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It is not unusual to see changes in behaviour of children with autism following a traumatic event or injury. Even after an injury has healed, the behaviours that developed at that time may continue…
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The general consensus is that there is no link between vaccinations and autism.
Dr Andrew Wakefield was the doctor whose 1998 findings started the more recent round of speculation on whether there is a link between…
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Actually, there is a simple answer to that question: there is no cure for autism.
That is a bitter pill to swallow for many people and this is probably why practitioners who say there…
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Children on the spectrum vary a great deal from one another, so their need for support can range from high to low (or none at all).
If a child with an ASD does need support, it…
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Asperger’s Syndrome is one of the autism spectrum disorders. It is characterised by the person having normal verbal abilities (speech is not delayed), although how they use these verbal abilities might be considered unusual (they…
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