Made for Autism

23/05/2024

There is high overlap between autism and ADHD.

What are the differences between ADHD and Autism? We know there is a high overlap between attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and autism as they share s...

12/05/2023

Mental health month!

26/09/2020

https://neurosciencenews.com/autism-trait-17081/

Sensorimotor problems associated with ASD are caused by several complex and precise neurobiological processes, including differences in the way those with autism perceive the world around them.

08/08/2020

Why is it more difficult to diagnose girls with autism? Interesting read:

Girls with autism often go undiagnosed because they don’t fit autism stereotypes and may mask symptoms better than boys do. Many more boys than girls are diagnosed on the autism spectrum: more than four boys for every autistic girl.

12/07/2020

https://psychcentral.com/quizzes/autism-quiz/

A quick scientific autism test to determine if you might qualify for a diagnosis of Autism or Asperger's Syndrome. This quick 2-minute test provides instant results with no registration required.

12/07/2020

Other autism symptoms and signs
Abnormal Body Posturing or Facial Expressions.
Abnormal Tone of Voice.
Avoidance of Eye Contact or Poor Eye Contact.
Behavioral Disturbances.
Deficits in Language Comprehension.
Delay in Learning to Speak.
Flat or Monotonous Speech.
Inappropriate Social Interaction.

12/07/2020

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27/02/2020

https://m.youtube.com/watch?fbclid=IwAR07BOaC_hHbSc5TDe7fYJ_KzkLWegF_jpZnUpqWid7AEC6EXtvoeTAdXfw&v=PoLiqyg8MDk

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27/02/2020

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=couQCBqG96g

This is another video about me talking about my autism after nearly four years. Here I talk about how my obsessions got me into financial dire striaghts and ...

26/01/2020

What is the main cause of autism?

Prenatal viral infection has been called the principal non-genetic cause of autism. Prenatal exposure to rubella or cytomegalovirus activates the mother's immune response and may greatly increase the risk for autism in mice. Congenital rubella syndrome is the most convincing environmental cause of autism.

26/01/2020

What is the most common genetic cause of autism spectrum disorder?

Certain known genetic disorders are associated with an increased risk for autism, including Fragile X syndrome (which causes intellectual disability) and tuberous sclerosis (which causes benign tumors to grow in the brain and other vital organs) — each of which results from a mutation in a single, but different, gene.13 Aug 2019

26/01/2020

https://www.nimh.nih.gov/news/science-news/2019/nih-awards-funding-for-early-autism-screening.shtml

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded more than four million dollars in FY 2019 to support seven research projects aimed at developing and validating screening tools to detect signs of autism spectrum disorder in the first year of life.