Question 1

what are the specific symptoms of autism?

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Social Impairment: Autism spectrum disorder is a brain based developmental disorder that is characterized by an individual who has significant trouble with social functioning. They may have language impairments and frequently have difficulty with reading social cues. They tend to think very concretely in many ways. They can have a variety of behavioral difficulties from aggression to adhd.

Question 2

how can i you determine autism in an adult?

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Autism : Autism or autism spectrum asbergers syndrome can be determined with the help of a psychiatrist  or neurologist.

Question 3

how are kids vs adults diagnosed with autism?

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Similar: Both kids and adults are largely diagnosed based on an evaluation of the history and symptoms that are present. In addition, a thorough psychological evaluation can help establish the diagnosis. Since autistic symptoms have to occur in early childhood, the diagnosis is sometimes easier to make in kids versus adults.

Question 4

what are the usual signs of autism in young adults?

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DSM 4: Look for the symptom criteria online (dsm 4, google it). If still in doubt, take the patient to be seen by a psychiatrist.

Question 5

what are the characteristics of a teen with autism?

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Autism: Impaired  social interaction like withdrawn or unfriendly not talking a lot to peer group.Steriotyped  and repetitive patterns of behavior sometimes mentally retarted with communication problems.

Question 6

what are the characteristics of a child with autism?

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Superficially..: These disorders are characterized, in varying degrees, by difficulties in social interaction, verbal and nonverbal communication and repetitive behaviors. There are varying degress of severity.Early dignosis and appropriate therapy improves greatly the prognosis.The cause currently is unknown.

Question 7

what are the characteristic manifestations of autism ?

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Autism : There are three major areas of impairment.:communication, social interaction and repetitive behaviors or interests. Every individual is affected differently. The autism speaks website has good basic information explaining what to look for if you suspect autism.

Question 8

what are common characteristics of people with autism?

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Same but different: Generally there are speech/language deficits, social interaction difficulties, altered patterns of thinking/processing, sensory integration difficulties, and  possibly stereotypical movements. The spectrum of presentation of these difficulties is HUGE and every person with ASD is a little different. Think Rain Main on the lower end of functioning and Sheldon from Big Bang  Theory on the high end.

Question 9

in what ways are kids or adults diagnosed with autism every second?

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Statistics: Its a way of rephrasing the statistics.  The cdc states 1 in 88 children will be diagnosed with autism by age 8.

Question 10

what medical professional specialises in diagnosing autism in adults?

Accepted Answer

: A neurologist would be best, start with your primary care doc who can further coordinate based on local resources, a psychiatrist may help as well if available.

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