Autism

Temple Grandin is currently a professor of animal science at Colorado State University where she teaches courses on livestock facility design and livestock behavior. She also consults with the meat industry on livestock handling, animal welfare and the design of humane livestock facilities.

She is also known for her books based on her life experiences and her dealing with autism. She also travels the world as an autism awareness advocate.

I'm going to start this by telling you that I have a very jaded view of the medical community. I believe that if you go looking for a specific problem, you will find one. Especially if there is a great deal of money to be made in "discovering" this new trend. A few years ago almost everyone I knew had a kid that had adht and needed meds to keep them from becoming unmanageable. I really believe that autism is a very serious problem for children that actually have autism. But, if 1 out of every 38 supposedly has it I'm not sure the real kids suffering will get the attention it deserves.

Yes, of course we're allowed to vote. there's no reason why autistic people wouldn't be allowed to vote, to stop autistic people from voting would be a major civil rights issue and serious prejudice.

There have been no official reports that Ethan Bortnick is autistic.

This may depend on the person entirely. Some people might have autism, HPPD, visual eye syndrome and musical ear syndrome all at once, while mental retardation is based on many obscure factors.

The Ask homepage is blue in color for a reason. This was done on April 2, 2010 with the intention to create autism awareness. This was done to mark the World Autism Day.

Define what you mean by 'act normal', or for that matter how you define normal.

Many Autistic people attempt to 'pass' as neurotypical as a means of survival, but as Autism acceptance increases there's less of a need to do this - there's nothing wrong with being Autistic, continuing to act Autistic is not a problem and shouldn't be treat as something abnormal.

Autism in a neurological disorder. Scientific research seems to indicate a strong hereditary factor in autism. No research has concluded that computers contribute to or cause autism.

By always giving them their space, freedom and gap in attention. Only give them what they want and as they grow, so will their understanding and they will come to you if their need be.

It is actually spelt "Autism" and it is a mental disease caused by damaged of non-functioning brain cells. It causes the person to be less social. Autistics tend to arrange their belongings in specific orders and may get frustrated if they are move

YOU can play with them.

No.

Crooked pinkies can be inherited, so both autism and crooked pinkies could occur in several members of a family, but they are not connected.

Autism is a brain abnormality. Its primary symptoms are communication problems, difficulty with social interactions, and extreme sensitivity to physical contact. Some autistic persons are gifted in some way- they have the ability to perform something extraordinarily well. Not all autistic persons are gifted, and only a small percentage of gifted persons are autistic.

Her middle name is Temple. Her full name is Mary Temple Grandin.

In short, very differently.

In England we have the Autism Act which ensures all Autistic people have a pathway to diagnosis, although there's limited support for Autistic people government staff are supposed to be trained to understand Autistic people, Autistic people don't face healthcare discrimination like in the US where they may be expected to pay more for health insurance, and there are anti-discrimination laws in place. In England we tend to me a lot more accepting of Autistic people.

In America there is a lot of scare tactics being used by people like Autism Speaks to make money out of families with Autistic children - Autistic parents are expected to spend thousands and allow their children to be tortured to make them 'normal'. Autistic people can face a lot more discrimination both in terms of employment and healthcare, and generally within society people consider Autistic people to be less than neurotypical people and there are stereotypes about Autistic people being mass shooters or otherwise violent. Often Autistic children are murdered by their parents and there is such a problem of ableism around Autism that people support the murders.

I'm Autistic and live in the UK, but I will be moving to the US to live with my Autistic husband - the difference in attitudes between the two countries is as different as chalk and cheese.

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.

The affected child--almost always a girl--develops normally during the first five months of life. After the fifth month, head growth slows down and the child loses whatever purposeful hand movements she had developed during her first five months.

This needs to be determined by you and your husband. Are you willing to have another child with the possibly of autism again? Can you treat both children fairly, even if one was autistic and the other wasn't? Do you have the time and energy to devote to two children, one being autistic? If you want to two children, then you should have two. But you just need to make sure that you ask yourself these questions and make sure that you and your husband can agree with each others answers. Your childrens lives are more important and it is also extremely important that you can equally provide for all your children and that all your children are treated fairly. You also need to make sure that even though your first child may be autistic, that your second child is not neglected because of the extra attention needed to provide for your first-born.

Not all of them do. Autism is much to broad a diagnosis for this kink of generalization.

Ask yourself thsese questions:

Do you find social situations confusing?

Do you find it hard to make small talk?

Do you tend to turn any conversation back onto yourself or my own topic of interest?

Are you good at picking up details and facts?

Do you find it hard to work out what other people are thinking and feeling?

Can you focus on certain things for very long periods?

Do people often say that you were rude even when this was unintentional?

Do you have unusually strong, narrow interests?

Do you do certain things in a very inflexible, repetitive way?

Have you always had difficulty making friends?

If you answered "Yes" to most of these questions, then that is probably why. Thsese are all signs of Autism.

There are many autistic children who take their clothes off or prefer to go around in their undergarments-because clothes are a sensory issue. And the materials can irritate their skin. They don't do it for disgust or to embarress others. Autistic people are very sensitive with things touching their skin-even if it involves clothing. They will wear their clothes in school or other public areas. It is ok for them to go around in their undergarments at home.

Social Security is income for purposes of determining amount of child support.

I suspect so and the film 'The Social Network' suggests so. I live with Aspergers and believe him to be Autistic.

However, the creation of 'The Social Network' was not approved or assisted by Zuckerberg, so the movie could be completely wrong. He was, however, a computer programmer and relative outcast before starting Facebook, so it's not impossible.

Asperger's Syndrome affects everyone differently, so it's possible that hypersexuality can happen.

Yes, the courts will take into consideration the person or persons who have dramatically helped the child even in a custody battle. If one parent is only babying the child and not getting help (special counseling and schools) and the other parent is, then usually the court will award the child to the parent willing to do the best for that child (but, the other parent may have visitation rights.) If the two parents haven't bothered to help the child and a grandparent, sibling of either parent may also get custody of the child. It's all up to the court system and they want what is best for the child.

To improve on the above answer, I just want you to be aware that the courts will be biased to a mother who keeps stressing how much she has done for the child. The more occupied you are with that, the more chances that they will TAKE AWAY your parental rights, due to being 'harmful' to your child! This is happening to mothers across the world where Autism is involved in the custody case. I wrote about this on my blog in the link I have attached below, and I urge you to read it carefully before asking the courts for anything for your child. You may be saying all the right things, but shooting yourself in the foot. Best of luck.