Encyclopedia - Autism: Encyclopedia - Autism
Autism is classified as a neurodevelopmental disorder that manifests itself in markedly abnormal social interaction, communication abilit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Autism: Encyclopedia Ii - Autism - Types Of Autism
Autism presents in a wide degree, from those who are nearly dysfunctional and apparently mentally handicapped to those whose symptoms are...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Autism: Encyclopedia Ii - Autism - Types Of Autism
Autism presents in a wide degree, from those who are nearly dysfunctional and apparently mentally handicapped to those whose symptoms are...   » Read the article

Article - Indigo Children: Indigo Children, Add, Autism And Ascension  
Dear Beloved Ascending Human,   Earth has completed in this year of 2003 with a focus upon karma associated with slavery, subord...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Autism Rights Movement: Encyclopedia - Autism Rights Movement
The autism rights movement was started by adult autistic individuals in order to advocate and demand tolerance for what they refer to as ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Clinomorphism: Encyclopedia - Clinomorphism
Clinomorphism (from the Greek term 'klinikos' meaning bed and 'morphos' meaning form) is the deliberate or unintentional simplification, ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Autism: Mysticism Magick Dictionary On Autism
AUTISM A mental state in which one fails to discern even the slightest meaning or purpose in other people, or indeed in anything outsi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Controversies In Autism: Encyclopedia Ii - Controversies In Autism - Genetics And Autism
There is evidence that autism has a genetic component, and ongoing research focuses on finding the biomarkers that determine autistic phe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Controversies In Autism: Encyclopedia Ii - Controversies In Autism - Epidemiology Of Autism
There is uncertainty and controversy over whether the incidence of autism is actually increasing, or if there simply is an increase in th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Controversies In Autism: Encyclopedia Ii - Controversies In Autism - Intelligence And Autism
Until recently, a large proportion of children diagnosed as having autism were also believed to have mental retardation. The term 'mental...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Autism: Encyclopedia Ii - Autism - History
The word autism was first used in the English language by Swiss psychiatrist Eugene Bleuler in a 1912 number of the American Journal of I...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Autism: Encyclopedia Ii - Autism - Models
Similar to the causes and origins of autism and Asperger's syndrome, the model of what autism really is brings its own continuing conject...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Autism: Encyclopedia Ii - Autism - Epidemiology
While the epidemiology of autism is largely unknown, there is no shortage of theories in the area. In part, the mystery of autism has bee...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Autism: Encyclopedia Ii - Autism - Sociology
Due to the complexity of autism, there are many facets of sociology that need to be considered when discussing it, such as the culture po...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Autism: Encyclopedia Ii - Autism - History
The word autism was first used in the English language by Swiss psychiatrist Eugene Bleuler in a 1912 number of the American Journal of I...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Autism: Encyclopedia Ii - Autism - Models
Similar to the causes and origins of autism and Asperger's syndrome, the model of what autism really is brings its own continuing conject...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Autism: Encyclopedia Ii - Autism - Therapies
There are many different therapies, but the effect they have varies dramatically from person to person. Remediation of the debilitating a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Autism: Encyclopedia Ii - Autism - Epidemiology
While the epidemiology of autism is largely unknown, there is no shortage of theories in the area. In part, the mystery of autism has bee...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Autism: Encyclopedia Ii - Autism - Sociology
Due to the complexity of autism, there are many facets of sociology that need to be considered when discussing it, such as the culture wh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Autism: Encyclopedia Ii - Autism - Characteristics
There is a great diversity in the skills and behaviors of individuals diagnosed as autistic, and physicians will often arrive at differen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Autism: Encyclopedia Ii - Autism - Therapies
There are many different therapies, but the effect they have varies dramatically from person to person. Remediation of the debilitating a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Autism: Encyclopedia Ii - Autism - Characteristics
There is a great diversity in the skills and behaviors of individuals diagnosed as autistic, and physicians will often arrive at differen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Controversies In Autism: Encyclopedia Ii - Controversies In Autism - Vaccines And Autism
