Aversive therapy is the most controversial treatment available for individuals with autism. This therapy involves the use of electric shock as a response to mal-adaptive behaviors. When the individual with autism is plagued with behaviors which hinder their safety and the safety of others, aversive therapy is sometimes recommended as a last resort treatment. The… Continue reading Aversive Therapy for Autism
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Autism and Alzheimer’s
Alzheimer and Autism: A tale of shifting hypothesis The Alzheimer disease is rewarded as one of the most prevalent neurodegenerative disease in the world. It is characterized in medical literature as a progressive form of dementia, typically known as loss of brain function. The disease is immedicable and begins with slight and poorly recognized loss… Continue reading Autism and Alzheimer’s
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Individuals with Autism
What is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy? Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is among the leading recommended interventions for individuals with autism. CBT focuses on the internal structures of the individual, encouraging him to become aware of the link between his emotions and actions. Individuals with autism are often affected by social impairments which limit their capacity to… Continue reading Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Individuals with Autism
Top Twenty Support Groups For Autism
Autism has gained a lot of support from organizations in the past fifteen years. Originally there weren’t that many places to go to find information, locate specialists and therapists or find financial resources to help. Now there’s more than enough information and charitable groups who can help parents with autistic kids. AutismSpeaks: This is one… Continue reading Top Twenty Support Groups For Autism
Do Autistic Parents Have Autistic Children?
This would be a highly unusual situation to begin with. Although high functioning children with autism or Aspergers can grow to adulthood and lead fairly normal lives, their social limitations makes it difficult to find a mate, but not impossible. In the event that two adults with autism were to marry and have children, well,… Continue reading Do Autistic Parents Have Autistic Children?
Do Autistic Kids Look Different?
What an odd question. Unless they have Down’s syndrome along with their autism, no, they don’t. Even then, it’s not the autism that makes them look different, it’s the Down’s. It’s almost the same kind of excuse and tactic used by Nazi Germany to say Jews looked different and looking different was wrong. In fact,… Continue reading Do Autistic Kids Look Different?
Toni Braxton’s Connection To Autism
Toni Braxton rose to fame in the nineties as a singer and actress. It wasn’t long before she married and had children. Probably what Ms. Braxton didn’t expect when she mapped out her dream life was that her son would be diagnosed with autism. She did what most mothers do when they hear that their… Continue reading Toni Braxton’s Connection To Autism
Can Autism Be Treated With Medication?
No, it can’t. What is treatable for children and adults with autism are some of the symptoms that are the most difficult. Obsessive behaviors are treated with medications for anxiety or obsessive compulsive behavior. Attention and focus issues are treated with ADHD medications. Depression or mood swings are treated with mood stabilizing medications. In all… Continue reading Can Autism Be Treated With Medication?
Can Autistic People Live On Their Own?
Really high functioning autistic people can. Others might need a little extra support, and moderate to severe or profound autism diagnoses can’t. The worse the autism function level, the more likely the young adult will have to live at home or in a sheltered apartment or group home setting. So the answer here is, yes,… Continue reading Can Autistic People Live On Their Own?
Can Autistic People Go To College?
The answer is, yes, absolutely. Higher functioning individuals are completely capable of understanding college level material in areas that involve cold hard facts. They do very well in mathematics, science, engineering, history, and any field that crosses over between two of these. Some high functioning young adults are even very adept at painting exactly what… Continue reading Can Autistic People Go To College?