Question 1

what is downs syndrome, fetal alcohol syndrome, high functioning autism, asperger's syndrome and what are the causes?

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See below: Down's syndrome. A genetic defect that seems to occur with mother's who are older. Fetal alcohol syndrome: this is caused by excessive intake of alcohol during the pregnancy, especially the early part of pregnancy when the nervous system is developing. As to aspergers, no one is quite sure at this time.

Question 2

is asperger's syndrome a type of autism?

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YES IT IS A TYPE : Yes Asperger syndrome is a type of high function autism.

Question 3

how is aspergers syndrome related to autism?

Accepted Answer

Severity Differences: Aspergers is now part of what is called the autistic spectrum, a range of conditions sharing characteristics of autism, but with different levels of severity.

Question 4

how do i know if i have autism / asperger's syndrome?

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Read Temple Grandin: Excellent books are available.  Read thinking in pictures and the way i see it.  Also read the curious incident of the dog in the night time.  More intense would be oliver sacks an anthropologist on mars.

Question 5

what is the difference between angelman syndrome and autism?

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Angelman Syndrome = :  intellectual disability,puppet-like, jerky movements, hand-flapping, laughter outbursts, sociability, &amp; severe language deficits from lack of  maternal genes, 2 sets of paternal genes or only active paternal genes on Chromosome 15q11.2-q13. A few  kids with AS lack social communication &amp; reciprocity + their stereotypical movements, warranting additional diagnosis of Autistic Spectrum Disorder.

Question 6

what is the difference between autism and asperger's syndrome?

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Symptom presentation: This distinction, introduced in the early 1990's, arose because some individuals had major delays in social interactions and language, along with odd behaviors (autism), while others had good language but problems with the other two areas (asperger's).  Subsequent research has shown that, controling for intelligence, the main difference is language--a circular process.  It may be going away soon.

Question 7

what are the differences between autism and asperger's syndrome?

Accepted Answer

SAME: Autism is the same as Asperger symdrome, which is the most common type of autism.

Question 8

are asperger's syndrome and high functioning autism the same thing?

Accepted Answer

YES IT IS HIGH FUNCT: Yes Asperger syndrome is a high functioning type of autism.

Question 9

could you tell me what are leads to of autism and asperger's syndrome?

Accepted Answer

Combo of factors: Most cases of autism appear to be caused by a combination of autism risk genes and environmental factors influencing early brain development. Over the last five years, scientists have identified a number of rare gene changes, or mutations, associated with autism.   There is more work to be done, however, we know more today than ever and the research is promising.

Question 10

what is the difference between asperger's syndrome and high-functioning autism?

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Mostly language: The major difference between ausitm ANS asperger's is early language development--relatively normal in the latter.  So-called high-functioning autism typically means average or above iq, which usually implies fairly good language.  Even so, language measures typically most distinguish the two.  That's why new criteria being considered will lump everything under autism spectrum disorder.

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