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  2. 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.

  3. Mechanism of autism - Wikipedia

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    Autistic individuals tend to use different brain areas (yellow) for a movement task compared to a control group (blue). [30] The underconnectivity theory of autism posits that autistic people tend to have fewer high-level neural connections and less global synchronization, along with an excess of low-level processes. [31]

  4. Outline of autism - Wikipedia

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    Autism Speaks – the world's largest autism advocacy organization that sponsors autism research and conducts awareness and outreach activities aimed at families, governments, and the public. Autistic Self Advocacy Network – a nonprofit advocacy organization run by and for individuals on the autism spectrum. ASAN holds that the goal of autism ...

  5. Causes of autism - Wikipedia

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    A meta-analysis on the association between vitamin D and autism found that individuals with autism had significantly low levels of serum 25-hydroxy vitamin D than those without autism. [122] Another analysis showed significant differences in levels of zinc between individuals with and without autism.

  6. Asperger syndrome - Wikipedia

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    A 2003 review of epidemiological studies of children found autism rates ranging from 0.03 to 4.84 per 1,000, with the ratio of autism to Asperger syndrome ranging from 1.5:1 to 16:1; [142] combining the geometric mean ratio of 5:1 with a conservative prevalence estimate for autism of 1.3 per 1,000 suggests indirectly that the prevalence of AS ...

  7. Local businesses, charities ramp up autism-welcoming efforts ...

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    'Doesn't feel like therapy': MetroWest spots with special programs for people with sensory needs Autism is diagnosed in about 1 in 36 children, and in an estimated 2.2% of adults nationwide ...

  8. Conditions comorbid to autism - Wikipedia

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    Distinguishing between ASD and other diagnoses can be challenging because the traits of ASD often overlap with symptoms of other disorders, and the characteristics of ASD make traditional diagnostic procedures difficult. [2] [3] Autism is associated with several genetic disorders, [4] perhaps due to an overlap in genetic causes. [5]

  9. Missing Toddler with Autism Found Dead After He Went Missing ...

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    Authorities in Florida say a boy with autism has been found dead hours after he disappeared while at a local park with family. The body of Waylon Childs, 4, was found in Central Park near Fleming ...

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