Autism-friendly means being aware of social engagement and environmental factors affecting people on the autism spectrum, with modifications to communication...
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special interests if they are particularly unusual, specific, or niche. Autism rights advocates and psychologists say this binary of acceptable "passions"...
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High-functioning autism (HFA) was historically an autism classification to describe a person who exhibited no intellectual disability but otherwise showed...
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Autism Network International (ANI) is an advocacy organization run by and for autistic people. ANI's principles involve the anti-cure perspective, the...
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Employment of autistic people (redirect from Employment for people with autism)
the adult autism population, and the memory and savant skills are not easily fit into the job market. We're learning that "autism-friendly workplace"...
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Autism Speaks Inc. is a controversial American non-profit autism awareness organization and the largest autism research organization in the United States...
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aspects of autism or sociology of autism come into play with recognition of autism, approaches to its support services and therapies, and how autism affects...
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spectrum. Awareness day Autism-friendly Autism rights movement Autism Sunday Autistic Pride Day Societal and cultural aspects of autism United Nations' International...
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The autism rights movement, also known as the autistic acceptance movement, is a social movement allied with the disability rights movement. It emphasizes...
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some businesses offer sensory friendly hours for shopping, eating or attending community events. For adults with autism, modification of the workplace...
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Classic autism, also known as childhood autism, autistic disorder, or Kanner's syndrome, is a formerly diagnosed neurodevelopmental disorder first described...
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The autism-spectrum quotient (AQ) is a questionnaire published in 2001 by Simon Baron-Cohen and his colleagues at the Autism Research Centre in Cambridge...
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Autism therapies include a wide variety of therapies that help people with autism, or their families. Such methods of therapy seek to aid autistic people...
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of autism, including environmental and genetic factors, have been recognized or proposed, but understanding of the theory of causation of autism is incomplete...
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Autism spectrum disorder (ASD), or simply autism, is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by repetitive, restricted, and inflexible patterns of...
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The history of autism spans over a century; autism has been subject to varying treatments, being pathologized or being viewed as a beneficial part of...
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Autistic burnout (category Autism)
arising from masking or living in a neurotypical environment that is not autism-friendly (does not accommodate autistic people's needs). While not formally...
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the traditional Shrove Tuesday celebrations. From 2013 to 2016, the autism-friendly one-day Bluegrass Beeg festival was held in October, attracting musicians...
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of autism is the study of the incidence and distribution of autism spectrum disorders (ASD). A 2022 systematic review of global prevalence of autism spectrum...
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Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) or autism spectrum conditions (ASCs) describe a range of conditions classified as neurodevelopmental disorders in the...
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Autism has multiple causes. This article focuses on heritable causes. The heritability of autism is the proportion of differences in expression of autism...
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following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to autism: Autism spectrum disorder – a neurodevelopmental disorder that affects social...
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The Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS) is a standardized diagnostic test for assessing autism spectrum disorder. The protocol consists of a...
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The diagnosis of autism is based on a person's reported and directly observed behavior. There are no known biomarkers for autism spectrum conditions that...
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Discrimination against autistic people (redirect from Persecution of autism)
Autistic people are subject to this policy. Autism-friendly Autism rights movement Neurodiversity Violence and autism Billawalla, Alshaba; Wolbring, Gregor...
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hospital. In October 2013, the stadium hosted the United Kingdom's first 'autism friendly' football match. A group of around 50 attended the Racecourse to watch...
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Diagnoses of autism have become more frequent since the 1980s, which has led to various controversies about both the cause of autism and the nature of...
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Aspies For Freedom (redirect from ChatAutism)
portraying autism as a difference as opposed to a disease. Anti-Psychiatry Autism friendly Controversies in autism Neurodiversity List of autism-related...
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Devon Price (redirect from Unmasking Autism)
psychologist, blogger, and author focusing on autism. He is best known for his books, Unmasking Autism: Discovering the New Faces of Neurodiversity and...
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The Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised (ADI-R) is a structured interview conducted with the parents of individuals who have been referred for the evaluation...
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