Autisim Spectrum Disorder - Understanding Autism Spectrum Disorder © 2010
Autisim Spectrum Disorder Understanding Autism Spectrum Disorder
Written by: Autism Advisor
Autisim Spectrum Disorder
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a spectrum disorder, which...
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Autisim Spectrum Disorder - Understanding Autism Spectrum Disorder © 2010
Autisim Spectrum Disorder Understanding Autism Spectrum Disorder
Written by: Autism Advisor
Autisim Spectrum Disorder
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a spectrum disorder, which means there are no particular
symptoms for this condition.
People suffering from ASD can exhibit a number of symptoms,
and each person with the condition will behave differently from the other.
Just as the causes
of ASD are debatable, there s no definite explanation of the symptoms either.
That is the
reason it becomes important to classify people with ASD on the basis of a spectrum, which
is nothing but a measure of the symptoms that they suffer.
This spectrum runs from a low end to a high end.
Sufferers of ASD who exhibit numerous
symptoms, which take them quite far away in behavior from a normal person, are placed on
the lower end of the autism spectrum.
The people who are placed on the higher end are the
people who show fewer
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