Why Autism Is Different

Today, I'd like to explain where Autism fits within the spectrum
of PDD's (Pervasive Developmental Disorders) and what makes it
different.

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To discover what a diagnosis of autism REALLY means to health and
wellbeing and the steps you can take today to help your loved ones
vist this link:

www.Essential-Guide-to-Autism.com


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Helping parents understand Autism was the initial reason I started
my research into this particular PDD.

Despite the media attention (or maybe because of it??) there seems
to be quite a bit of confusion over exactly what Autism means...

How it relates to Asperger's and the other PDD's (Rett's Syndrome,
Childhood Disintegrative Disorder and PDD-NOS) and what exactly is
"high-functioning autism" and does it even exist?

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Researchers have defined several ways in which autism can be
differentiated from other PDD's:

- Children with autism are usually uninterested in interacting with
others.

- Children with autism may have speech delays or no speech at all.

- Children with autism may have other cognitive delays.

- Children with autism tend to have lower verbal IQs.

- Autism is usually apparent from early childhood and most children
are diagnosed between the ages of 2-4.

- Children with autism are more likely to have other neurological
disorders too.

Out of all of the PDD's (classic autism, Rett's Syndrome, Childhood
Disintegrative Disorder, PDD-NOS and Asperger's Syndrome)
Asperger's Syndrome is the least severe in most cases.

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So, what does this all mean?
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There's a wide range of symptoms associated with autism and an equally
wide range in the severity of those symptoms.

Each child displays different characteristics but there are three
core areas in which children need to show an impairment to receive
a PDD diagnosis:
1. Socialization
2. Communication
3. And atypical repetitive behaviors.

A child with difficulties in these areas, combined with language
delays or deficiencies, will usually be given an autism diagnosis.

Whereas, if a child doesn't have problems with language they may be
diagnosed as having Asperger's Syndrome.

This is where the term 'high functioning autism' comes into play...

While not a specific diagnostic term it is often used to describe
children who have mild autistic tendencies and is usually used in
reference to kids with Asperger's Syndrome.

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What can you do?
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The first step is to confirm a diagnosis to rule out any other
condition causing the symptoms.

Here's one thing you can do today...

Visit the link below into your browser to gain access to
all the expert information and treatment options I've discovered
about Autism over the past 3 and half years and how it relates to
the other PDD's.


www.Essential-Guide-to-Autism.com