as 4.

As far as immediate care, yes, Aspies do need help beginning as young as possible. Although, getting the wrong help can be more harm than help. I have Aspergers, so does my son, and I am an Aspergers Specialist, and I help (mostly) parents. I have found that when parents understand that Aspergers doesn't need to be "fixed", rather "managed" and guided, they see that really the parents play the largest part in the success of the child, over any single other thing.

It's a type of condition on the same spectrum as autism whereby the person affected feels emotion at a higher and sometimes overwhelming level. It would be the extreme opposite of the scale that a person would fall who is logical to the point of seeming emotionally cold. Hyperintuitives tend to "care" too much, but make excellent listeners, as, generally speaking,they empathise rather than sympathise.

Why are neurotypical adults rude?

Not all Autistic people are rude, to suggest otherwise is prejudice - often Autistic people are more polite than neurotypical people because they've had social skills training and are more sensitive to social rules than neurotypical people because they have to be in order to pass as neurotypical. Autistic people don't always understand social rules, such as being polite rather than being blunt or honest, this can sometimes come across as rude.

No. Autism is not like locked in syndrome. The two are totally different. A number of children with Autism have damage to a particular part of their brain. Since they are children, many of them can be taught to use a different part of their brain for communication. On the other hand, several different commutation problems have been given the catch all diagnosis of Autism.

With Locked in Syndrome the problem is not in the brain but with the brain's ability to communicate with that part of the body that communicates with the outside world.

well autism is about 4 times more common in boys. so I guess just be yourself

No people with asperger's syndrome do not have split personalities

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If you eat a thread and when it comes out from the other end, it purifies your insides. Both biologically and spiritually. -- Tenacious D

None of them do! Where did u hear that???

There is no specific term for when an Autistic child makes himself throw up.
This is exactly the same as when an allistic child forced himself to throw up.

Our son is now 13.

We found the book 1-2-3 Magic: Effective Discipline for Children 2-12 to be very useful up until the last few months. He argued very eloquently against it, but accepted it.

We have a system of awarding stars (a sheet of paper stick on the wall with stars drawn on) for reinforcing good behaviour. Multiples of 5 stars may be redeemed for one pound. This has worked since he was three and is still used to encourage desired behaviour. Be generous and reward even the slightest indication of good behaviour; don't let it get stale: persist in noticing things to reward. He gets most of his disposable income this way :-)

Physical punishment was worse than useless, unless you need to give an immediate response to life-threatening situations - a slap on the legs for walking out in front of traffic when he was five is the only thing that ever worked as far as I remember. At an early age he showed signs of trying to discipline US with physical punishment, so we desisted.

Shouting just upset everyone.

After 12 - we are just feeling our way. Withholding pocket-money ('allowance' in American) is effective. Distraction with topics of conversation he likes rarely works - he persists in returning to his point of grievance. Calmly sticking to your rules which should be few in number, clear and stated in advance of infringement seems to work. Rigidly sticking to bedtimes helps - he has a bad temper when he is tired and he tires easily during school-days.

It is a long and tiring struggle. Keep your temper, stamp down firmly on unacceptable behaviour, let him know all the time why you are encouraging him or punishing him, don't get into arguments over the limits or interpretation of rules, your word is law and assure him that the European Court of Human Rights is not the appropriate place for the resolution of disputes over what he may watch on TV - he just looses a tenth of his pocket-money if it is not switched off in the next minute...

well my friends little brother does sometimes, hes autistic. Thankyou for your answer. My son is two and was just diagnosed, but I thought that maybe he doesn't have autism because he laughs and shows off and tries to make other people laugh. He doesn't talk or communicate very well, but he does ''fake laugh'' sometimes or ''fake smile'' to try to cheer people up as well.

Dr. Leo Kanner (1894-1981) and Dr. Hans Asperger (1906-1980) who were studying children with autism at the same time.

No teenager will kill themselves from Asperger Syndrome - Asperger Syndrome is a neurological difference, it cannot kill a person or make them suicidal. If a teenager is suicidal it's because of struggles their facing, that can include ableism but that's not a problem of Autism but rather society.

Well, autistic kids sometimes might behave aggressively if they feel threatened in any way. When my younger brother (who is autistic) was very little, he used to hurt me when he was angry. But after receiving special therapies, he learned to control his anger

Talk About Curing Autism was created in 2000.

A teenager doesn't develop autism - a person is autistic from birth.

Including but not limited to: Autism (ASD), Asperger's Syndrome, Kanner's Syndorome, Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PPD), and Rhett's Syndrome.

In the 1970’s the incidence of autism was 2-3 per 10,000. Today, according to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), the estimated prevalence of autism spectrum disorder in the U.S. is 1 in 88 children.