In the late 1990s, controversial theories arose linking childhood vaccinations to autism. Controversies in autism - Thimerosal. Main a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Autism: Encyclopedia Ii - Autism - Dsm Definition
Autism is defined in section 299.00 of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV) as: A total of six (or more) i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Autism: Encyclopedia Ii - Autism - Dsm Definition
Autism is defined in section 299.00 of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV) as: A total of six (or more) i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Controversies In Autism: Encyclopedia Ii - Controversies In Autism - The Autism Rights Movement
Some autistic people have started to speak and/or write about their experience. The use of the Internet has made it possible for autistic...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Autism Epidemic: Encyclopedia Ii - Autism Epidemic - Scope Of Autism Prevalence
While the number of diagnoses related to autism has increased in recent decades, public health organizations and researchers have not yet...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Controversies In Autism: Encyclopedia Ii - Controversies In Autism - The Usefulness And Accuracy Of Autism As A Diagnosis
The 1994 DSM-IV criteria for the diagnosis of autism is the result of several revisions, the psychiatric community divided as to whether ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Controversies In Autism: Encyclopedia Ii - Controversies In Autism - 'autistic' Vs. 'has Autism'
Individuals who describe themselves as autistic on the internet have repeatedly stated their preference for the word autistic to be used ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Controversies In Autism: Encyclopedia Ii - Controversies In Autism - Treatment Choices
It follows that there are a number of issues about the right way to deal with autism. These issues complicate the choices that confront p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Autism: Encyclopedia Ii - Autism - Other Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Autism and Asperger's syndrome are just two of the five pervasive developmental disorders (PDDs). The three other pervasive developmental...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Autism: Encyclopedia Ii - Autism - Other Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Autism and Asperger's syndrome are just two of the five pervasive developmental disorders (PDDs). The three other pervasive developmental...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Heritability Of Autism: Encyclopedia Ii - Heritability Of Autism - Genetic Predisposition
Researchers have noted that autism is among the most heritable of all neurological conditions. There is significant evidence that "idiopa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Autism Rights Movement: Encyclopedia Ii - Autism Rights Movement - Issues
The movement has a number of issues that range from challenging the way autistic people are treated by others to challenging the way auti...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Autism Epidemic: Encyclopedia Ii - Autism Epidemic - Proposed Causes
When autism was first described and reported by Leo Kanner and Hans Asperger in the early 1940s, nothing was known about what was causing...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Autism Rights Movement: Encyclopedia Ii - Autism Rights Movement - Issues
The movement has a number of issues that range from challenging the way autistic people are treated by others to challenging the way auti...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Autism Rights Movement: Encyclopedia Ii - Autism Rights Movement - History
Shortly after Autism Network International was founded in 1993, the world wide web began to emerge and autistic people started to make w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Autism Rights Movement: Encyclopedia Ii - Autism Rights Movement - History
Shortly after Autism Network International was founded in 1993, the world wide web began to emerge and autistic people started to make w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Autism Rights Movement: Encyclopedia Ii - Autism Rights Movement - Controversy
Autism rights movement - Criticism. The movement has been criticized, mostly by parents of autistic children who believe the goals of t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Autism Rights Movement: Encyclopedia Ii - Autism Rights Movement - Controversy
Autism rights movement - Criticism. The movement has been criticized, mostly by parents of autistic children who believe the goals of t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Intelligence Tests And Autism: Encyclopedia Ii - Intelligence Tests And Autism - Uses
Intelligence tests are sometimes used to distinguish between autism and Asperger's, and to distinguish between high and low functioning. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Controversies In Autism: Encyclopedia Ii - Controversies In Autism - Prognosis For Autistic Children
Children who are diagnosed with autism face a great range of outcomes. Some are reported to have learned speech and/or writing, self-care...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Biomedical Intervention For Autism: Encyclopedia Ii - Biomedical Intervention For Autism - History
