aspergers
aspergers
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by Mark Huttenlocker - 2006-12-21
Asperger syndrome (AS), also referred to as Asperger's, is a developmental disorder characterized by deficiencies in social and communication skills. The exact cause of Asperger's is unknown and the p...
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by Steven Paglierani - 2007-01-04
As a therapist, one thing which has always sickened me is the way medically minded folk impersonalize peoples' suffering. They justify their doing this as that they are being impartial and scientific,...
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by Jon Arnold - 2007-02-13
Recent studies, which have been a major topic on TV shows such as Good Morning America and the Today Show, that autism is more prevalent than was previously thought. One estimate indicated that appro...
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by Rachel Evans - 2007-02-26
Toys are a great way to stimulate autistic children, but what about adult autism? All autistics, regardless of their age or degree of autism require proper care and support. That being said, althoug...
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by Rachel Evans - 2007-03-09
Autism understanding begins when a person realizes that autism is a disorder that affects people differently. Although autism affects the normal functioning of a person's perception, attention and th...
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by Sam Vaknin - 2007-03-10
Personality disorders cannot be safely diagnosed prior to early adolescence. Still, though frequently found between the ages of 3 and 6, Asperger's Disorder is often misdiagnosed as a cluster B pe...
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by Steven Paglierani - 2007-03-14
Recently a young mother wrote and said, My four and a half year old son has been diagnosed with PDD-NOS, and more recently, ODD, but his teacher and I think OCD is more fitting. He also shows some...
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by Jon Arnold - 2007-03-18
The research and data compiled by leading institutions have shown that autism, or autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) affects approximately 1 in 165 children in America. Based on those numbers, that wou...
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by Jon Arnold - 2007-03-19
The research collected by professional health organizations indicate that autism, or autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) affects approximately 1 out of every 166 children in America. Those numbers would...
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by Rachel Evans - 2007-03-26
An autism diagnosis can still be difficult to obtain despite the studies that have helped people better understand autism. The reason is because there are many factors that need to be considered when ...
