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  2. Violence and autism - Wikipedia

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    Media portrayals of autism and violence negatively influence public opinion on autism [27] and foster negative impressions of autistic people by linking ASD with criminal behavior. [35] For example, an analysis of 100 French and Italian works of children's and young people's literature published between 1995 and 2005 featuring a main character ...

  3. Diagnosis of autism - Wikipedia

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    The most common reason parents reported as the cause of lost ASD diagnosis was new information about the child (73.5%), such as a replacement diagnosis. Other reasons included a diagnosis given so the child could receive ASD treatment (24.2%), ASD treatment success or maturation (21%), and parents disagreeing with the initial diagnosis (1.9%).

  4. UnitedHealth is strategically limiting access to critical ...

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    United administers Medicaid plans or benefits in about two dozen states and for more than 6 million people, including nearly 10,000 children with autism spectrum disorder. Optum expects to spend ...

  5. Controversies in autism - Wikipedia

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    The diagnosis of Asperger syndrome excludes clinically significant delays in mental or cognitive skills. [24] A 2007 study suggested that Raven's Progressive Matrices (RPM), a test of abstract reasoning, may be a better indicator of intelligence for autistic children than the more commonly used Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC ...

  6. Wash. Dad's Shooting Initially Appeared Random. Then ... - AOL

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    The shooting appeared random at first, but police eventually unspooled a strange plot involving Li's ex-wife and a bitter custody dispute over their son, Arik, who has severe disabilities stemming ...

  7. Combating Autism Act - Wikipedia

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    The plan and budget would have to take into account recommendations of a public/private committee, the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee, which itself would have to include at least one-third public members, a person with autism, and a person who is the parent of a child with autism.

  8. Stranger than fiction: Florida school board bans a book about ...

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    Florida schools are making headlines once again after a local school board banned a book about banning books.. Ban This Book by Alan Gratz tells the story of a fictional fourth grader who runs a ...

  9. Asperger syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Asperger syndrome was a relatively new diagnosis in the field of autism, [152] though a syndrome like it was described as early as 1925 by Soviet child psychiatrist Grunya Sukhareva (1891–1981), [153] [1] As a child, Asperger appears to have exhibited some features of the very condition named after him, such as remoteness and talent in language.