Bernard Rimland, a psychologist and parent of an autistic son, early speculated that his son's autism was the result of a shock to severa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Heritability Of Autism: Encyclopedia Ii - Heritability Of Autism - Proposed Environmental Triggers
Monozygotic twin studies show that genetic predisposition to autism has its limitations. For example, it would appear that about 40% of d...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Autism Network International: Encyclopedia Ii - Autism Network International - Autreat
Autreat is a retreat and conference held in the United States for autistic people hosted by Autism Network International. The first Autre...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Autism Rights Movement: Encyclopedia Ii - Autism Rights Movement - The Anti-cure Perspective
The anti-cure prespective is considered the most fundamental value of the movement. Autistics with this perspective believe autism is not...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Autism Rights Movement: Encyclopedia Ii - Autism Rights Movement - The Anti-cure Perspective
The anti-cure perspective is considered the most fundamental value of the movement. Autistics with this perspective believe autism is not...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Autism Rights Movement: Encyclopedia Ii - Autism Rights Movement - Activist Methods And Activities
Autism rights movement - Speculation of autism in famous people. There has been speculation that well-known contemporary and historical...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Autism Rights Movement: Encyclopedia Ii - Autism Rights Movement - People In The Movement
Autism rights movement - Role of parents in the movement. Although this movement is sometimes quoted as consisting only of autistic peo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Autism Rights Movement: Encyclopedia Ii - Autism Rights Movement - People In The Movement
Autism rights movement - Role of parents in the movement. Although this movement is sometimes quoted as consisting only of autistic peo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Autism Epidemic: Encyclopedia Ii - Autism Epidemic - Leaky Gut Syndrome And Related
Some children with autism have responded well to dietary intervention such as eliminating gluten (a protein found in most grains) and cas...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Autism Rights Movement: Encyclopedia Ii - Autism Rights Movement - Activist Methods And Activities
Autism rights movement - Activist campaigns. In the early 2000s, activist campaigns started, mostly over the Internet. In April 2000, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Autism Society Of America: Encyclopedia Ii - Autism Society Of America - Advocacy Efforts
The Autism Society of America has been representing the autism community in the U.S. capital for over 30 years. The efforts of ASA have r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Autism-related Topics: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Autism-related Topics - People
List of autism-related topics - Individuals on the autistic spectrum. Main articles: List of autistic people, and [[]], and [[]], and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Intelligence Tests And Autism: Encyclopedia Ii - Intelligence Tests And Autism - Criticism Of Intelligence Tests
Some people believe intelligence tests are designed to test the intellectual abilities in neurotypicals and are therefore inappropriate f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - National Alliance For Autism Research: Encyclopedia Ii - National Alliance For Autism Research - Origins And Activities
NAAR was founded in 1994 as an attempt to stimulate biomedical research and science-based approaches to understanding, 'treating', and 'c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Biomedical Intervention For Autism: Encyclopedia Ii - Biomedical Intervention For Autism - Conceptual Foundations
The premise for biomedical intervention is that at least some autistic children have in fact been made sick in a way that prevents their ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Biomedical Intervention For Autism: Encyclopedia Ii - Biomedical Intervention For Autism - Restrictive Diet
As a result, biomedical intervention usually starts with a restrictive diet, such as the gluten-free, casein-free diet. Typically, foods ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - National Alliance For Autism Research: Encyclopedia Ii - National Alliance For Autism Research - Controversies
NAAR funded the controversial Danish epidemiological study, along with the Centers for Disease Control, that concluded no link could be f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ethical Challenges To Autism Treatment: Encyclopedia Ii - Ethical Challenges To Autism Treatment - Institutional Damage
Autism rights activists oppose the damage done to autistics in psychiatric hospitals. Ethical challenges to autism treatment - Historic ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Controversies About Functioning Labels In The Autism Spectrum: Encyclopedia Ii - Controversies About Functioning Labels In The Autism Spectrum - Controversy About The Terms In The Autism Rights Movement
