| Autism is considered to be a variety of
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| | Parents are seldom motivated to assume
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| mental retardation, or an occasion as a
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| | the worst about their children's atypical
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| severe form of obsessive-compulsive
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| | behaviour and symptoms until they become
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| illness. The first term of autism
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| | impossible to ignore. Most parents do not
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| appeared around 1912 when psychiatrist
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| | bring their children in for formal
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| Eugene Bleurel used the word to refer to
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| | diagnosis until they are between 18
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| patients who were self-absorbed and out
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| | months and three years of age. As time
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| of touch with the rest of the world. The
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| | goes by parents and physicians learn what
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| term autism is derived from the Greek
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| | to look for and more children are
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| word autos, meaning self.
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| | diagnosed at earlier ages.
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| The term shows the communicative
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| | Methods and techniques for identifying
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| isolation that is the foremost feature of
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| | pervasive developmental disorders early
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| the illness. In fact the term referred to
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| | continue to be refined. The preferred
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| schizophrenic individuals who displayed
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| | method for identifying autism and related
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| catatonic behaviours and not to autistic
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| | pervasive developmental disorders the
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| patients as it is known today. The
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| | behavioral observation has been
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| autistic syndrome may be described as
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| | preferred. Children's lack of eye contact
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| mental retardation or mental illness. A
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| | and social reciprocity are recognized as
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| mild form of autism identified as
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| | the major causes of autism. A
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| Asperger's syndrome, an autism spectrum
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| | characteristic of autism and related
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| disorder and it was discovered by Dr.
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| | disorders is the presence of the
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| Hans Asperger.
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| | stereotyped repetitive movements. When
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| A more general description of autism
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| | they are concerned about a PDD like
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| described by Dr. Leo Kanner was provided.
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| | autism it can be difficult for parents to
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| Both doctors recognized the intense
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| | know what specific signs to look for. A
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| isolation experienced by their child
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| | list of warning signs and milestones all
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| patients was the central function of the
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| | revolving around the crucial team of
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| condition. Mental retardation and
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| | communication deficits.
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| obsessive-compulsive disorder is
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| | Such circumstances should be concerned
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| unquestioned today but researchers
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| | about his child if: the child does not:
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| refined Drs. Kanner and Asperger's work.
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| | babble or coo by twelve months, use
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| Autism is thought as a family of related
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| | gestures to communicate and the child
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| diseases which today are known as
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| | does not wave, grasp objects or point to
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| Pervasive Developmental Disorders (PDDs).
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| | objects by twelve months, say single
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| Three other conditions round out the
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| | words by the age of sixteen months and
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| pervasive developmental disorder family
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| | does not say two-word phrases on his or
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| Rett's Disorder, Childhood Disintegrative
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| | her own by 24 months, the child has a
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| Disorder and Asperger's Disorder. Another
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| | loss of any language or social skills at
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| diagnosis, Pervasive Developmental
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| | any age. Only a psychiatrist or
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| Disorder, Not Otherwise Specified (NOS)
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| | psychologist observes the child's
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| is used to indicate PDDs of unknown
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| | behaviour and interviews the parents or
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| origin. All these developmental disorders
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| | guardians he may administer one or more
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| are characterized by communication and
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| | formal tests designed to measure PDD-like
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| social impairments. Different causes for
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| | behaviour and compare it to normal
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| the underlying impairments are different
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| | children behaviour so that the degree of
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| one from another; they differ by profiles
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| | the child's impairments can be
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| and intensities of impairment typical of
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| | determined.
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| each condition.
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| | The doctor will review the test results
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| Autism spectrum disorders are synonymous
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| | and observation notes and make a
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| with pervasive developmental disorders. A
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| | diagnosis based on observable criteria.
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| person can have a pervasive developmental
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| | It is important for a parent to observe a
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| disorder and not carry the diagnosis of
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| | child's behaviour and verify its mental
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| autism in particular. Because of their
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| | health. This method will show if any case
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| insidious nature of autism spectrum of
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| | of autism appears and it is true also
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| disorders are difficult to recognize.
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| | that a specialist should be consult.
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