Autism-World

How to deal with children with autism? Here’s some key words you should know:
1.Autism Diagnosis
Autism can be diagnosed at the age two or three.At present,we cannot diagnose it through theserum test and brain CT. So,clinically,autism can only be diagnosed by a expert from the child’s behavior.
2.Training
Autism and the related syndromes is one kind of special [...]

Most people who suffer with autism also have learning difficulties to some degree. Autism is a ’spectrum’, whereby different people suffer different degrees of severity. Occasionally on one end of the spectrum, you see an unusually gifted individual, but this is the rarity.It is said that 10% of autistics will have splinter skills.

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A very simple terminology to describe autism will be ” psychological disability of infants and children , sometimes carried forward to adult hood”.
But there are too many variations. Some children even though brilliant are speech less. Autism can get combined with mental retardation and / or physical disability.
In the most classic cases of autism the [...]

This is going to be frustrating, because many of the signs and symptoms, for these three disorders, are very similar. Keep in mind the following:
Autism and Asperger’s affect mostly boys (approx 75% of cases), Rett’s is associated only with girls. Rett’s has many Autistic-like symptoms, but also includes a higher incidence of seizures, other neurological [...]

“Autism Spectrum Disorder” covers quite a wide spectrum.I just came from an autism workshop & there were a few parents there whose kid, if you were to offer a choice of an apple or banana by showing a picture of an apple & banana, wouldn’t get it. You’d have to present the actual fruit.The other [...]

There’s some Characteristics that autism and mental retardation share in common:
1. Echolalia. This involves repetion of things that others say. For example, you would say to the child “put your toys away” and the child would repeat it back. The child would not be thinking about the content of the words. It would be an [...]

Actually, I’d place Rainman at the moderate-severe end of the Autism Spectrum.
Mild Autism would present itself with a language delay, lack of full eye contact, possibly sensory integration issues, social and/or behavioral issues.
Autism is so different in every individual, so it is really hard to tell. Look at the list of signs and symptoms, and [...]

Q: I mean I know some of it, rain man and the creation of a personal world, but there is so much controversy and so many claims made about it, I just don’t really know what autism is.
Answer:
The “rain man” is a savant and they are rare.Autism is a spectrum disorder meaning that it varies [...]

Autism is a developmental disorder that affects a person’s ability to communicate. Most people with autism have difficulty communicating their wants/needs, feelings, etc. Children with autism have deficits in communication, social skills, self-help skills (pottying, handwashing, toothbrushing, etc). Most children with autism have poor eye contact and referencing skills. One of the first signs of [...]

The cerebellum is probably the main structure that is being studied in cases of autistic disorder. According to Fatemi et al. (2003) the cerebellum plays an important role in movements, coordination and learning and may be involved with language, sensory and cognitive developments; it receives sensory and motor input and regulates these systems mostly by [...]

My Asperger’s made me a dedicated seeker of Truth. I sure couldn’t get it from society. The churches I was drug to didn’t know jack. But science resonated with me; they were also seeking truth. I read everything I could lay my hands on with regards physics, chemistry and mathematics. But then I was too [...]

Although it is very likely that I could be re-diagnosed with Aspergers these days, since I was diagnosed with HFA before AS existed. In my experience, I got to know Christ the same way as most other Christians claim to have gotten to know Him. One thing I’ve learned though, is that Jesus is completely [...]

Thimerosal is an inorganic mercury compound that is metabolized to ethylmercury and thiosalicylate and has been present since the 1930’s as a preservative in some vaccines and pharmaceutical products to prevent bacterial and fungal contamination. Here’s some facts on how is Thimerosal related to Autism:

For decades, ethylmercury was used extensively in medical products ranging from [...]

Q:My son was diagnos with PDD-NOS. What is it exactly. His thearapist explained but I still don’t really understand. Please help.
Answer:
PDD-NOS is not autism. This diagnosis is given when they have some symptoms of autism, but not enough to have the Autism diagnosis. Don’t misunderstand me, depending on what symptoms are showing up in the [...]

At 24 months of age any diagnosis on the autism spectrum is a guess as the DSM-IV (the book of all diagnosis) requires that a child be of a certain age and that all other contributing factors be ruled out before an ASD diagnosis is applied.
Also things like mild-moderate are subjective as with all ASD [...]

