Autistic spectrum disorders, including Asperger's syndrome, are thought to affect about 1% of the population worldwide.
The latter might not qualify as autistic under a traditional diagnosis, but slip into the broader autistic spectrum.
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Those on the autistic spectrum do significantly better at this than do neurotypicals.
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The cortical columns of those on the autistic spectrum are narrower than those of neurotypicals, and their cells are organised differently.
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Valicenti-McDermott M, et al. Frequency of gastrointestinal symptoms in children with autistic spectrum disorders and association with family history of autoimmune disease.
The researchers used fMRI (functional magnetic resonance imaging) scans to monitor brain activity in 15 people with autistic spectrum disorders and 15 without.
To our knowledge, no published information is available on how their characteristics may differ from the general population of children with autistic spectrum disorders.
Parracho HM, Bingham MO, Gibson GR, McCartney AL. Differences between the gut microflora of children with autistic spectrum disorders and that of healthy children.
Ileocolonoscopy in Children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder and Chronic Gastrointestinal Symptoms.
Ms Gough has personal experience of the disorder through a member of her family and wanted to help passengers whose children have Autistic Spectrum Disorders (ASD).
The second stage of the Autism Bill was proposed by the party's Dominic Bradley who said an amendment was needed to change the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 to recognise Autistic Spectrum Disorder.
He also said the National Autistic Society (NAS) had failed to refer to clause one of the bill which aims to amend the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 to ensure it recognises autistic spectrum conditions.
But they caution that the research does not provide the complete answer as there were other behaviours seen in people with autistic spectrum disorders - such as repetitive behaviours - which were not seen in the mice.
He said by by March 2011, no child would wait longer than 13 weeks for an assessment and he had already established a Regional Autistic Spectrum Disorder Network Group to promote the needs and aims of those with ASD.
Professor Simon Baron Cohen, of the Autism Research Centre in Cambridge, added that the research " may have some relevance to understanding the genetic basis of autism spectrum conditions" because the mouse behaviour mirrored that of a subgroup of people with autistic spectrum conditions.
The DSM5 criteria has now narrowed down what use to be potentially 2027 combinations of criterion elements to meet just the criteria for autistic disorder down to 11 combinations, for one Autistic Spectrum Disorder where the mandatory 3 elements in the social communication criterion are described broadly per impairments in developing and maintaining peer appropriate relationships, social-emotional reciprocity, and non-verbal impairments.
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