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  2. Stimming - Wikipedia

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    Young autistic boy stimming with cold water in the kitchen sink. Stimming behavior is almost always present in autistic people, but does not, on its own, necessarily indicate the diagnosis. [9] [23] The biggest difference between autistic and non-autistic stimming is the type of stim and the quantity of stimming. [23]

  3. Stereotypy - Wikipedia

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    Stereotypy is sometimes called stimming in autism, under the hypothesis that it self-stimulates one or more senses. [8] Among people with frontotemporal lobar degeneration, more than half (60%) had stereotypies. The time to onset of stereotypies in people with frontotemporal lobar degeneration may be years (average 2.1 years). [5]

  4. Autism - Wikipedia

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    Autism spectrum disorder [a] (ASD), or simply autism, is a neurodevelopmental disorder "characterized by persistent deficits in social communication and social interaction across multiple contexts" and "restricted, repetitive patterns of behavior, interests, or activities". [11] Sensory abnormalities are also included in the diagnostic manuals ...

  5. What is autism? The developmental disability Tallulah Willis ...

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    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 ...

  6. Adults with autism say they always felt 'different' growing ...

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    Getting an autism diagnosis is based on two key components, says Hanks: a difference in social communication and interaction, and repetitive or restrictive patterns of behavior, interests or ...

  7. Psychomotor agitation - Wikipedia

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    Stimming has many forms, some quite adaptive and others maladaptive (for example, excessive hand-wringing can injure joints, and excessive rubbing or scratching of skin can injure it). Another form of self-treatment that arises not uncommonly is self-medication , which unfortunately can lead to substance use disorders such as alcohol use disorder .

  8. Diagnosis of autism - Wikipedia

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    If a child does not meet any of the following milestones, it "is an absolute indication to proceed with further evaluations. Delay in referral for such testing may delay early diagnosis and treatment and affect the [child's] long-term outcome." [22] No response to name (or gazing with direct eye contact) by 6 months. [27] No babbling by 12 months.

  9. Holly Madison Details High-Functioning Autism Symptoms After ...

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    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 ...