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Did Jett Travolta Have Autism? by Wanda Lynne Posted Wed 07 Jan 2009 12:22pm autism." As parents to an autistic child we can spot the signs. We later found out that Jett suffered from seizures which is common for some people on the autism spectrum. We were... recently read an article reporting that John Travolta's brother Joey Travolta believed that Jett had autism and as a former teacher to special needs students he would know Read on »

Jett Travolta, Seizures, Autism by Marie L. Patient Expert

Posted Thu 08 Jan 2009 4:19pm

1 Comment . -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Olmsted on Autism: The Unnatural History of Seizures By Dan Olmsted The death of Jett Travolta has focused new attention on an old truth -- the benign-sounding "developmental... There's been a lot of frenzy in the blogsphere over Jett Travolta (son of John Travolta)'s death. Was he not attended? Is John Travolta gay? Are they covering up his Read on »

Travolta Admits Jett Had Autism by Ginger T. Patient Expert

Posted Thu 11 Jun 2009 5:56pm Perez Hilton Read on »

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

Posted Mon 08 Dec 2008 4:53am

1 Comment not exclude the severely autistic - those persons with Autistic Disorder who are low functioning and cognitively impaired. On Autism Twitter Day let us not forget those persons with Autistic Disorder who live their adult Read on »

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

Posted Tue 12 May 2009 3:23pm

3 Comments between Aspergers Disorder and those with higher functioning PDD -NOS and autistic disorders. The other DSM problem which generates much unnecessary conflict is the inclusion... serious challenges of persons with Autistic Disorder who lack a fundamental understanding of the world, who have very limited abstract thought and who have very little in the way Read on »

Steven Higgs on Autism - One Half Sentence for Autistic Disorder, One Whole Article for Aspergers by Harold L D. Patient Expert

Posted Sun 04 Jul 2010 11:45pm with Autistic Disorder, those most severely affected by autism disorders, and writes an article about the entire autism spectrum of disorders in which he focuses on Aspergers... of) a 15-year-old girl with Asperger's." The highlighted words in the preceding quote are the only mention of Autistic Disorder in this article about "Autism's" generation gap Read on »

Autism Disorders and Intellectual Disability: Claim that 75-80% of Persons with Autistic Disorder are Intellectually Disabled i by Harold L D. Patient Expert

Posted Mon 03 May 2010 2:41am but is not comfortable with the fact that many persons with Autistic Disorder are Intellectually Disabled. Mr. Griswold and Astrid at at Astrid's Journal disagree with my numerical references... seems to think. My assertion is that credible authorities have stated that 75-80% of persons with Autistic Disorder are intellectually disabled. I stand by that assertion Read on »

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

Posted Thu 07 May 2009 7:56pm

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..., the study focused on people with classic autism and generally excluded people with other autistic spectrum disorders, such as Asperger's syndrome and Rett's disorder. The expansion Read on »

Do Study Results Involving High Functioning Autism Subjects Automatically Apply to Persons with Autistic Disorder and Intellect by Harold L D. Patient Expert

Posted Tue 05 Jan 2010 2:36am Can the results of studies involving subjects with High Functioning Autism automatically be applied to persons with Low Functioning Autism, to the 75-80% of persons with Autistic Disorder who are cognitively impaired? In Brain Serotonin and Dopamine Transporter Bindings in Adults With High-Functioning Autism the authors are careful Read on »

Ari's Omission : Autistic Disorder and Aspergers Disorder are Critically Different Disorders by Harold L D. Patient Expert

Posted Sun 17 May 2009 10:12pm -10 an Asperger's Syndrome diagnosis expressly excludes Autistic Disorder ... In addition to these specific diagnostic features, it is frequent for children with autism... groups. All levels of IQ can occur in association with autism, but there is significant mental retardation in some three-quarters of cases. Includes: * autistic disorder Read on »