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Autism
* Neurodevelopmental disorder.
* Occurs either by itself or in association with other disorders which affect brain function.
* Physical disorder of the brain that causes a lifelong developmental disability.
* Some autism affects families.
  * runs in families. Some people who have autism are extraordinarily gifted or. They are often very good at just one thing in particular, like mathematics, playing the piano or remembering football scores.
* a very severe disorder that effects a wide variety of people.
* adversely affects educational performance.
* affects a child's social development
  - small population of the United States, but the disorder is very complex
  - an individual's speech, learning, sensory, and social skills development
  - boys more than girls and fortunately rare condition
  - each individual differently
  - more males than females
  - normal development of the brain
* affects the amygdala , cerebellum , and many other parts of the brain
  - child's reasoning, social interaction, and communication skills
  - way a person relates to the outside world
* affects three major dimensions of life
  - times as many males as it does females
* belongs to a family of related brain conditions affecting behavior early in life.
* brain disorder that affects physical, social and language skills.
* brain disorder, present from birth, which affects the way the brain uses information
* broad spectrum neurological disorder.
* broad-spectrum disorder.
* can also strike people in their early years also.
* can be a difficult burden to bear in isolation
  - life-long and crippling disorder
  - mild or severe
  - begin shortly after birth, and always before the age of three
  - have a wide range of symptoms
  - occur or be closely simulated in children with known organic brain damage
* causes severe communication difficulties.
* chronic developmental disorder.
* combination of several developmental challenges.
* comes from the Greek word auto, which means self.
* complex and challenging disability whose frequency is greater than originally thought
  - severe developmental disorder that has no known cause
  - condition caused by genes and environmental factors
* condition characterised by developmental delays and severe social withdrawal
  - for life
  - that continues from infancy through adulthood
* devastating condition which results in impaired communication and social skills.
* developmental diagnosis.
* developmental disability characterized by perception and socialization problems
  - identified during the first three years of life
* developmental disability that affects communication and socialization
  - the functioning of the brain
  - appears within the first three years of a child s life
  - impairs social and language development
  - is four times more prevelant in males than females
  - often appears during the first three years of life
* developmental disability that typically appears druing the first three years of life
  - in the first three years of life
  - occurs during the firstthree years of life
  - which usually appears in childhood
* developmental disorder of brain function
  - the infant which occurs whilst in the mother s womb
* developmental disorder that affects normal brain development
  - the functions of the brain
  - limits learning and slows intellectual development
  - often involves the loss of language, social and play skills
  - usually appears in the first three years in life
  - which usually becomes apparent before the age of three
* developmental disorder with a wide spectrum of symptoms that range from mild to severe
  - lots of complications
* develops before the age of three
  - in children who receive little attention
* diagnosis for which modern medicine has no understanding and no answers.
* difficult disorder, with bizarre traits.
* disability characterized by extremes in behavior and skills
  - on a continuum from mild to severe
  - which affects the way one communicates and processes the world
* disease that can destroy spirits
  - is common, devastating, highly heritable and ripe for a breakthrough
* disorder characterized by impaired social interactions
  - in which most cases it is hard for autistic children to do the simplest tasks
* disorder of communication and social interaction
  - development affecting social and communication skills
  - that appears in infancy and continues throughout the victim's life
* disturbance of social interaction that can be associated with learning disabilities.
* exists in many facets of being.
* forms the core of the autism spectrum disorders.
* genetic condition.
* gives a unique perspective on the world to a unique person.
* heterogeneous disorder, with some individuals being more severely affected than others.
* hidden disability.
* highly complex developmental disorder.
* huge presence in our lives.
* indicates a primary disturbance in the individual's ability to relate to others.
* interferes with the normal development of the brain.
* involves a gender factor, i.e., it affects males about four times more than females.
* is actually more common in children than blindness.
