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  2. Heritability of autism - Wikipedia

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    Heritability of autism. The heritability of autism is the proportion of differences in expression of autism that can be explained by genetic variation; if the heritability of a condition is high, then the condition is considered to be primarily genetic. Autism has a strong genetic basis. Although the genetics of autism are complex, autism ...

  3. Causes of autism - Wikipedia

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    [1] [13] Evidence so far still suggests a strong genetic component, with one of the largest and most recent studies estimating the heritability at 83%. [14] Many of the non-autistic co-twins had learning or social disabilities. For adult siblings the risk for having one or more features of the broader autism phenotype might be as high as 30%. [15]

  4. Epigenetics of autism - Wikipedia

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    Epigenetics of autism. Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) refers to a variety of conditions typically identified by challenges with social skills, communication, speech, and repetitive sensory-motor behaviors. The 11th International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11), released in January 2021, characterizes ASD by the associated deficits in the ...

  5. Donald Triplett - Wikipedia

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    Donald Triplett. Donald Gray Triplett (September 8, 1933 – June 15, 2023) was an American banker known for being the first person diagnosed with autism. [1] He was first diagnosed by Leo Kanner in 1943 and was labeled as "Case 1". [2][3] Triplett was noted for his savant abilities, particularly the ability to name musical notes played on a ...

  6. Imprinted brain hypothesis - Wikipedia

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    The imprinted brain hypothesis is an unsubstantiated hypothesis in evolutionary psychology regarding the causes of autism spectrum and schizophrenia spectrum disorders, first presented by Bernard Crespi and Christopher Badcock in 2008. It claims that certain autistic and schizotypal traits are opposites, and that this implies the etiology of ...

  7. Refrigerator mother theory - Wikipedia

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    Refrigerator mother theory. The refrigerator mother theory, also known as Bettelheim's theory of autism, is a largely abandoned psychological fringe theory that the cause of autism is a lack of parental, and in particular, maternal emotional warmth. Evidence against the refrigerator mother theory began in the late 1970s, with twin studies ...

  8. Autism - Wikipedia

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    Frequency. One in 100 people (1%) worldwide [ 9 ][ 10 ] Autism, also called autism spectrum disorder[ a ] (ASD), is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by symptoms of deficient reciprocal social communication and the presence of restricted, repetitive, and inflexible patterns of behavior. Autism generally affects a person's ability to ...

  9. September 12, 2024 at 10:03 PM. SEATTLE - A touching video posted on TikTok has captured the hearts of many, showing the compassion of a Washington State Fair worker toward a child with autism and ...