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The term Autism was coined in the early 1940’s by Dr. Leo Kanner.
Archive 2006-10-01 Ayala Sender 2006
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The term Autism was coined in the early 1940’s by Dr. Leo Kanner.
Archive 2006-10-01 Ayala Sender 2006
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The term Autism was coined in the early 1940’s by Dr. Leo Kanner.
Causes for Autism Ayala Sender 2006
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The term Autism was coined in the early 1940’s by Dr. Leo Kanner.
Etiology and Causes of Autism Ayala Sender 2006
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Autism is a spectrum of neurological disorder/difference which includes 'high functioning' individuals and 'low functioning' individuals with different problems and different skills.
Autism Speaks vs. Autistic People nissa_amas_katoj 2009
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Roy Richard Grinker, author of Unstrange Minds: Remapping the World of Autism, is a professor of anthropology at George Washington University and the dad of a daughter who has autism.
Books 2010
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Autism is not contagious and there is no such thing as a genetic epidemic.
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Autism is a very time-consuming condition, especially for families trying to help researchers pinpoint possible causes.
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(Autism is a neurological disorder, not a mental illness, though an autistic person may also suffer from mental illnesses such as depression.)
Autistic Hacker fights Extradition nissa_amas_katoj 2009
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Autism is a spectrum of neurological disorder/difference which includes 'high functioning' individuals and 'low functioning' individuals with different problems and different skills.
Archive 2009-05-01 nissa_amas_katoj 2009
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