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Autism spectrum disorder (ASD), or
simply autism, is a
neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by repetitive, restricted, and
inflexible patterns of...
- with the
start of
Autism Network International. Much of the
correspondence that led to the
formation of the
movement happened over
autism conferences, namely...
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Autism Speaks Inc. is an
American non-profit
autism awareness organization and the
largest autism research organization in the
United States. It sponsors...
- High-functioning
autism (HFA) was
historically an
autism classification to
describe a
person who
exhibited no
intellectual disability but
otherwise showed...
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World Autism Awareness Day is an
internationally recognized day
annually on 2 April,
encouraging Member States of the
United Nations to take
measures to...
- of
autism,
including environmental and
genetic factors, have been
recognized or proposed, but
understanding of the
theory of
causation of
autism is incomplete...
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Extensive investigation into
vaccines and
autism spectrum disorder has
shown that
there is no
relationship between the two,
causal or otherwise, and that...
- The
history of
autism spans over a century;
autism has been
subject to
varying treatments,
being pathologized or
being viewed as a
beneficial part of...
- The
autism rights movement, also
known as the
autistic acceptance movement, is a
social movement allied with the
disability rights movement. It emphasizes...
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classic autism, also
known as
childhood autism,
autistic disorder, or Kanner's syndrome, is a
formerly diagnosed neurodevelopmental disorder first described...
