What Redefining Autism Means Autism may be redefined, and that has consequences. elyse wiseman from the center for autism at hope network explains.
Is it possible I have some type of autism or something?
First of all, I have OCD. Just to let you know .Ever since I was little, my family would say I was " odd" . Not in a bad way or anything. I used to do these movements with my hands which I sometimes do now but only on my own and it's random . I also hated certain fabrics touching my skin. I was naturally quite reserved and clingy still am but it's less . I'm of average intelligence and am better at stuff which has rules I get anxious or worried if there isn't but I also enjoy creative stuff. I hate loud noises. Certain things make me cringe. I dislike the way certain letters look for some reason. I'm also very poor at time management, keeping on task and therefore, I'm often criticised. I often don't understand how to do practical things either. I daydream a lot. I get angry if I can't find the things I need or if I feel like there's no time to do things I'm told to do. I also sometimes walk on my tip toes and hate not wearing socks.The only thing which makes me doubt I have autism I'd obviously be high functioning is that I can empathise and have made friends without much help. If anything, I wouldn't make friends due to shyness. But wtf is up with the hand movements and certain fabrics and textures making me cringe and etc? o o Emily, just looked up Sensory Defensiveness and it sounds very 'me'. Not just the fabrics but also certain sounds and foods I'm not that open to trying new stuff as a lot of unknown food makes me feel sick . I used to hate labels they sometimes annoy me but not as much . Lights also irritate me. Have to wear socks because the feeling on a floor without them is horrible. I dislike getting my hands or feet dirty. I would never go to a beach the sand makes me feel bad .
Is there a link between premature birth and autism, schizophrenia and/or low I.Q.?
I was born 22 days before expected birth because my mother heard the news that my aunt had a heart attack and soon after that, her water broke and gave birth to me on November 1st. At age 15, my mother made me go to the school psychologist because she was tired of me having meltdowns after school because I was so tired of being a social recluse and I didn't know how to be congenial with other people. Because of my large vocabulary, large knowledge of a specific topic and social awkwardness, he thought maybe I had Asperger's Syndrome. I was soon evaluated by a professional psychologist and I had the official diagnosis of asperger's. At age 16, I took a reading test and I scored so low that they thought I was of borderline intellectual functioning and so they gave me an I.Q. test and it was revealed I had a low I.Q. of 84, which is 5 points of away from being borderline mentally challenged and this really upset me because they told me I was smart but I knew that the I.Q. of 84 is considered low intellegence.At the age of 18, I suffered from grandiose delusions, hallucinations and mood swings of mania and depression. At the 19, I was diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder because of my extreme symptoms. While schizoaffective disorder is different from schizophrenia, it's on the schizophrenia spectrum.
Why is there a higher rate of autism?
Is it because we now know better indication of autism or is there an actual higher rate of autistic children being born?
18 month old signs of autism? ?
My son is 18 months old and whenever he is in a sitting position he rocks back and forth and makes a humming sound. He's been doing this pretty much since he could sit up. He's very aware of his surroundings, he responds to his name, makes eye contact, points, waves bye bye. He does use a few words, maybe 5 or 6. The thing that worries me a little is he does have some strange habits besides the rocking, If he's sitting on the couch rocking, you have to be a certain distance from him. He doesn't like anything or anyone to touch him. If his socks aren't both on the same way he gets upset until I fix them. If his blanket isn't perfectly placed over him he gets upset. Just some strange obsessive things he does. He's started breaking out in random screaming tantrums. but that could be normal I guess he repeats himself again, could be normal since he's learning to talk he plays with his hair. Does it sound like he may have autism? Or be on the autism spectrum. Not to be rude but Please don't google information for me. Ive already done that and I'd like to hear from people who have experience with autistic children. He has a doctor appointment this month so I will bring my concern up with his doctor. Just wanted some advice in the mean time.Thanks for your help
Please help me i have a friend with autism?
ive been friends with him for years he is 16 and has autism and i feel lost everyday he yells and screams and pisses me off swearing at me and i get so frustrated he is a burden sometimes ive tried getting space and talking to him but he doesnt understand i dont wanna stop being his friend but ive tried everything and i dont know if i can keep living with it, is there a chance in a few years that he will maybe change become more mature for the better so that we can be close friends again?
What are the symptoms of aspergers and autism?
