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autism spectrum disorder is not a mental illness it is a developmental disorder it is in the wrong category
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it's also labeled a problem by people like youIt's a problem, and it's psychological. What more do you need?
it is not caused by toxicity it is never been proven it cannot be reversed by medicine it is not an illness or disease .In some cities, states, countries, churches and families it is thought of as a mental illness.
Others see it as an opportunity to see how the Messiah brings healing and training as disciples, and to see the results of truth(when known) and mercy(when practiced).
In the 1980's and later, apparently, the diagnosis was greatly expanded to include around 20 other different problems all in the label "autism" besides just the original caused by toxicity (sometimes reversed).
You might be right today.it is not caused by toxicity it is never been proven it cannot be reversed by medicine it is not an illness or disease .
It's a problem, and it's psychological. What more do you need?
You might be right today.
If you can find the various references from 1940 to 1948 in medical bibliographies or other related, it was different then.
Autism is a developmental disorder characterized by difficulties with social interaction and communication, and by restricted and repetitive behavior.[4] Parents usually notice signs during the first three years of their child's life.[1][4] These signs often develop gradually, though some children with autism reach their developmental milestones at a normal pace before worsening.[15]
Autism is associated with a combination of genetic and environmental factors.[5] Risk factors during pregnancy include certain infections, such as rubella, toxins including valproic acid, alcohol, cocaine, pesticides and air pollution, fetal growth restriction, and autoimmune diseases.[16][17][18]Controversies surround other proposed environmental causes; for example, the vaccine hypothesis, which has been disproven.[19] Autism affects information processing in the brain by altering connections and organization of nerve cellsand their synapses.[20] How this occurs is not well understood.[20] In the DSM-5, autism and less severe forms of the condition, including Asperger syndrome and pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified (PDD-NOS), have been combined into the diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD).[4][21]
The cause of autism spectrum is uncertain.[5] Risk factors include having an older parent, a family history of autism, and certain genetic conditions.[5] It is estimated that between 64% and 91% of risk is due to family history.[10] Diagnosis is based on symptoms.[5] The DSM-5 redefined the autism spectrum disorders to encompass the previous diagnoses of autism, Asperger syndrome, pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified (PDD-NOS), and childhood disintegrative disorder.[11]
You might be right today.
If you can find the various references from 1940 to 1948 in medical bibliographies or other related, it was different then.
Asperger's syndrome is the top end of the autistic specrtum so it is autism. People use that name instead of autism because they don't want the stigma that goes with what you call "full-bown autism" (which isn't a medical term). It is like people with learning disabilities hate the word retarded, even though they often are.
I would like to help us understand how the terms are used medically and publicly. My understanding is that the term "autism" was coined in the 1940's, and it was initially thought that it was a new condition. I suspect there were earlier sufferers, but they had not been classified beyond "weird" or "disturbed".
Full-blown autism is a severely debilitating condition. How closely related it is to asbergers and other "spectrum" conditions is not clear to me. Here is from the wikipedia article Autism - Wikipedia. While not authoritative, the article carries no notice of controversy, so it seems a reasonable starting point.
It seems to me there is still some uncertainty about what full-blown autism is, never mind the spectrum. It appears to be the result of genetic and environmental issues, and is a severe mental disability.
I suspect that sufferers of aspergers etc. would be better served if the link with full-blown autism was weakened in the public's minds, and independent research done on the causes of aspergers alone.
It is accurate. It is psychological, and it is a disorder. It was put in a broad category for all things psychological and disordered.Accurate criteria
So-called "Asperger's syndrome" is obsolete. It is no longer recognized. It is part of Autism Spectrum Disorder. You are right in that it is nothing but egotism that drives people insisting on that label instead of the correct designation.