Autism

Information, Symptoms, Treatments and Resources

What is Autism?

Autism is a developmental disorder that appears in the first 3 years of life, and affects the brain's normal development of social and communication skills.

Alternative Names:

Pervasive developmental disorder - autism

Posts on Autism (485)

My son is 6yrs old with behavioural problems. When he was in pre-school the teacher brough...
My son is 2 and 1/2 years and has only a few words such as hi, bye, cookie, apple, up, happ...
my 13 month old baby doesnt point yet but when he want something he try to reach it or he l...
The 19 year old female I am in a dating relationship with displays some traits that have me...
Has anybody had any success treating intrusive thoughts? My 8 year old son has PDDNOS and s...
my 13 month old baby doesnt point yet but when he want something he try to reach it or he l...
I would like to know approximately how many calories my almost 10 year old son should have ...
I have a patient with autism aged 7 years. he had an attack of severe bleeding 1 month post...
I have autism which I have read often overlaps with OCD and it may very well be that I'm su...
I have been told by several people lately that his may be a slight form of Autism and I was...

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Journals about Autism(26)

bring on the leeches! 


by mjthewriterdad, Jan 04, 2008 12:01AM
I just looked over thew various treatment and therepy options for autism. Jeez all ya...

the silver bullet  


by mjthewriterdad, Dec 22, 2007 09:13PM - 1 Comment
For parents of children with a recent diagnosis, the most important advice I have is t...

How do I tell my child about his/her diagnosis?


by mjthewriterdad, Dec 22, 2007 08:24PM
In the last journal, I wrote a few words about if and when to tell your child about hi...

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