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  2. Autism rights movement - Wikipedia

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    Autism Sunday is a global Christian event observed annually on the second Sunday of February. It is supported by church leaders [which?] and organisations [which?] around the world. The event was initiated by the founders of Autism Awareness Campaign UK, Charika Corea and Ivan Corea. Autism Sunday was launched in London in 2002 with a service ...

  3. List of autistic fictional characters - Wikipedia

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    Year Character Actor Film Country Ref. 1969 Amanda Lorena Kirk Change of Habit USA [22] [23] [24]1984 Mario Xavier Petermann: Mario Canada [25] [26]1986 Eric Gibb Jay Underwood

  4. Autism - Wikipedia

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    Autism spectrum disorder [a] (ASD), or simply autism, is a neurodevelopmental disorder "characterized by persistent deficits in social communication and social interaction across multiple contexts" and "restricted, repetitive patterns of behavior, interests, or activities". [11] Sensory abnormalities are also included in the diagnostic manuals ...

  5. Seaver Autism Center - Wikipedia

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    The Seaver Autism Center for Research and Treatment at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai conducts research studies and provides care to children and adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The Seaver Autism Center works to understand the biological causes of ASD and to develop treatments, as well as provide education and training ...

  6. ASD - Wikipedia

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    ASD, 2015, by A Skylit Drive, an American band Asas language , by its ISO 639 code A. S. Byatt (born 1936), English critic, novelist, poet and short story writer, who was born Antonia Susan Drabble and whose married name is Antonia Susan Duffy

  7. Asperger syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Asperger syndrome (AS), also known as Asperger's syndrome or Asperger's, is a diagnostic label that has been used to describe a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by significant difficulties in social interaction and nonverbal communication, along with restricted, repetitive patterns of behavior and interests. [5]

  8. Diagnosis of autism - Wikipedia

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    The most common reason parents reported as the cause of lost ASD diagnosis was new information about the child (73.5%), such as a replacement diagnosis. Other reasons included a diagnosis given so the child could receive ASD treatment (24.2%), ASD treatment success or maturation (21%), and parents disagreeing with the initial diagnosis (1.9%).

  9. Syndromic autism - Wikipedia

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    Syndromic autism represents about 25% of the total ASD cases. [4] [5] In most [quantify] cases, its etiology is known. [2] [4] Monogenic disorders are one of the causes of syndromic autism, which in this case are also known as monogenic autism spectrum disorders. They account for about 5% of the total ASD cases.