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	Autism & Medication
		Autism may be the result of many different causes and a variety of biological abnormalities may underlie the psychological and behavioural irregularities.
		The opioid excess theory of autism proposes that, for some reason or other, there are, in people with autism, elevated levels of the body's own opioid compounds (known as endorphins).
		There are many medications which heve been given to people with autism but whereas there have been some successes in treating particular behaviours we have been unable to produce a drug which markedly and over a period of time ameliorates the core symptoms of autism.
	osiris.sunderland.ac.uk /autism/drug.htm (2479 words)

	Autism
		Even though more than 60 percent of adults with autism continue to need care throughout their lives, some programs are beginning to demonstrate that with appropriate support, many people with autism can be trained to do meaningful work and participate in the life of the community.
		Autism is found in every country and region of the world, and in families of all racial, ethnic, religious, and economic backgrounds.
		People who inherit this faulty bit of genetic code are more likely to have mental retardation and many of the same symptoms as autism along with unusual physical features that are not typical of autism.
	www.athealth.com /Consumer/disorders/Autism.html (12019 words)

	TEACCH - Autism Primer : Twenty Questions and Answers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Autism is one of the four major developmental disabilities.
		Autism is distributed throughout the world among all races, nationalities, and social classes.
		The Autism Society of North Carolina is an association of parents, professionals, students, and others which is dedicated to raising the visibility of autism and broadening services for individuals who have autism and related disorders of communication and behavior.
	www.teacch.com /20ques.htm (1696 words)

	Urinary profiles from people with autism
		Since the vast majority of people with autism have not been tested for this condition, it is not possible to produce reliable statistics but we would suggest that our own data and that of Reichelt (both unpublished) would suggest that the condition exists, in 3 -4% of the population with autism.
		Shaw (1994 and 1995) has reported the presence of metabolites of fungal origin in the urine of people with autism but this is indicative of the existence of such organisms and does not necessarily imply direct involvement in the causation of the autism.
		As well as continuing our investigations into the nature, identity and origins of the abnormal complement of materials evident in the urine of people with autism (and related disorders), we are initiating a research programme to study the effectiveness of the removal of dietary gluten and casein in the treatment of autism.
	osiris.sunderland.ac.uk /autism/pshdur96.htm (4564 words)

	TEACCH Rreprt (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		People with autism of all levels of severity experience sexual drives, behaviours, or feelings with which, at some point in their lives, they need assistance.
		Examples of value issues are whether or not a person with autism should be allowed to masturbate or whether or not two severely retarded people with autism of the same sex should be allowed to masturbate by rubbing against each other.
		For individuals with autism who have little language and are functioning intellectually within the severely to profoundly retarded range, this might be all they are able to achieve in the area of sex education.
	www.autismuk.com /index9sub1.htm (5376 words)

	GN Online: Are people with autism alike?
		While some people with autism are extremely sensitive to a particular sensation, such as sound, others may show little or no response.
		There are so many differences among people with autism that we need to look closely at each person to understand his or her potential.
		People with autism often find themselves in a position where they can't negotiate or influence people through words.
	www.gulf-news.com /Articles/print.asp?ArticleID=87944 (660 words)

	Neuroscience for Kids - Autism
		People with autism may appear to daydream constantly or be unaware of people around them.
		Some people with autism are hypersensitive to sound and may get very upset when they hear sirens or dogs barking.
		Autism appears to be associated with other chromosomal abnormalities, such as Fragile X syndrome or brain abnormalities such as congenital rubella syndrome.
	faculty.washington.edu /chudler/aut.html (1002 words)

	Autism Today, latest news and resources for autism and autism related issues
		With a great deal of autism research to find both the cause of autism and reduce any autism symptom, there is hope on the horizon to cure autism now.
		Autism Today is the leading source of objective information about Autism Spectrum Disorders, including Autistic Disorder, Asperger's Syndrome, Rett's Syndrome, Childhood Disintegrative Disorder and other Pervasive Developmental Disorders Not Otherwise Specified.
		Autism Today is proud to bring world renowned Dr. Temple Grandin to it's upcoming conference in Calgary, Alberta on December 5th.
	www.autismtoday.com (465 words)

	My Mind is a Web Browser: How People with Autism Think
		At autism meetings, I am often asked, "How can you be effective at public speaking when you think in pictures that are like video tapes in your imagination?" It is almost as though I have two levels of consciousness that operate separately.
		Non-autistic people seem to have a whole upper layer of verbal thinking that is merged with their emotions.
		Researchers have learned that people with autism have a decreased metabolism in the area in the frontal cortex that connects the brain's emotional centers with higher thinking (the anterior cingulate).
	www.grandin.com /inc/mind.web.browser.html (3383 words)

	urinary profiling of people with autism (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		autism is the consequence of a metabolic disorder
		It appears in significant quantities in many (approximately 50%) first degree relatives, fathers and mothers, brothers and sist ers of people with autism but seems to be of no clinical significance in the majority of cases.
		Although our research is geared predominantly towards biochemical analysis of urine samples from people with autistic spectrum disorders, we have been conducting research on several other conditions which appear to show very similar biochemical anomolies to the autism group.
	www.autisme.net /urinary-uk.html (1683 words)

