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  2. History of autism - Wikipedia

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    It used the term Asperger's syndrome to describe the symptoms of Asperger's patients. [246] American psychiatrist Stella Chess conducted studies on the potential link between rubella and autism. [247] In 1971, she found that children with congenital rubella syndrome developed autism at rates 200 times higher than the general population at the time.

  3. Societal and cultural aspects of autism - Wikipedia

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    Neurotypical – a person who does not have any developmental or neurological disorders. Often used to describe an individual who is not on the autism spectrum. [20] Allistic – a person who is not autistic but may or may not be neurodivergent in other ways, for example, a dyslexic person, or someone with ADHD.

  4. Conditions comorbid to autism - Wikipedia

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    Autism is associated with several genetic disorders, [4] perhaps due to an overlap in genetic causes. [5] About 10–15% of autism cases have an identifiable Mendelian (single-gene) condition, chromosome abnormality, or other genetic syndrome, [6] a category referred to as syndromic autism.

  5. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder - Wikipedia

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    A request that this article title be changed to ADHD is under discussion. Please do not move this article until the discussion is closed. Medical condition Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder Other names Formerly: Attention deficit disorder (ADD), hyperkinetic disorder (HD) ADHD arises from maldevelopment in brain regions such as the prefrontal cortex, basal ganglia and anterior cingulate ...

  6. History of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder - Wikipedia

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    Hyperactivity has long been part of the human condition, although hyperactive behaviour has not always been seen as problematic. [1] [page needed]The terminology used to describe the symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, has gone through many changes over history, including "minimal brain damage", "minimal brain dysfunction", "learning/behavioral disabilities" and ...

  7. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder controversies

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    Large, high quality research has found small differences in the brain between ADHD and non-ADHD patients. [1] [15] Jonathan Leo and David Cohen, critics who reject the characterization of ADHD as a disorder, contended in 2003 and 2004 that the controls for stimulant medication usage were inadequate in some lobar volumetric studies, which makes it impossible to determine whether ADHD itself or ...

  8. 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]

  9. Neurodiversity - Wikipedia

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    A 2009 study [158] separated 27 students with conditions including autism, dyslexia, developmental coordination disorder, ADHD, and having suffered a stroke into two categories of self-view: "A 'difference' view—where neurodiversity was seen as a difference incorporating a set of strengths and weaknesses, or a 'medical/deficit' view—where ...