Autism Spectrum Disorder
Cluster Number:
Wiki Number: W017
Diagnosis: Autism Spectrum Disorder
US Patients: 1.5Mil
World Patients: 62Mil
Sex Ratio: 4B;1G
Age Onset: By 1
Brain Area: Enlarged frontal and temporal lobes, mirrror neurons, corpus callosum
Symptoms: poor communication, repetitive behaviors
Progression: delayed language & cognitive development; 50% head banging, self-biting;10% savants
Causes: 75% genetic from 1000 genes; not enough GABA, less brain connectivity between regions
Medications: risperdone
Therapies: earlier, the better; teach coping skills, awareness of others’ presence, interests
Youtube Video: Meet the Experts:
Autism Explained: A Guide to Autism
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Contact your school for Special Education under the
U.S. Department of Education’s Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act, Section 300.8.
Contact your local Social Security office for possible Disability Benefits through their Disability Determination Services, Section12.10.
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- Fecal microbiota transplantation for the treatment of intestinal disorders: An analysis of treatment of 15 000 patientsby H L Tian on March 24, 2025
Objective: To examine the long-term efficacy and complications of fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) for the treatment of diseases related to intestinal dysbiosis. Methods: This was a retrospective descriptive study. Relevant data were collected from the records of 15 000 patients who had undergone FMT and been followed up for more than 3 months during the period from May 2017 to September 2024. The patient cohort comprised 3746 male and 11 254 female patients aged (45.3±12.2) years. The...
- Abnormal Functional Connectivity of the Primary Sensory Network in Autism Spectrum Disorder: Sex Differences, Early Overdevelopment, and Clinical Significanceby Yanan Zhang on March 24, 2025
CONCLUSION: Abnormal FC exists in the primary sensory cortex of patients with ASD, which correlates with clinical outcomes and may cause impairments in advanced cognitive functions. In addition, the primary sensory cortex of patients with ASD may undergo excessive growth in the early stages and demonstrate imbalanced development according to sex. These findings may help identify new biomarkers for ASD.
- A Comparison of Training Procedures on the Emergence of Intraverbal-Tactsby Mary Halbur on March 24, 2025
Vocal exchanges are often comprised of responses under multiple sources of stimulus control. For example, a picture may contain multiple components, and an instructor may ask a learner to respond differentially to questions about the picture (e.g., "who," "what," "where," "color," "number," "shape"). The format of teaching may affect the development of verbal behavior under multiple sources of stimulus control. Therefore, the present investigation compared teaching stimuli in isolation to...
- A study of the effects of dance/movement therapy on parenting stress and emotions in mothers of children with autism spectrum disorderby Xiang Yang on March 24, 2025
CONCLUSION: The mediating effects of depression and anxiety were significant, indicating that dance/movement therapy (DMT) is effective in reducing the levels of parenting stress, depression, and anxiety in mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder, and can indirectly play a role in reducing the levels of parenting stress in mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder by reducing their depression and anxiety.