Psychology TopicsAutism
Autism is the most severe developmental disability. Appearing within the first three years of life, autism involves impairments in social interaction — such as being aware of other people’s feelings — and verbal and nonverbal communication.
Some people with autism have limited interests, strange eating or sleeping behaviors or a tendency to do things to hurt themselves, such as banging their heads or biting their hands.
Adapted from the Encyclopedia of Psychology
Treatment of Autism
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Facilitated Communication: Sifting the Psychological Wheat from the Chaff
If psychological research does not always give us hoped-for answers, it does help us sift potent reality from wishful thinking and focus our energy on real solutions.
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Autism treatment options
Today clinicians use medication and behavioral interventions to help children cope with autism.
News
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Autism genes randomly mutated
January 26, 2015, Today
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Parents may be able to lower kids' autism risk
January 21, 2015, Time
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Educating first responders across U.S. on autism safety
December 16, 2014, Fox News
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People with autism share common pattern of brain inflammation
December 10, 2014, Huffington Post
Monitor on Psychology Articles
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A ‘high-functioning musical’ brings Asperger’s syndrome to the stage
September 2013
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Five major psychiatric disorders share genetic links
May 2013
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Catching autism earlier
October 2012
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Autism prevalence and the DSM
October 2012