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Can high anxiety levels cause autism spectrum disorder?
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No: High anxiety levels are probably the most common result of the irregularities that lead to the development of autism.The symptoms of autism are the adaptive strategies that result from information processing abn. It is the indiv attempt to deal with the environment with information processing that is not normal. Maybe the result of impaired detox abilities(controversy here).
Answered 4/15/2021
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NO: Severe anxiety does not cause asd. However, children with very severe anxiety disorders can be miss diagnosed as asd! additionally, patient's with ASD can be very anxious!
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No. High anxiety may be an effect of autism but it is not cause of autism. Autism spectrum disorder is a complex neuro-developmental disorder with multiple suspected causes but none yet clearly proven.
Answered 4/16/2021
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