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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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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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Myths and Mythology of Autism

July 17, 2009 Autism

You know that the world of medicine rarely uses English terminology to name their medical conditions. And in like manner, the term autism did not come from the most regular language on the planet. Rather it came from Greece, with autism stemming from the Greek auto, which means “self.” So you understand now that autism [...]

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Encopresis Syndrome and Asperger’s Syndrome

July 5, 2009 Autism

Recurrently, you will have your autistic child prefer to commune with you in interesting ways, such as with a gross misuse of pronouns. They will prefer instead to line up toys and other objects than to spend time playing with others. Oftentimes, these kids are so quite, you might not realize that they are in [...]

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Delays in Nonverbal Communication Skills

June 29, 2009 Autism

In 1911, Swiss psychiatrist Eugen Bleuler attempted to distinguish autism from other similar syndromes known, including schizophrenia in adults. This however could not account for the extreme withdrawal from social contact, and that difficulty with communicating to others. So even though that is known today, we must research on to find the problem with us [...]

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Conversations with Autistic Kids

June 25, 2009 Autism

When a child seems to be less concerned about the feelings of other people, do not get cross with them. It might be that the child is autistic and you just don’t know it. Sometimes, the syndrome causes them to fail in any attempts or desires to comfort a person who is upset, or even [...]

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