| Recent studies, which have been a major
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| | undiagnosed, most autistic people cannot
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| topic on TV shows such as Good Morning
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| | live by themselves because they
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| America and the Today Show, that autism
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| | frequently do not have a good sense of
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| is more prevalent than was previously
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| | what is right versus what is wrong, even
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| thought. One estimate indicated that
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| | concerning everyday mundane things.
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| approximately 1 in every 150 children
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| | Some of the signs and symptoms of autism
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| have autism to some degree, and the
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| | would include the following:
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| majority of those are undiagnosed.
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| | * Autistic people frequently have poor
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| You need to be aware that autism, also
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| | language skills and therefore frequently
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| known as Autistic Spectrum Disorder, and
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| | have great problems in speaking and
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| the milder form of it, Asperger's
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| | interacting verbally.
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| Syndrome, is not necessarily limited to
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| | * Autistic people do not like to be
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| children. This can affect people of any
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| | touched or hugged. Even though a hug is
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| age, and many older people who have been
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| | usually seen as a sign of affection from
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| diagnosed with autism have had the
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| | someone who cares, people afflicted with
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| affliction since they were children, but
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| | autism are very uncomfortable with a hug
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| were simply never diagnosed with it.
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| | or being touched by another person.
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| People who are afflicted with autism
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| | * Autistic people have difficulty making
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| show definite signs and symptoms of the
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| | direct eye contact with another person
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| affliction. One of the keys to accurate
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| | and will frequently go out of their way
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| diagnosis is to note the presence of
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| | to avoid direct eye contact.
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| these symptoms and to note whether the
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| | * Autistic people frequently do not
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| symptom was an isolated incident or
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| | enjoy being in a group setting with
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| whether the symptom shows itself over and
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| | others, but prefer to be alone in their
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| over again. For example, one of the
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| | own world.
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| signs of autism is that the affected
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| | * Autistic people frequently have high
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| person seems to live within their own
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| | sensitivity to bright light and loud
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| world, they have clear problems with
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| | noises, while at the same time exhibit a
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| social interactions and in fact seem to
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| | significantly reduced sensitivity to
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| reject any interaction with another
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| | pain.
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| person. Some people may say that that
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| | * Autistic people can focus for hours at
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| symptom would also apply to almost any
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| | a time on a single object, with
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| computer geek, but in all seriousness,
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| | concentration so intense that they may
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| this is just one symptom of many possible
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| | not even react to outside stimuli, like
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| ones, and it is not a laughing matter.
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| | someone calling their name.
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| While there is not a "cure" for autism
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| | One of the biggest problems in detecting
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| in the same sense that taking aspirin
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| | autism is that there is not a specific
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| will "cure" a headache, early diagnosis
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| | pattern that can be traced or noted. But
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| of autism is critical to being able to
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| | if you see your child consistently
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| help the afflicted person cope with it
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| | exhibiting one or more of the symptoms
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| and to minimize the effects of autism
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| | listed above, it would be a good idea to
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| over the long term of that person's life.
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| | schedule a checkout with a trained
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| Special teaching skills and methods are
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| | professional who can perform additional
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| required to properly teach and train
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| | tests to make an accurate diagnosis.
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| someone affected with autism, so that
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| | Jon is a computer engineer who maintains
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| they can more readily learn how to exist
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| | web sites on a variety of topics based on
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| in today's world. If left untreated and
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| | his knowledge and experience.
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