Infantile Autism

What is autism? by Kev Leitch Healthy Living Professional

Consider a child who undergoes a traumatic event. This child develops “behavioral symptoms normally associated with the syndrome of infantile autism”. After treatment and time, the symptoms improve.Did the child have autism?It’s a pretty serious question, and not as simple as many think. Many think autis ... Read on »

Answer To A Question About My "MIT Reverses Autism In Mice" Post by Mandy .. Patient Expert

... – The presence of markedly abnormal or impaired development in social interaction and communication and a markedly restricted repertoire of activity and interest. AKA: Early Infantile Autism, Childhood Autism, or Kanner's Autism. Asperger Syndrome – Children with Asperger's Disorder frequently like to collect categories of things, such as rocks or ... Read on »

Redefining Autism: Should the Autism "Spectrum" Concept be Abandoned? by Harold L D. Patient Expert

Should the concept of an autism " spectrum" of disorders be abandoned?The DSM III originally included strict criteria for Kanner's infantile autism. These strict criteria were relaxed in the DSM III-R which " broadened the concept of autism to include children who, although socially impaired, are not pe ... Read on »

The Age of Autism: Many, Many More by Ginger T. Patient Expert

... n got several neurological, psychological and speech and hearing exams by age 8. Here's the key statement: "From this group 14 were selected as conforming to the syndrome of infantile autism." That translates to 4.7 kids per 10,000, way lower than any measure of today's rate. The researchers wrote that although they "make no claim to having ident ... Read on »

Whacky Autism Treatments - Swimming with Dolphins & Touching Beluga Whales by Harold L D. Patient Expert

... years of age are working with the whales at the Polarland Aquarium in Harbin, capital of Heilongjiang province.Experts said that the sounds by beluga whales can help to treat infantile autism by stimulating thee children's nerve cells, which will be more effective when the children make direct contacts with the animals.The children spend 30 minutes ... Read on »

Whacky Autism Treatments - Swimming with Dolphins & Touching Beluga Whales by Harold L D. Patient Expert

... years of age are working with the whales at the Polarland Aquarium in Harbin, capital of Heilongjiang province.Experts said that the sounds by beluga whales can help to treat infantile autism by stimulating thee children's nerve cells, which will be more effective when the children make direct contacts with the animals.The children spend 30 minutes ... Read on »

Autism Twitter Day Should Include Severe, Low Functioning, Autistic Disorder Realities by Harold L D. Patient Expert

December 16, 2008 will be Autism Twitter Day, an excellent idea from Bonnie Sayers/autism family. I hope though that Autism Twitter Day, in an effort to be positive, does not exclude the severely auti ... Read on »

Autism Rising in California: 1200% Increase In Autistic Disorder Cases 1987-2007 by Harold L D. Patient Expert

1 Comment San Jose's Mercury News.com reports that a new California state study released this week shows a 12 fold or 1200% increase in classic autism, or Autistic Disorder, cases over a 20 year period. The state's general population grew by only 27% during that same period. From 1987 to 2007, the number of people wit ... Read on »

Autism Diagnoses: DSM V Should Separate Autistic Disorder from Aspergers and HFA by Harold L D. Patient Expert

2 Comments There are two major problems with the current DSM categorisation of Pervasive Developmental, or Autism Spectrum, Disorders. One is the lack of any relevant distinction between Aspergers Disorder and those with higher functioning PDD -NOS and autistic disorders. The ot ... Read on »

What are the Different Forms of Autism by Kevin Caldbeck by Cascia T.

... ll subject to much debate, there are some people who believe that there might be two separate scenarios for the timeline for the onset of regular autism, these would be early infantile autism and regressive autism. Early infantile autism would be present at the time of childbirth, and regressive autism would begin between the ages of 18 months and ... Read on »

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