In the autism rights movement these terms were part of a controversy over ethical challenges to autism treatment such as Applied Behavior...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Conditions Comorbid To Autism Spectrum Disorders: Encyclopedia Ii - Conditions Comorbid To Autism Spectrum Disorders - Comorbid Conditions
Conditions comorbid to autism spectrum disorders - Bowel disease. It has been claimed that up to fifty percent of children with autism ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lenny Schafer: Encyclopedia Ii - Lenny Schafer - Schafer And The Autism Rights Movement
Lenny Schafer - Schafer's opinion on autism and Asperger's. Lenny Schafer has stated the opinion in his Schafer Autism Report that the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Autistic Spectrum: Encyclopedia Ii - Autistic Spectrum - Adhd And Autism
Some research has indicated a possible genetic and behavioral connection between ADHD and autism. As a result, some clinicians have sugge...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ethical Challenges To Autism Treatment: Encyclopedia Ii - Ethical Challenges To Autism Treatment - Ethical Challenges To Applied Behavior Analysis
People have made ethical challenges to a popular treatment method known as Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA). Critics of ABA argue that A...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Controversies About Functioning Labels In The Autism Spectrum: Encyclopedia Ii - Controversies About Functioning Labels In The Autism Spectrum - Political And Social Implications Of The Terms
While it is generally difficult for autistics of any kind to find services and accommodations, persons with an Asperger's label often hav...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ivan And Charika Corea: Encyclopedia Ii - Ivan And Charika Corea - 2002: Autism Awareness Year In The Uk
Autism Awareness Year, which was supported by 800 UK organisations, struck a chord with the general public and garnered a great deal of T...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Controversies About Functioning Labels In The Autism Spectrum: Encyclopedia Ii - Controversies About Functioning Labels In The Autism Spectrum - Background On Functioning Labels
The labels we are concerned with here generally seek to divide the autistic spectrum in two, based on how close the subject's behavior is...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Asperger Syndrome: Encyclopedia Ii - Asperger Syndrome - Relationship To Autism
Experts generally agree that there is no single condition called autism. Rather, there is a spectrum of autistic disorders, with differen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Asperger Syndrome: Encyclopedia Ii - Asperger Syndrome - Relationship To Autism
Experts generally agree that there is no single condition called autism. Rather, there is a spectrum of autistic conditions, with differe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Applied Behavior Analysis: Encyclopedia Ii - Applied Behavior Analysis - Aba And Autism
Applied Behavior Analysis has been shown to be an effective means of intervention for individuals with autism and is widely used with thi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sensory Integration Dysfunction: Encyclopedia Ii - Sensory Integration Dysfunction - Sensory Integration And Autism Spectrum Disorders
Sensory integration dysfunction is a common symptom of autism [4]. Often, autistic children receive too much sensory stimulation through ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Son-rise: Encyclopedia Ii - Son-rise - Outcomes
When Raun was 'cured' from autism, the idea that a child with autism could be 'cured' was quite controversial. Today the notion of "curin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Son-rise: Encyclopedia Ii - Son-rise - History
In 1978, Barry Kaufman published a book, Son-Rise, about his son Raun's "triumph over autism." Raun apparently had regressive autism subs...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Safe Minds: Encyclopedia Ii - Safe Minds - Principals
Lyn Redwood, R.N., M.S.N., C.R.N.P, the president and co-founder of Safe Minds, is a nurse practitioner specializing in pediatrics and wo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bernard Rimland: Encyclopedia Ii - Bernard Rimland - Ongoing Endeavors
Rimland founded the Autism Research Institute, in 1967, as a global network of parents and professionals concerned with autism. ARI condu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Son-rise: Encyclopedia Ii - Son-rise - Treatment And Philosophy
At the Autism Treatment Center of America, parents are given training in order to help them to encourage their child to interact and soci...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - A-champ: Encyclopedia Ii - A-champ - High Profile Campaigns
A-CHAMP is among a number of parent advocacy groups which joined together to hold a march and rally in Washington, D.C., on July 20, 2005...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Simon Baron-cohen: Encyclopedia Ii - Simon Baron-cohen - Research Areas
Baron-Cohen has proposed several seminal concepts in understanding autism and in developmental behavioural neuroscience, that include the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Neurodiversity: Encyclopedia Ii - Neurodiversity - Opposing Views
Because autistic people usually have some challenges in life, there are some people who think finding a cure for autism would be in the b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Simon Baron-cohen: Encyclopedia Ii - Simon Baron-cohen - Books
