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The term high-functioning autism was used in a manner similar to Asperger syndrome, another outdated classification. The defining characteristic recognized by psychologists was a significant delay in the development of early speech and language skills, before the age of three years. [ 12 ]
A 2006 review questioned the common assumption that most children with autism have an intellectual disability. [51] It is possible that the association between an intellectual disability and autism is not because they usually have common causes, but because the presence of both makes it more likely that both will be diagnosed. [52]
The extent of the overlap between Asperger syndrome and other forms of autism, particularly what was sometimes called high-functioning autism is unclear. [ 31 ] [ 32 ] [ 33 ] The ASD classification is to some extent an artifact of how autism was discovered, [ 34 ] and it may not reflect the true nature of the spectrum; [ 35 ] methodological ...
Autism Spectrum Disorder is a developmental disability that stems from differences in the brain. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) , known causes are often genetic ...
Holly Madison recently learned that she is on the autism spectrum. “I’ve been suspicious of it for a while because my mom told me that she was always suspicious that that was a thing ...
The term regressive autism refers to the appearance that neurological development has reversed; it is actually only the affected developmental skills, rather than the neurology as a whole, that regresses. Usually, the apparent onset of regressive autism can be surprising and distressing to parents, who often initially suspect severe hearing ...
Holly Madison has revealed that she was diagnosed with autism earlier this year.. On a recent episode of the Talking to Death podcast, the 43-year-old The Girls Next Door alum disclosed how ...
Diseases such as measles can cause severe disabilities and even death, so the risk of death or disability for an unvaccinated child is higher than the risk for a child who has been vaccinated. [189] Despite medical evidence, antivaccine activism continues. A developing tactic is the "promotion of irrelevant research to justify the science ...