	Autistic Society >> Finance >> Advocates want more even distribution of state funds to help people with autism (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		For Florida Atlantic University's Center for Autism and Related Disabilities, the outcome is this: Two full-time staffers provide more than 500 autistic clients and their relatives with free help that's hard to label but that participants call invaluable.
		Autism is a disorder that affects behavior, communication and social skills, usually by age 3.
		Still, the other autism centers agreed in January to back a $128,000 boost for FAU, as part of asking state leaders for a total of $1.6 million more for all of them, according to a memo from the UM program's director, Peter Mundy.
	www.autisticsociety.org /autism-article645.html (761 words)

	Consciousness in Animals and People with Autism
		Although people who are familiar with cats, dogs, horses, even cattle have no problem with the question of consciousness, scientific evidence indicates that there may be many different levels of consciousness in animals.
		People with very severe sensory processing problems loose their body boundary when they become overloaded with too much sensory stimulation.
		Research on people with autism shows that there are defects in the sensory processing and attention shifting mechanisms.
	www.grandin.com /references/animal.consciousness.html (5466 words)

	Alternatives for People with Autism, Inc.
		Alternatives for People with Autism, Inc. ("Alternatives") is governed by a Board of members who, because we despised and feared an otherwise hopeless future for Minnesotans with autism, banded together with a covenant to create the first real living options in Minnesota for people severely afflicted with the devastating developmental disability known as "autism."
		Presentations concerning autism, and issues related to the needs of persons disabled by autism, have been made by our staff members at many locations; copies of printed materials and video training tapes have been requested by families and organizations throughout the United States.
		We have shown that it need not, as in the past, offer people who are severely disabled by autism only the opportunity to miserable and abbreviated lives.
	www.afpwa.org /about_alternatives.htm (612 words)

	Asperger Info: moreno_tips_for_teaching
		People with autism have trouble with organizational skills, regardless of their intelligence and/or age.
		People with autism are, by virtue of their disability, egocentric.
		Since these individuals experience various communication difficulties, do not rely on students with autism to relay important messages to their parents about school events, assignments, school rules, etc., unless you try it on an experimental basis with follow-up or unless you are already certain that the student has mastered this skill.
	www.udel.edu /bkirby/asperger/moreno_tips_for_teaching.html (1169 words)

	What are People with Autism Like? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Children with autism often appear relatively normal in their development until the age of 24-30 months, when parents may notice delays in language, play or social interaction.
		Adults with autism may live in a variety of residential settings, ranging from independent home or apartments to group homes, supervised apartment settings, living with other family members to more structured residential care.
		Individuals with autism may have other disorders which affect the functioning of the brain, such as epilepsy, mental retardation, or genetic disorders, such as Fragile X Syndrome.
	www.card.ufl.edu /handouts/whatarepeople.html (477 words)

	autism site (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Some people mentioned have been diagnosed with certain physical or learning disabilities, while others only exhibit traits or behavior patterns without a diagnosis.
		Those with great accomplishments either couldn't understand why people made such a fuss over their 'humble' works, or went to the other extreme of emotional arrogance.
		History reveals those with ASD who were in "well-to-do" familys or who had "old money" usually were the only survirors who had the necessary resources to deal with life and the world around them.
	groups.msn.com /autismsite/famouspeoplewithautism.msnw (355 words)

	The Age of Autism: Oaklawn - (United Press International) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		With a population approaching 100,000 nationwide, and a national autism rate of 1 in 166 children, there should be several hundred more.
		They seem few and far between, however, and people who should know -- an Amish-Mennonite mother with an autistic daughter adopted from China, a pediatric hospital nurse in Pennsylvania Dutch country, a doctor who has treated thousands of Amish for nearly 25 years -- told me they were struck by the seeming low prevalence.
		Finding the autism rate in an unvaccinated population might help settle the issue, and it was a logical progression in the series I've been doing about the natural history of the disorder.
	washingtontimes.com /upi-breaking/20050526-025612-5956r.htm (940 words)

	Why do some people get autism? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Autism is not a disease that you “get,” the same way you can get the flu.
		National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), are focusing their efforts on possible genetic causes of autism.
		These results lead researchers to believe that some people could have an error in their genes that makes them more likely to develop autism.
	www.nichd.nih.gov /publications/pubs/autism/facts/sub3.htm (191 words)

