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what is the difference between autism now and in the 70s?

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More awareness: Autism trends currently: affects 1 in 110; 1 in 70 boys; health professionals are more aware and aggressive in identifying and intervening with autistic behavior evaluations; fastest growing serious developmental disability in the US; more kids are diagnosed versus cancer, diabetes and AIDs combined. Genetic links are being studied.

Question 2

what is the difference between autism and a mental handicap?

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Different diagnoses: 35-65% of people with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) - observable deficits in social communication &amp;  social reciprocity + stereotypical movements or narrow, restricted areas of interest - also have intellectual disability (ID) , measured cognitive &amp; adaptive abilities &lt; 70 before age 18. Many Neurodevelopmental Disorders with ID do not have ASD in their Neurobehavioral profile.

Question 3

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 4

i need to know what is the difference between autism and aspergers?

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Smart question: They are related to each other. One way of thinking of aspberger's syndrome is as a milder form of autism with a greater chance of being able to live independently.

Question 5

what is ?the difference between autism and developemental verbal dyspraxia?

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See below: Autism effects speech, cognition, and socialization. Speech apraxia/dyspraxia only effects speech.

Question 6

what is the difference between autism and aspergers?

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Autism spectrum: Please refer to the following review.En.Wikipedia.Org/wiki/autism_spectrum
the autism spectrum or autistic spectrum describes a range of conditions classified as neurodevelopmental disorders in the fifth revision of the diagnostic ...

Question 7

what is the difference between autism tantrums and normal tantrums?

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A rose is a rose; : a tantrum is an outburst of temper with screaming, hitting, kicking,  etc. typically used by kids with limited language  to obtain a desired object or avoid a non-preferred task. Ignoring tantrums &amp; modeling developmental-age-appropriate self-calming skills extinguishes tantrums in neurotypical toddlers. Kids with Autistic Spectrum Disorder require intensive, repetitive behavioral therapy

Question 8

i want to know what is the difference between autism and mental retardation?

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Many differences: Autism is a specific group of disorders with communication difficulties, inability to react to surrounding people; repetitive movements and sounds.  Diagnosis is difficult -- on going p.., o.T. And speech therapy , ay help.  Mental retardation implies abnormal iq but has many causes ---- need ped neurologist, geneticist for diagnosis and treatment.

Question 9

what is the difference between autism, autism spectrum?

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Semantics: The diagnosis of autism has broadened. The term has also been softened with euphemisms like "asd" (autistic spectrum disorder). Clinically, the terms are now interchangeable.

Question 10

what is the difference between aspergers and autism in general?

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They are both: On the spectrum of autism disorder. Aspergers in general is more high functioning. They are all very bright people.. Aspergers tend to excel academically and have social problems because they do not read emotional cues well at all. Autism usually has more severe developmental and language delays with diarrhea, constipation, self stemming, and eating issues. This is a broad and general description.

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