For Asperger’s the following is needed for Diagnosis:Qualitative impairment in social interaction with at least two demonstrations of impaired social interaction.
The person:Shows a marked inability to regulate social interaction by using multiple non-verbal behaviors such as body posture and gestures, eye contact and facial expressionDoesn’t develop peer relationships that are appropriate to the developmental levelDoesn’t [...]

Asperger’s is a form of autism where the child/person still retains language and communication functions (the movie Rain Man.. Dustin Hoffman had this). Normal autism is defined as the following: symptoms that appear before the age of three which reflect delayed or abnormal development in Language, Social Skills and Behavioral Repertoire.The criteria for diagnosis of [...]

There is no known cure.
There is no known treatment
There is no way to prevent the disease
PDD is a communicable disease.
PDD is also known as Macaw’s Wasting Disease
PDD is fatal – It has claimed the lives of thousands of birds.
PDD has been found in over 50 different species of birds.
Dr. Branson Ritchie heads PDD research at [...]

Pharmaceutical companies stopped producing most childhood vaccines with thimerosal in 2001. Only some influenza doses are still manufactured with a trace amount of the preservative. If they had caused some of the cases of autism, we should be seeing a significant drop about now.Inspite of anecdotal stories, at least most of the children with autism, [...]

Pinks disease symptoms—severe leg cramps; irritability; and abnormal redness of the skin, followed by peeling of the hands, nose, and sole of the feet. Itching, swelling, fever, fast heart reate, elevated blood pressure, excessive salivation or sweating, rashes, fretfulness, sleeplessness, and/or weakness may also be present. This disorder may also occur in teenagers and adults. [...]

First of all ADHD and Autism are neither mental illnesses or learning disabilities. They are neurological conditions. You can find information on the NAMI site, but I had to clear that up.
Second, yes there is increasing evidence of a link between the two. Children with ADHD and Autism (Aspergers or PDD) have many common symptoms. [...]

Being autistic means that one has a neurological configuration different from the norm (those of us in the autistic community call non-autistics neurotypicals or NTs). It doesn’t mean that one is wired defectively, just differently.People with Autism whoes senses are different from NT senses: we tend to be either hypo- or hyper- sensitive to sensory [...]

Autism is a spectrum of mental conditions affecting 1 in 150 children (and there’s autistic adults too!) The “triad of impairments” present in autism are:1. Impaired Communication2. Impaired Social Relating3. Restricted and Repeative Behaviors and Interests.People with autism can have any range of IQs.Everybody with autism is different, and the symptoms can vary on the [...]

May 4, 2006 — At least 300,000 school-aged U.S. children had ever been diagnosed with autism as of 2003-2004, the CDC estimates.
That estimate is based on two national health surveys conducted by the CDC in 2003-2004. The results appear in the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
The surveys asked parents if their child had ever [...]

To a first approximation, no. In the last 20 years, the rate of autism has been increasing, although the amount of out-breeding (breeding between different races, cultures and societies) has been increasing as well.Certain types of mental retardation are associated with familial inbreeding, but they can also occur since these genetic traits occur in many [...]

The fact that the concordance rate (likelihood that if one is autistic, the other is too) for identical twins is somewhere between 60 to 80% and only 6% in fraternal twins indicates that genetics is a MAJOR factor – just not the ONLY factor.Apparently one doesn’t inherit autism as much as they inherit a vulnerability [...]

1.Schizotypal Personality Disorder (think the Unabomber)
2.Genetic Disorders. Like XXY disease could affect men because they might nowthave the same physical aspects as other males.
3.Social anxiety disorder seems like an obvious one. Depression is often associated with social withdrawl, but that’s usually a change in behavior rather than having always been a loner. ADHD can often [...]

Autistic children are born most often to very bright couples.Research “Asberger Syndrome”. I have not read much recently, but the kids are so engrossed in learning and thinking, even as very young children, that they may stop listening and responding. Sort of like a chess computer program not responding while it researches the perfect move. [...]

Autism and Mental Retardation are two different things.What is the difference between Autism and Mental Retardation?Most people with mental retardation show relatively even skill development, while individuals with autism typically show uneven skill development with deficits in certain areas – most frequently in their ability to communicate and relate to others – and distinct skills [...]

Q: I tried to explain autism to my husband tonight and got carried away. I saw his eyes glaze over. I know there is no social awareness or abiity to understand metaphorr (it’ raining cats and dogs etc) but how can you put it into a nutshell for those that truly do not understand it?
Answer:
In [...]