* is an abstract concept and a puzzling disorder
  - attempt to protect oneself from depersonification with extreme measures
  - emergency
  - emotional disability
  - incurable behavioral disorder
  - often-misunderstood disorder
  - another phenomenon that was first thought to be due to a cold, uncaring mother
* is characterized by an impaired ability to communicate or relate socially with others
  - uneven learning profile
  - severe deficits in social and language development
  - tremendous variation among individuals
  - classically considered to be a neurodevelopmental disorder, the cause of which is unknown
  - diseases
  - due to an inborn disability in tracking
  - far more prevalent in boys than girls
  - found all through the world in families of all racial, ethnic and social backgrounds
* is found in all cultures and in families from all socioeconomic backgrounds
  - every country and in families of all racial and ethnic groups
  - throughout the world, in families of all economic, social, and racial backgrounds
* is four times more common in boys than in girls
  - likely to be found in boys than girls
* is four times more prevalent in boys than girls
  - males than in females
  - generally evident by age three and adversely affects learning experiences
  - genetically more complicated
* is more common in males than females
  - some families than in others
  - than multiple sclerosis, cystic fibrosis or childhood cancer
  - prevalent in boys than girls and all races are equally effected
  - than just the autistic triad
  - neither rare nor limited to brain dysfunction
  - non-listening carried to extremes
  - on the rise worldwide
  - one area in which many hopeful families fall victim to unproven and very costly therapies
* is one of the four major developmental disabilities
  - mental, emotional, and behavior disorders that appears in early childhood
* is one of the most common and most serious developmental disabilities
  - disorders of childhood
  - severe of the developmental disabilities
  - pervasive
  - present at birth and the characteristics become evident in the first three years
  - primarily a problem and mismatch in relationships between the children and others
  - relatively rare, and it occurs more often in males than females
* is the most severe of the pervasive developmental disorders
  - reality of our lives
  - result of a neurological disorder that affects the functioning of the brain
* is the third most common developmental disability following mental retardation and epilepsy
  - disability in the United States
  - disability, and more common than Down syndrome
  - prevalent developmental disorder in the world
  - ultimate test of patience
  - thought to be a result of abnormal serotonin metabolism in the brain
* is three times more common in boys than girls
  - likely to affect males than females
* is three to four times more common in boys than girls
  - likely to affect boys than girls
  - two to four times more common in boys than girls
  - ubiquitous
  - very much a spectrum disorder, with symptoms ranging from mild to severe
* knows no racial, ethnic, or social boundaries.
* learning, communication, social and behavior developmental disability.
* life long condition.
* life-long developmental disability affecting social and communication skills
* life-long, developmental disorder.
* lifelong condition
  - developmental disability that is thought to have a neurological cause
* lifelong disability that makes learning difficult and can lead to behavior problems
  - one is born with
  - with no cure and no single effective treatment approach
  - disability, however, individuals can enjoy full community participation
* makes it difficult for children to develop social interaction, and play and activity skills
  - hard for people to communicate with others and difficult to relate to the world
* much misunderstood affliction.
* neurobiological disorder that covers a broad spectrum of syndromes.
* neurocognitive developmental disability.
* neurological condition which people are usually born with.
* neurological disorder for which there is no cure
  - of unknown cause
* neurological disorder that affects one in every five hundred births
  - the brain works
* neurological disorder that affects the development and functioning of the brain
  - of social and language skills
  - causes developmental problems
  - some people are born with
* neurologically -based disorder that has diverse biological causes.
* occurs by itself or in conjunction with other disorders that affect brain function
  - in about four to five of every ten thousand births
* occurs in all races and socioeconomic classes
  - racial, ethnic, and social groups
  - approximately one in one thousand people
* occurs in every known ethnic and racial group
  - socioeconomic group, race and culture around the world
  - individuals of all levels of intelligence
  - varying degrees
* often occurs with other disorders which affect the function of the brain.
* permanent neurological disorder.
* persists into adulthood, but the outcome varies.
* pervasive developmental disorder, meaning that it affects every aspect of one's life
* presents itself differently from person to person.
* primarily affects communication.
* problem of understanding messages from the senses, especially sight and hearing.
* range of disorders that share in common an inability to relate to other people.
* rare psychological disorder that has been the subject of much research
  - syndrome that affects an individual's social interactions and communication skills
* recognized disability in Washington and other states.
* results from a neurological disorder, hindering the proper functioning of the brain.
* retrospective diagnosis.
* seems to occur in clusters.
* sensory disorder that sometimes causes children to become detached from society.
* serious psychological disorder with onset in early childhood.
* serious, life-long, developmental disability
* severe life-long disability that typically occurs in the first three years.
* severely limiting life-long disability.
* shows an association with infectious agents, in particular viruses.
* special subset of mental derangement.
* spectrum disorder or autism appears before a child's third birthday
  - so characteristics vary in severity
* spectrum disorder with skills and deficits varying greatly from person to person
* spectrum disorder, which means individuals are disabled to varying degrees
  - with a wide range of functional levels, and behavioral presentations
* spectrum of developmental disorders, which can range from mild to extreme
  - whichcan range from mild to extreme
  - that encompasses a wide continuum of behavior
* strikes families from a diverse background
  - males about four times more frequently than females
* thus affects many aspects of their development.
* type of brain dysfunction.
* varies greatly between individuals and is therefore regarded as a spectrum disorder
* very serious but poorly understood condition
  - variable disorder with many presentations and many potential treatments
* way of being.
* written exclusion in our insurance policy.