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Autism

Why people are Suffering from Autism

August 16, 2009 Autism

Most people do not have a clue that their children could be autistic until well along after the children have started to grow. Statistics show that by averages, the earliest appreciable age when the syndrome is recognizable is when the child reaches the age of three. At this time the withdrawal from friends and people [...]

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Why Autism is a Frustrating Disorder

August 13, 2009 Autism

Autism is a frustrating disorder mostly because there are no known causes or cures. Most other such diseases throw you a bone or something, but autism just draws a blank much of the time. Some even think that it has got to be environmental factors that bring it about, but there is not data to [...]

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What Genes are Responsible for Autism Syndrom

August 10, 2009 Autism

When you first meet an autistic child, your first impression will likely be that this is one shy kid. Only after you have spent a short while trying to reach out will you eventually begin to understand that all your advances that continue being shelved to the side are not out of shyness, but something [...]

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What Autism Is

August 7, 2009 Autism

When your child suffers from autism, you may find that they seem to be preoccupied with certain specific parts of objects rather than the whole thing. An autistic child might prefer to turn the arms of a doll over and over again, rather than play with the toy, something you might find a little distressing [...]

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The Pervasive Developmental Disorders

August 4, 2009 Autism

Autism is only one of the five PDDs – the Pervasive Developmental Disorders. Others are the Rett syndrome, caused by certain gene mutations and found only in girls; childhood disintegrative disorder or Heller’s syndrome, the next on the same spectrum of ills, lacks any known cause or cure; while Asperger syndrome and pervasive developmental disorder [...]

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Symptoms of Autism

August 1, 2009 Autism

I suspect from much experience, and researchers also agree, that there might not be a single cause for the syndrome called autism. What we know already are a lot of the symptoms of the condition, and a lot about where the patient might end up. What we do not know though, is how it comes [...]

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Sufferers of Autism and Repetitive Actions

July 29, 2009 Autism

On rare but real occasions, sufferers of autism do carry out repetitive actions or have sudden, violent tantrums. There are times when they actually do hurt themselves, although a number of professionals do not think it is intentional. I would say that even then, it is safe to assume that an autistic child still has [...]

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Skin-Biting and Head-Banging Symptoms

July 26, 2009 Autism

Skin-biting, head-banging; classic symptoms of a child suffering from autism. Rather than fight with you, they fight themselves. The best you can do is not to break their regular routines, or else you might not be able to placate the child. Instead, learn all you can about how to handle kids with autism. There are [...]

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Schools for Autistic Children

July 23, 2009 Autism

If you placed your autistic child in a school for a couple of years, it might be very hard to get them to go to another school. Sure you are the parent and you can manhandle the child, but you’d not love yourself a great deal after you have done it because the child can [...]

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Remedies for Autism

July 20, 2009 Autism

Sure, it makes sense to believe that something will have to be wrong with a child’s brain to cause them to become autistic. However this might not be the case, even though the protracted studies tend to suggest it. Basically, most folks, professionals included, tend to simply accept the verdict that autism is associated with [...]

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