	How to Use Visual Supports to Help People With Autism
		The word "drink" is placed on a card that has a picture or a photograph of a "drinking glass." In this manner, people with autism understand that words have meaning - a difficult concept for many to comprehend.
		A commonly held myth regarding autism is that people with autism are incapable of having emotions.
		An emotions chart can be very useful to help people with autism to learn to label and express their emotions.
	www.angelfire.com /ky/touristinfo/index5.html (935 words)

	Autism Society of America: Homepage
		Autism Society of America (ASA) is the leading voice and resource of the entire autism community in education, advocacy, services, research and support.
		ASA, a chapter and member-based organization, is committed to meaningful participation and self-determination in all aspects of life for individuals on the autism spectrum and their families.
		Depending on how old the child or adult is who has been recently diagnosed with autism, treatment approaches may differ.
	www.autism-society.org (192 words)

	Autism Victoria - People with Autism
		One of the most significant developments in the field in the past twenty years has been the opportunity for people diagnosed with an Autism Spectrum Disorder to tell the rest of us what it means.
		The following people are just a few of many who have written and spoken widely of their personal experience with Autism Spectrum Disorder:
		Autism Victoria needs community supporters to help fund the costs of assisting families affected by an Autism Spectrum Disorder.
	www.autismvictoria.org.au /people (395 words)

	People With Autism And Asperger Syndrome Process Faces As Objects, Yale Study Of Brain Abnormalities Finds
		Autism and a closely related condition, Asperger Syndrome, are characterized by impairments in social functioning and interactions.
		Difficulty recognizing other people by their faces is also one of the characteristics of these disorders.
		Unlike the typically developing child, the child with autism will have much less frequent exposure to people and social interactions, with much less actual processing time devoted to people and to the large range of emotions and social behaviors that humans typically exhibit.
	www.sciencedaily.com /releases/2000/04/000421083337.htm (783 words)

	Action for Autism Homepage
		Founded in 1991, we continue to work from legal, medical, and educational perspectives to "put autism on the Indian map." We are an Indian organisation, and our efforts are focused on the needs of those in India.
		At the same time, we greatly enjoy working with autism organisations worldwide to share information, resources and assist families and children at a global level, and look forward to continuing our contact with families and professionals worldwide.
		To more effectively orchestrate services for the thousands of people with autism in India, we are in the midst of building our AFA National Centre for Advocacy Research and Training.
	www.autism-india.org (434 words)

	What are People with Autism Like? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		People with autism are as individual as people without it!
		Some people are mildly affected; others are more severely affected.
		Some people with autism are mentally retarded; others have average and above average intelligence.
	www.lastateautism.org /autism/like.htm (169 words)

	South Carolina Autism Society Home Page, information and referrals for people with autism in South Carolina
		The purpose of the South Carolina Autism Society is to enable all children and adults in South Carolina who have autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) to reach their maximum potential.
		We can't improve the lives of people with autism spectrum disorders without ongoing support.
		The Autism Society of North Carolina Bookstore is the largest nonprofit autism-specific bookstore in the United States.
	www.scautism.org (394 words)

	SCDDSN - Services for People with Autism
		with autism can lead a productive life in their community with the proper supports.
		This includes supports for people at home and with their employment, education, and social interaction.
		Adults and children attend 5-day residential camp sessions designed specifically for people with disabilities and staffed by counselors trained in autism.
	www.state.sc.us /ddsn/pubs/autism/autism.htm (559 words)

	Autism - Famous People With Autism (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Article discusses how people on the autism spectrum are affected by computer monitor flicker.
		Found are the causes of and answers to Autism,...
		The poetry of Daniel Janes, the parent of two young people with autism.
	autism.researcheasy.com /famouspeoplewithautism (628 words)

	BOOKS BY PEOPLE WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS
		Other books, published by 1999 by people who had not used speech are Forever Friends (David Eastham, 1990), A Child of Eternity (Adriana Rocha and Kristi Jorde, 1995, admittedly nonsensical), I Don't Want To Be Inside Me Anymore (Birger Sellin, transl.
		This is true even if you eliminate forthcoming books and Stephen Wiltshire's art (I included him because I think drawing is as valid a communication method as any other).
		Autism - Asperger's and Sexuality: Puberty and Beyond (2002) - with Mary Newport
	www.ont-autism.uoguelph.ca /books-by-ASD-authors.html (914 words)

	Brad's Paper
		It was then, after many years of struggling to find a place in the world where he could live in peace, Brad wrote this paper.
		At this time he encountered problems relating to the people with whom he was expected to work.
		Because they had no knowledge of his disability, it was his intention to educate the community with his personal perspective on Autism Spectrum Disorders.
	www.autismarts.com /gpage7.html (810 words)

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