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  2. Autism therapies - Wikipedia

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    Historically, "conventional" pharmacotherapy has been used to reduce behaviors and sensitivities associated with ASD. [13] Many such treatments have been prescribed off-label in order to target specific symptoms. [14] Today, medications are primarily prescribed to adults with autism to avoid any adverse effects in the developing brains of children.

  3. 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.

  4. Childhood disintegrative disorder - Wikipedia

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    CDD is a rare condition, with only 1.7 cases per 100,000. [13] [14] [15]A child affected with childhood disintegrative disorder shows normal development. Up until this point, the child has developed normally in the areas of language skills, social skills, comprehension skills, and has maintained those skills for about two years.

  5. List of psychiatric medications by condition treated - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of psychiatric medications used by psychiatrists and other physicians to treat mental illness or distress. The list is ordered alphabetically according to the condition or conditions, then by the generic name of each medication. The list is not exhaustive and not all drugs are used regularly in all countries.

  6. Autism - Wikipedia

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    [276] [277] [278] Asperger syndrome was traditionally called "schizoid disorder of childhood". Genetic disorders – about 10–15% of autism cases have an identifiable Mendelian (single-gene) condition, chromosome abnormality, or other genetic syndromes. [279] Several metabolic defects, such as phenylketonuria, are associated with autistic ...

  7. Greta Thunberg on how having Asperger’s shapes her ... - AOL

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    Greta Thunberg has revealed how being diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome has shaped her approach to the climate crisis, saying “it’s helped me see through a lot of the bullshit”.

  8. Conditions comorbid to autism - Wikipedia

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    In a 2012 study of a sample of 54 young adults with Asperger syndrome, it was found that 26% of them also met criteria for SPD, the highest comorbidity out of any personality disorder in the sample (the other comorbidities were 19% for obsessive–compulsive personality disorder, 13% for avoidant personality disorder and one female with ...

  9. Choking emergency? How to do the Heimlich maneuver - AOL

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    Next, thrust in an inward and upward motion on the diaphragm. This will force air out of the lungs and remove the blockage. Repeat these abdominal thrusts up to five times, the doctor advised.