This series of articles will explore the neurodivergent condition of autism from a range of different perspectives. This seventh article will explore the Autism Act (2009), its impact on the lives of autistic people and the UK government's current strategy.Barber,...
Autism was traditionally considered as a clinical condition distinct from the general population, but recent evidence suggests autistic traits are continuously distributed across the population [1–3]. From observed data of measured autistic traits, people with a diagnosis of an autism spectrum condition...
Offspring of parents with a main diagnosis that overlaps the mood disorder spectrum, i.e., anxiety disorder or psychotic disorder, were not excluded. Participants are excluded when the index-parent is not the biological parent and/or if the participant suffers from cognitive impairments based on...
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) refers to a range of neurodevelopmental conditions characterised by persistent difficulties in social interaction and communication, and restricted and repetitive patterns of behaviours, activities or interests (American Psychiatric Association,2013). ASD tends to begin in child...
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Each sibling or cousin was then followed-up to his/her first autism diagnosis, death, emigration, or death or emigration of the sibling without autism or December 31, 2009, whichever came first. The exposure (sibling with or without autism) was treated as a time-varying covariate in the ...
Fifty-three primary school students with learning difficulty (including autism spectrum disorder, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, specific learning disorder, specific language impairment and borderline intellectual functioning) were recruited and randomly assigned to either the Eye-tracking Training ...
Because there are many disorders that manifest with anxiety symptoms (eg, posttraumatic stress disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, depression, autism-spectrum disorders), sensitivity may be the more important than specificity when evaluating these tools. If ...
Getting an autism diagnosis is tough and can be a lengthy journey for families. Parents often struggle due to limited knowledge about autism, confusion about when the diagnosis happens, different diagnosis and delay in diagnosis. Sirvan’s mother recounts her experience, saying, “When I called ...
Getting a diagnosis can take so long because most conventional doctors only test one’s TSH levels, but they won’t be elevated until stage 4. There are better tests — that are covered by insurance — that can reveal thyroid disease up to a decade before a change in TSH is detected. ...