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What Is Autism Spectrum Disorder?
National Institute of Mental Health ^
| Saturday, March 29, 2014
| NIH Staff
Posted on 03/29/2014 6:42:23 AM PDT by Star Traveler
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To: formosa
We took my grand son to the indoor playground last Sunday. He will be 4 in May, he made his 2nd attempt ever to reach out to another child and the brat told him ewwwh, stay away from me. It broke my heart and I cried all day.
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posted on
03/29/2014 8:04:12 AM PDT
by
muggs
(Hope and Change = Hoax and Chains)
To: Texas Fossil
I have read some of the reasons why in several articles and threads, have been in discussions with people who have been in the disability ministries for decades and others who have children with Asperger’s or autism or have either one. Almost all agree with me and see it as more harmful than good to include Asperger’s. The articles tend to make me cross-eyed if they aren’t coming from people who live their lives with or as Autistic or Asperger’s.
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posted on
03/29/2014 8:05:01 AM PDT
by
lupie
To: Star Traveler
My nieces son was diagnosed with autism then later Aspergers at 5. We all could see something was different. As early as a year he was obsessed with certain things like the spinning of ceiling fans, spinning things, repetitive things....he would stare for hours if he could. When he was 7 he started taking these things apart, getting himself in trouble. He promised to put things back together, so my niece was game, curious if he could do it. He did. Today he takes things apart that are broken and tells her what needs to be replaced. He's 12 now and really smart, but has outburst, but not as many as he previously had. Mom has learned how to handle them and has him calmed normally inside a minute. He is an amazing artist. He paints all the time and the ones I like are the ones that look 3 dimensional. Mom thinks his Aspergers came from vaccines. They can't find it in either side of the family going back 3 generations. He's a sweet kid; intense and passionate.
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posted on
03/29/2014 8:07:56 AM PDT
by
Linda Frances
(Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness.)
To: lonestar
Yeah ... the one that comes to mind right now is when my parents were told (by note) to come down to school to the principal’s office to discuss some trouble I got into. Since I was the interpreter for the family (the only child at that time, a brother came along later) ... I was the only one who could enable the conversation between the two. I did my best to keep myself out of trouble in that conversation ... :-) ...
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posted on
03/29/2014 8:11:40 AM PDT
by
Star Traveler
(Remember to keep the Messiah of Israel in the One-World Government that we look forward to coming)
To: Star Traveler
The thing I remember most about Temple Grandin is that she is an expert on designing cattle yards...or, those things they run cattle thru. I forget what they are called...cattle shoots?
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posted on
03/29/2014 8:13:12 AM PDT
by
lonestar
(It takes a village of idiots to elect a village idiot.)
To: Star Traveler; Kartographer; B4Ranch; JRandomFreeper; Old Sarge; greeneyes; sockmonkey; Dacula; ...
I'm writing about this and will post it when I have finished it. Those who are reading this, check back later today, maybe one or two hours from now. I was a psychological examiner for many years and tested children who had “actual” autism disorder. Highly intelligent people in the past have been suspected of having Asperger’s and, highly intelligent people today are incorrectly thought to have Asperger’s, which such symptoms have now been folded into Autism Spectrum Disorder in the DSM V.
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posted on
03/29/2014 8:13:20 AM PDT
by
Marcella
(Prepping can save your life today. Going Galt is freedom.)
To: muggs
So sorry you had to go through that. I would not wish it on anyone. Small children can be really cruel. It will get better as he grows up. I think it is more painful for adults sometimes than the children. They tend to bounce back more quickly.
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posted on
03/29/2014 8:14:34 AM PDT
by
formosa
To: Texas Fossil
I’m familiar with Dr Grandin’s work—have read her books. She is wonderful. She is also atypical for autistic people.
I was wondering more about the blessings of Asperger’s, which my friend has, than autism. It can be sort of exasperating.
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posted on
03/29/2014 8:14:40 AM PDT
by
ottbmare
(the OTTB mare, now a proud Marine Mom)
To: lonestar
cattle shoots That hardly seems sporting!
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posted on
03/29/2014 8:15:22 AM PDT
by
jjotto
("Ya could look it up!")
