GET SOCIAL
There is no one type of autism, but many.
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HELPFUL HINTS
When we start to loose our cool, our crazy likes to shine. These are just some helpful hints to assist and provide some guidance along the way.
IT'S ALL IN YOUR HEAD
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Children with autism have structural and functional abnormalities in the brain circuit that normally makes social interaction feel rewarding, according to a new study from the Stanford University School of Medicine.
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In a study published in January in Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, Evdokia Anagnostou and her colleagues linked more thickness in certain regions of the cortex with greater social impairment in people with autism.
STATS & STIGMAS
Stigma is when someone views you in a negative way because you have a distinguishing characteristic or personal trait that's thought to be, or actually is, a disadvantage (a negative stereotype). Unfortunately, negative attitudes and beliefs toward people who have a mental health condition are common.
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About 1 in 4 children with autism speak few or no words, and those who do speak often have trouble following complex language. A new analysis of 22 studies of people with autism points to a possible anatomical source for some of these language problems.
People with autism may use visual areas of the brain to process sounds, which could help explain why they have trouble with this task. Researchers presented the unpublished findings yesterday at the 2016 International Meeting for Autism Research in Baltimore.