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  2. Conditions comorbid to autism - Wikipedia

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    The review found that CBT was moderately to highly effective at reducing anxiety in school children with autism spectrum disorder, but that effects varied depending on whether they were reported by clinicians, parents or self-reported. Treatments involving parents and one-on-one compared to group treatments were more effective. [12]

  3. Pathological demand avoidance - Wikipedia

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    Pathological demand avoidance (PDA) or extreme demand avoidance (EDA) is a proposed disorder, and proposed sub-type of autism spectrum disorder, defined by characteristics such as a demand avoidance—which is a greater-than-typical refusal to comply with requests or expectations—and extreme efforts to avoid social demands.

  4. Autistic meltdown - Wikipedia

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    Irritability or tantrum is the term used historically to describe the behavior. Angry outbursts in autistic people have been referred to as meltdowns that manifest as an intense reaction, [ 1 ] but such outbursts are different to true meltdowns, which always take some time to recover from. [ 2 ]

  5. What parents of kids with autism want you to know ... - AOL

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    Autism is a condition that many people have at least heard of and with good reason: It's estimated that 1 in every 44 8-year-old children in the U.S. has autism spectrum disorder, according to ...

  6. Weak central coherence theory - Wikipedia

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    Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by impaired social interaction and communication, repetitive behaviours, restricted interests, and sensory processing issues. Uta Frith of University College London first advanced the weak central coherence theory in the late 1980s. [ 1 ]

  7. Autism - Wikipedia

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    Autism spectrum disorder [a] (ASD), or simply autism, is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by repetitive, restricted, and inflexible patterns of behavior, interests, and activities; deficits in social communication and social interaction; and the presence of high or low sensory sensitivity.

  8. Autistic catatonia - Wikipedia

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    Catatonia is a complex behavioral syndrome typically characterized by immobility, withdrawal, abnormal movements, and abnormal behaviors. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] According to current diagnostic guidelines, its primary feature is that it causes patients to demonstrate one or more of the following: 1) decreased movement; 2) "decreased engagement during an ...

  9. Epigenetics of autism - Wikipedia

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    Support efforts include teaching social and behavioral skills, monitoring, factoring-in co-existing conditions, and guidance for the caregivers, family, educators, and employers. There is no specific medication for ASD, however, drugs can be prescribed for other co-existing mental health conditions, such as anxiety.