Possible Environmental Causes of Autism and Other ...
There are many today who believe that changes in the definition of autism introduced in the DSM-IV combined with diagnostic substitution explain the dramatic increases in autism disorder diagnoses. But the advocates of this theory ...
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The Increase in Autism Diagnoses: Two Hypotheses
There are two basic hypotheses: 1) That the true incidence of autism is rising due to an environmental cause, 2) That the rise in incidence is mostly or completely an artifact of increased surveillance and broadening of the definition ...
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Autism - More Cases Because Of Diagnosis Changes, Study Finds
According to the Special Needs and Autism Project, the figure until the 1990s was widely accepted as being about 5 people per 10000; even using the narrowest definition of autism, this rose to almost 40 in 10000 by 2006 ...
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The shifting sands of the 'autism epidemic'
It's only a small study, but matches with the findings of previous research that found that while the narrow diagnosis of autism is at less than 0.4% in the UK, the newer, wider definition of the less severe 'autism spectrum' diagnoses, ...
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And We Have A Winner!
Reported cases of autism have been rising in the US, even after thimerosal was removed from most childhood vaccines. However, some experts believe the rise is due to an expansion of the definition of autism and related conditions, ...
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Autism: a moral panic
In other words, the definition of autism has expanded to include asperger's syndrome. Asperger's syndrome was only added to the DSM-IV in 1994. At that point it became an official syndrome and millions of people who had previously been ...
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Define Goths
Your definition of what it means to be a goth. 2. Some examples of what you consider their music consists of. 3. Any subdelineations/sub-types within the goth culture that you think are important. That's all. ...
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Vaccine payment for a mitochondrial disorder?
Since the formal definition of autism doesn't exclude brain injury from other causes Hannah does technically have autism, but she'd be excluded from any research study of the disorder. She apparently has a well defined and extremely ...
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Autism Rising in Alabama
Those who accept, as an article of faith, that there are no environmental factors in the worldwide increases in autism will immediately point to the changes in the DSM diagnostic criteria and definition of autism, increased awareness, ...
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However, some experts believe the rise is due to an expansion of the definition of autism and related conditions, and a desire to diagnose children so they qualify for special services and aid.
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