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Another early researcher, Leo Kanner described "autistic disturbances of affective contact" in the group consisting of eight boys and three girls. [7] Today, Autism Spectrum Disorder is commonly defined as a neurological developmental disorder with symptoms of poor social communication, repetitive behaviors, sensory sensitivities, executive ...
A mother in Texas is suing an AI company, claiming a chatbot told her 15-year-old son with autism to self-harm and to kill her for limiting his screen time. According to the lawsuit, the woman's ...
J.F.’s parents allegedly discovered his use of Character.AI in November 2023. The lawsuit claims that the bots J.F. was talking to on the site were actively undermining his relationship with his ...
Relationship Development Intervention (RDI) is a trademarked proprietary treatment program for autism spectrum disorders (ASD), based on the belief that the development of dynamic intelligence is the key to improving the quality of life for autistic people. The program's core philosophy is that autistic people can participate in authentic ...
Autistic respondents were more than twice as likely to say they had been the victim of rape and over three times as likely to report unwanted sexual contact. [11] In 2018, a large scale study found that autistic girls were almost three times more likely to be a victim of sexual abuse compared to non-autistic girls. [12]
Scientists with the Autism Research Centre at University of Cambridge, using data from 600,000 adults in the UK, concluded in August 2020 that adults who were transgender or gender diverse were three to six times more likely to have an autistic diagnosis than those who were cisgender, and suggested that between 3.5 and 6.5% of transgender and ...
She switched her child to a Catholic school where the girl thrived after being taught phonics. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Susie Coughlin, 43, an interior designer. It ...
The scientific consensus is that there is no relationship, causal or otherwise, between vaccines and incidence of autism, [17] [18] [16] and vaccine ingredients do not cause autism. [ 19 ] Nevertheless, the anti-vaccination movement continues to promote myths, conspiracy theories and misinformation linking the two. [ 20 ]