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The emphasis on individualization means that TEACCH does not distinguish between people with very high skill levels and those with learning disabilities. Strategies used are designed to address the difficulties faced by all people with autism, and be adaptable to whatever style and degree of support is required. [2]
In 2005, it was thought that: although some children with autism also have gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms, there is a lack of published rigorous data to support the theory that autistic children have more or different GI symptoms than usual; [182] studies report conflicting results, and the relationship between GI problems and ASD is unclear. [5]
This theory does not apply to younger children with autism. There is some evidence that frequency of self-injurious behavior can be reduced by removing or modifying environmental factors that reinforce the behavior. [129]: 10–12 Higher rates of self-injury are noted in socially isolated autistic people.
These include the exclusion of disability populations from groups designated for physical health disparity research grants, the designation of autism as a "primary disease;" a designation used as a rationale for some National Institutes of Health (e.g., the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute) to exclude research focused on autistic ...
Hank notes many individuals with autism — including adults — may benefit from therapies, whether that's speech therapy to work on communication skills or occupational therapy to improve their ...
The 74 does a deep dive into applied behavior analysis for autism therapy, its history, progression, and studies' results throughout the years.
Autism rights activists say that "tics, like repetitive rocking and violent outbursts" can be managed if others make an effort to understand autistic people, while other autistic traits, "like difficulty with eye contact, with grasping humor or with breaking from routines", would not require corrective efforts if others were more tolerant.
It should be the standard, not the exception. Many people have heard the term autism or Autism Spectrum Disorder, but few people understand autism, and many autistic people still do not feel accepted.