Autism & neurodiversity
11 important questions on Autism & neurodiversity
What are symptoms of autism?
25% do not develop communicative speech(visual thinkers)
Abnormal interests and behaviors
Some autistic people mentally retarded or savants
What levels are there of autism?
Level 2- less severe
Level 1- former asperger syndrome- deficient social interactions
What is typical for level 3 behaviour?
Sameness(resistance to change)
Ritualistic behavior
Self-injury
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What is typical level 1 behaviour?
No delay in language development
No important cognitive deficits
Repetitive behaviour
Obsessional interest in narrow subjects
Systemizing qualities
What are environmental factors which influence ASD?
Older age parents
Birth complications(especially hypoxia)
For what causes are there no scientific evidence?
MMR and vaccine theory
How was air pollution related to autism?
What are the concordance rates in MZ and DZ for broadly defined autism?
DZ=10%
Where are most mutations found in genetic studies?
What are a few genetic factors for ASD?
Mutations in sequence for proteins and copy number variants
Epigenetics
RNA level: differences in gene expression
What is with the brain size in autistic children?
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