My child gets wee obsessions and other things but want some ideas on what the symptoms are or traits. Thanks.Chrisgotter. My childs symptoms are, Obsessing on things, Like an animal or a person and there everyday life, Certain food like tomato sauce she hates, Cream, Caramel, Jam and a few other things, She gets very frustrated and frightened of certain things like riding a bike she hasnt been on for 2 yrs due to it going to 1 side and this made her uncomfortable and paniky, She doesnt like alarms, car alarms, smoke alarms , she has to know right away what it is and where its coming from.Ps cannot email you, wont let me.
I think I have autism and i am 14?
When I was young, I enjoy stacking cans of drinks up repeating behavior .I get sensitive when I wear " itchy" clothes bad quality clothes .I have a very bad social life.I like to shake my legs.I have problems speaking English but I am very good at Chinese .Could it be possible that I have autism?
Do I have autism or something?
Okay so I got bored today and was reading the chat talk of a game forum. And i saw the word autism and was like hmm... I wonder what it is. So I looked online and found that i have a couple of the symptoms the site listed. I have a hard time making " friends" . And when I do I really do not consider them friends because I have a hard time starting conversations. When i do start one it usually lasts about a couple minutes. I also tend to repeat things I hear and it sticks to me for a couple weeks to a couple months. I also tend to move around so much. I feel like I have to keep moving. I have a habit of tapping my pen pencil in class. Sometimes I don't even realize that I am tapping my pen or pencil and someone has to tell me to stop. The pen pencil tapping habit has stopped but now I shake my leg or foot. I also am very good at math. I usually get 100s on my tests without studying or ever looking back at my notes. However I am really bad at Social Studies because i cannot seem to remember names. I also suck at English because i cannot seem to remember vocabulary. I am usually alone and only speak when spoken to and when I talk it is only a couple sentences. I also have sleep problems. I tend to wake up 5 to 20 times in one night sleep. I am always tired during the day. Also my mind zips all over the place the instant I lay down on my bed to go to sleep. By the way I am 16.I forgot to say I gave up soda a year ago and HATE coffee.
Does anyone agree with me pollution and chemicals causes autism, cancer, diabetes, and disorders.?
I believe that industrilization with its chemicals, pollution caused by factories, cars, trains, planes, vaccinations, hormones in foods, cigarettes, drugs has caused the problems we have today. Cancer was before very rare however its has been massively exacerbated by chemicals in the air. Diabetes and obestiy was also very rare however hormone induced food and abundance of food. It has been shown that people in more polluted areas develop autism. I think the government know this but doesnt want to publicize it because there will be chaos. Like if we disproved religion.
Could I have autism or could it be something else?
I'm 17 and a high school senior. I have a very hard time interacting with other people. I get anxious and frustrated when I try to look people in the eyes and I have a very hard time sympathizing with people. I had to take a test in eighth grade, after I failed English and math, that would see where I was on a intelligence scale and I came out above average. I have almost no interests and I do not feel much emotion besides sadness. The only thing that really keeps me going is music, which a lot of people have told me that I know an abnormal amount about music and that I'm a prodigy at guitar, but even that doesn't bring me much joy to begin with. When I was a kid, I was very different from my peers. I wet the bed until I was in middle school and I would get yelled at my teachers and parents for making strange noises and eating crayons. I was the class clown all throughout elementary school. I went to a middle school that's in a different town than I live in because my town only has an elementary school my high school is also in the same town as the middle school. When middle school started I became very depressed. My school friends often called me " retarded" jokingly because I have a very strange personality.Sometimes I'll do little things that I won't even realize are strange like today in one of my classes we're building robots that are designed to drag weights and I looked at all the weights and, without any thought process, began to stack the weights neatly for no reason.I have reason to believe that it was once in question that I had some sort of mental disability because I was the only one in my kindergarten class that had to see this specialist that worked at my school, but I think my parents intervened and stopped it before any progress could be made. Also I'm seeing a doctor tomorrow to have a mental health evaluation.
Autism assessment proceedure?
According to Cambridge University website, it talks about autism assessments are conducted.In this system that I am referring to, the autistic patient and or parents or guardian is supposed to fill in a form which is screened then the patient has to turn up for the assessment with their parents.Now it says that psychologists or and psychiatrists can do the assessment.What difference does it make whether it is a psychologist or a psychiatrist when it comes to the results of the autism assessment?CREED
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