To: Linda Frances
Ours is fascinated with fans and their spinning. He spins himself too. He also has a very very sweet personality and disposition. The only thing he would run into a problem with, in terms of the category of Aspergers, is that he doesn’t speak and I’m told that this one thing does not fit into Aspergers.
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posted on
03/29/2014 8:15:24 AM PDT
by
Star Traveler
(Remember to keep the Messiah of Israel in the One-World Government that we look forward to coming)
To: lonestar
Yep ... that and Autism is what she’s known for.
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posted on
03/29/2014 8:17:07 AM PDT
by
Star Traveler
(Remember to keep the Messiah of Israel in the One-World Government that we look forward to coming)
To: Star Traveler
Yes that's her. Since reading her book I have never said anything in front of my grand son that I didn't want him to know because I realize he understands everything. He now has an I-Pad and uses it to communicate.
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posted on
03/29/2014 8:19:08 AM PDT
by
muggs
(Hope and Change = Hoax and Chains)
To: Linda Frances
There are a lot of people like him and always have been, don’t let the irritating modern fixation upon making a pathology out of every behavior that doesn’t march lockstep within some predetermined range convince you otherwise. He’ll be OK, just find an outlet for him to vent his frustrations that is less visible and less disconcerting to others, and encourage him in his fascinations that can lead to a productive life in adulthood. Time was, this was called creative temperament or eccentric genius and almost expected of those with rare ability. Now, it’s just another way for public schools to get more money, and just another way for psychologists and pharmaceutical companies to sell more drugs. Avoid them if at all possible, imho.
To: muggs
You bet ... just because he’s not speaking doesn’t mean he doesn’t know what you’re saying.
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posted on
03/29/2014 8:21:18 AM PDT
by
Star Traveler
(Remember to keep the Messiah of Israel in the One-World Government that we look forward to coming)
To: Star Traveler
So I read the NIH website on this, and am stunned at the “spectrum” of inconsistencies and unknowns. Perhaps 5-10% of the content may actually be useful in detecting autism—the rest is leave-it-up-to-the doctor (and parents) to guess if the child has autism. What is clear to me from that content; when I was growing up, I remember seeing most of those characteristics in kids around me—lack of eye content (I call shyness), repetitive movements, lack of social interaction (shyness again). I was very shy at those early ages, and not social like the rest of the kids. So what. So rather than let children nowadays progress in their own way, the government set forth guidelines to identify all those kids who “should” be more normal. Again, autism is real. And many of you say there are real noticeable changes in kids theses days. But the guidelines need to far more definitive than what currently exists.
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posted on
03/29/2014 8:21:49 AM PDT
by
SgtHooper
(If at first you don't succeed, skydiving is not for you.)
To: Linda Frances
My son loved to take things apart, look at them, and put them back together, He saved him money for a long time and bought his 1st decent computer, a Gateway. He was probably only 12 -13. One day he decided to take it apart. He discovered it did not contain all the upgraded he had paid for. He was furious and Gateway sent him the correct stuff. Since they, he builds his own from scratch.
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posted on
03/29/2014 8:26:10 AM PDT
by
muggs
(Hope and Change = Hoax and Chains)
To: Star Traveler
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posted on
03/29/2014 8:27:08 AM PDT
by
muggs
(Hope and Change = Hoax and Chains)
To: Star Traveler
Grand son loved spinning. Since we bought him a trampoline for our house and his house, he now jumps and seldom spins any more.
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posted on
03/29/2014 8:30:35 AM PDT
by
muggs
(Hope and Change = Hoax and Chains)
To: Boundless
About the wheat situation. I've switched to 100% whole grains. I don't eat anything with added gluten or corn syrup. I no longer have a problem with gluten. I'm wondering if the gluten in overprocced grains and the added gluten are the primary part of the problem.
Another thing I wonder about is if constantly staring at technology, flourescent lights and the absence of natural sunlight don't contribute significantly to the problem.
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posted on
03/29/2014 8:32:48 AM PDT
by
grania
To: lupie
Yes, I agree. I am weary of the confidence of the Psychiatry Profession and their confidence they can help with issues of the mind.
I have greater confidence in those who use therapy to treat OCD. I believe in neuroplasticity. The mind can be conditioned to be rewired.
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posted on
03/29/2014 8:37:14 AM PDT
by
Texas Fossil
(Texas is not where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind & Attitude!)
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