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Autism has at least four subtypes, an analysis of more than 5,000 children’s genes, traits and developmental trajectories has ...
Frances, who contributed to DSM-4 has also been extremely critical of DSM-5, which melded autism, Asperger’s and Pervasive Developmental Disorder-Not Otherwise Specified into one spectrum. In ...
Autism can be referred to in terms of “levels” (Level 1, 2, or 3), which can be confusing. These don’t indicate severity in the way many people assume. “Level 3 doesn’t mean someone has ''severe' ...
Tina Cardali’s daughter, Angelina, was diagnosed with autism at 18 months. Now 18, she is still nonverbal, developmentally still a child and requires 24-hour support.
Early diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder is crucial. It can help children and families get the resources they need so that children can reach their full potential, according to the CDC.
In the 1990s, 1 in 1,000 individuals was diagnosed with autism. Today, it’s closer to 1 in 31.
The autism spectrum is not that one person is “more” or “less autistic” than another. It is a group of characteristics, and each individual may have any combination of these traits to varying degrees.
Autism spectrum disorder, or ASD, is the clinical name for the condition most people refer to as autism. Autism is defined as "a complex developmental condition that affects communication, social ...
“‘Love on the Spectrum’ is kind, but unrepresentative,” reads a review of the first season posted on Spectrum, an autism news and research publication. In online forums, some adults with ...
Sia, 47, seemed to imply that she relatively recently became aware that she is on the spectrum “For 45 years, I was like … ‘I’ve got to go put my human suit on,’” she said.
And only in the last two years have I become fully, fully myself,” she said. “I’m on the spectrum, and I’m in recovery and whatever — there’s a lot of things,” Sia said.