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Stress and the Autism MomLast week, a study came out in the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders which said, in essence, that in many cases mothers of teens and adults with autism are under tremendous stress. The blog DisabilityScoop cites the study as saying: Mothers of adolescents and adults with autism expe... |
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Marijuana as a Treatment for Autism?In the last few days, quite a few pieces have appeared in the media about the use of marijuana as a treatment for autism. In fact, our own About.com Guide to Addictions has written a blog post on the subject and received some interesting responses from parents and, notably, from adults with auti... |
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What Do People with Autism Have in Common?People on the autism spectrum may be verbal or non-verbal, brilliant or mentally challenged, passive or aggressive, physically healthy or physically ill. They may have "savant" skills - or not. In fact, people with autism spectrum diagnoses seem to have very little in common. So wh... |
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Autism and Bullying: How Bad Is It?The answer is - it's very bad indeed. According to an article in the Boston Herald: A shocking new online survey has found that nearly 90 percent of autistic children in the Bay State have been targeted by bullying so violent and ruthless that a state lawmaker says teachers and school systems... |
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Handwriting and the Child with Autism: Don't Sweat ItA new, small study came out the other day linking autism with bad handwriting. To be honest, I intended to ignore the study, since it seemed on the one hand to be rediscovering the wheel (bad handwriting and autism go together? surely you jest!) and on the other hand it didn't seem terribly imp... |
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Should Asperger Syndrome Be Considered an Autism Spectrum Disorder?Last week, I asked whether readers felt the diagnoses Asperger syndrome and PDD-NOS (pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified) should be removed from the diagnostic manual. If they were removed, people with those diagnoses would presumably be reclassified as simply "on the a... |
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