He has written five books, among which Mindblindness (1995) is a classic, and has edited three. In Baron-Cohen's book, The Essential Diff...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bernard Rimland: Encyclopedia Ii - Bernard Rimland - Education And Early Career
After completing his undergraduate studies at San Diego State University, Dr. Rimland obtained his Ph.D. in experimental psychology and r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bernard Rimland: Encyclopedia Ii - Bernard Rimland - Encountering Resistance From The Medical Establishment
The medical establishment has long questioned Dr. Rimland's contributions to autism research. In 1995, Bennett Leventhal, a professor at ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Neurodiversity: Encyclopedia Ii - Neurodiversity - Proponents
Most supporters of neurodiversity are anti-cure autistics, who are engaged in advocacy. In addition, some parents of autistic children al...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Leo Kanner: Encyclopedia Ii - Leo Kanner - Papers
Kanner, L. (1943), Autistic Disturbances of Affective Contact (pdf), Nervous Child, 2, pp.217-250. Kanner, L. (1946), Irrelevant and Meta...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Autistic Community: Encyclopedia Ii - Autistic Community - Different Types Of Community
It is useful to divide autism-related groups into two broad and slightly fuzzy categories. The categorisation can usually be made accurat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Metallothionein: Encyclopedia Ii - Metallothionein - Function
By binding and releasing zinc, metallothioneins (MTs) regulate its level within the body. Zinc, in turn, is a key element for the activat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Refrigerator Mother: Encyclopedia Ii - Refrigerator Mother - Aftermath: Escalating Controversy
A growing number of parents, and a limited number of healthcare experts, reject the notion that autism is strictly an innate genetic diso...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bruno Bettelheim: Encyclopedia Ii - Bruno Bettelheim - A Controversial Figure
Bettelheim was convinced that autism had no organic basis, but was caused entirely by cold mothers (dubbed "refrigerator mothers", origin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vaccine Safety Datalink: Encyclopedia Ii - Vaccine Safety Datalink - Crisis Of Vaccine Safety Confidence
Can mercury in vaccines cause autism in children? This question has at the heart of the vaccine controversy that has escalated in recent ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Autistic Spectrum: Encyclopedia Ii - Autistic Spectrum - Autistic Traits
Behaviorally, certain characteristics identify the autism spectrum: Autistic spectrum - Social impairment. Lack of observed desire for...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Neurotypical: Encyclopedia Ii - Neurotypical - Institute For The Study Of The Neurologically Typical
As a parody in response to the commonly held belief that autism is a disease to be treated and cured (which is considered bigotry by the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Clinomorphism: Encyclopedia Ii - Clinomorphism - Examples
Clinomorphism - Schizophrenia. Schizophrenia is clinomorphically simplified or caricatured as being a ‘split personality’, where th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Refrigerator Mother: Encyclopedia Ii - Refrigerator Mother - Origins Of 'refrigerator Mother' Theory
Psychologist Bruno Bettelheim and other mental health professionals championed the notion autism was the product of mothers who were cold...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Autistic Community: Encyclopedia Ii - Autistic Community - Declaration From The Autistic Community
On 18 November 2004, some members of the autistic community issued a statement [1] expressing their desire to be recognised as a minority...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Temple Grandin: Encyclopedia Ii - Temple Grandin - Early Life And Education
Grandin grew up in a time when very little was known about autism. At age two, she was diagnosed with 'brain damage'. Despite displaying ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Empathy: Encyclopedia Ii - Empathy - Psychological Perspectives
Some experts (psychologists, psychiatrists, and other scientists) believe that not all humans have an ability to feel empathy or perceive...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Generation Rescue: Encyclopedia Ii - Generation Rescue - Media Campaign
Late in the spring of 2005, Generation Rescue began running full-page ads in national newspapers, including the New York Times, asserting...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Applied Behavior Analysis: Encyclopedia Ii - Applied Behavior Analysis - Maintaining Parental And Professional Relationships In The Aba Approach
An adequate communication and a supportive relationship between educational systems and families allow children to receive a beneficial e...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Refrigerator Mother: Encyclopedia Ii - Refrigerator Mother - New Explanations: Filling A Theoretical Void
There are many contenders to replace the 'refrigerator mother' theory. After the 'refrigerator mother' theory gradually lost credibility ...   » Read the article