Below are the best articles we could find on Autism and parenting.
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A child’s autism diagnosis can affect the whole family, but it can also be positive news. Here’s why.
There’s a saying in the community: “If you’ve met one autistic person, you’ve met one autistic person.” Virtually any generalization is going to be wrong.
I am becoming increasingly concerned that intellectually gifted children are being denied opportunities because they are being labeled either Asperger’s or high functioning autism.
Having ASD increases the risk of depression in teens, but effective treatments are available
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More than a million children in America are the autism spectrum. What happens when they come of age?
A generation of parents are revealing some advantages of the condition, even when their children don’t share the diagnosis.
According to research, approximately 20 percent of the population will experience depression at some point in their lives—this statistic increases to almost 60 percent in people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
Good teachers helped me to achieve success. I was able to overcome autism because I had good teachers.
Typically, when a child is diagnosed with autism, parents embark on a mission to find effective treatments and support systems. However, during treatment planning neurotypical siblings are often overlooked.
The wish to hurt others is tied not to autism but to psychopathy, which manifests in a deficiency or absence of empathy and remorse. Some autistic people may not recognize why they cause distress; psychopaths don’t care that they cause distress.
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