Today is WorldAutismAwarenessDay. Find out more about autism or autism spectrum disorder
Autism or autism spectrum disorder incorporates a group of neurodevelopmental disorders causing impaired communication skills and social skills. ASD generally starts before three years of age and lasts a lifetime, but early intervention plays a role in treatment and progress.ASD is about 4 times more common among boys than girls, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention .ASD can be found among all races, ethnicities and socioeconomic groups.
There is no definitive medical test to diagnose autism. Instead, the disorder is diagnosed by observing a child's development. According to the CDC, signs of autism may include deficits in social communication and interaction in a variety of contexts, difficulty engaging in back-and-forth conversation and an absence of interest in forming friendships with peers. Vaccines and Autism:
The debate over whether autism spectrum disorders are caused by vaccines started in 1998 when the medical journal The Lancet published a now retracted study by researcher Andrew Wakefield linking the MMR vaccine to autism.Most of Wakefield's co-authors withdrew their names from the study when they learned he had been compensated by a law firm intending to sue manufacturers of the vaccine in question. In 2010, Wakefield lost his medical license.
Early 1900s - Autistic characteristics are studied as symptoms of schizophrenia.1938 - Donald Gray Triplett of Mississippi is first examined by child psychiatrist Leo Kanner of Johns Hopkins Hospital and later becomes the first person diagnosed with autism symptoms.1943 - Triplett is identified as"Donald T." in the paper"Autistic Disturbances of Affective Contact" by Kanner.
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