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2 days ago · Myth #3: There’s an autism epidemic. Autism is becoming more common as a diagnosis. But that’s primarily because of four big changes: Greater recognition. The public is more aware of ASD than ...
May 16, 2024 · Diagnosing autism spectrum disorder (ASD) can be difficult because there is no medical test, such as a blood test, to diagnose the disorder. Doctors look at the child's developmental history and behavior to make a diagnosis.
3 days ago · Anxiety is the most common co-occurring mental health condition across the lifespan for autistic people. The authors summarize the extant research on prevalence, correlates and predictors, measurement, and treatment of anxiety disorders in autistic people, which has rapidly expanded in the past decade. In addition to addressing gaps within each of these areas, the authors propose that there is ...
Screening and diagnosis. Diagnosing ASD can be difficult since there is no medical test, like a blood test, to diagnose the disorder. Doctors look at the child's behavior and development to make a diagnosis. ASD can sometimes be detected at 18 months of age or younger.
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May 24, 2024 · So, ASD is the condition people get diagnosed with today, but there are plenty of people who still use the terms “autism,” “Asperger’s” and “autism spectrum” interchangeably. Dr. Cuffman clarifies the differences between Asperger’s and autism — and explains the switch to ASD. Autism, Asperger’s and autism spectrum disorder.
May 14, 2024 · The Anxiety Scale for Autism-Adult (ASA-A) is an anxiety measure that has been developed to capture autistic adults’ experiences of anxiety. Preliminary evaluation shows the ASA-A has good psychometric properties (Rodgers et al., 2020 ).
May 18, 2024 · The Autism Spectrum Quotient (AQ) is a questionnaire published in 2001 by Simon Baron-Cohen and his colleagues at the Autism Research Centre in Cambridge, UK. Consisting of fifty questions, it aims to investigate whether adults of average intelligence have autistic traits and might qualify for an autism diagnosis.
