What would the life expectancy for a very high-functioning autistic be? Does anyone know if autistics, or even those with Down’s Syndrome have the same life expectancy as everyone else, or is it shorter?
Also has severe bevavior problems such as cruelty to animals and people and playing with matches.
I know there are some autistic people out there that don’t difficulty in learning. I have moderate autism and a learning disability, so I just want to know how usual it is for autistic people to have a learning disability?
Is there any link between autism and learning disability?
If you have autism, do you have a learning disability? If your children has autism, do they have a learning disability and how well can they learn?
Is there something else in it that has been linked to autism? I heard something about vaccine-induced measles virus being found in the brain and intestines of a 9 year-old autistic boy.
I only want answers from people who know why MMR is attributed to autism, not from people who deny it. That’s not because I don’t want to listen to reason. It’s just that I know that side already and am just interested in why MMR is linked to autism when it never had thimerisol.
The results of this review show that 3 of the 4 population-based studies28-29,32 to examine paternal age reported a significant association with risk of autism and ASDs. The fourth study31 also found that paternal age was older in fathers of case patients with autism compared with fathers of controls, although this relationship was statistically weaker in the adjusted analysis. Thus, advancing paternal age is consistently associated with increased risk of autism and ASDs.
http://archpedi.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/161/4/326
I just noticed lately that alot more people, than the 1950s and even the 1980s, why has ADD and Autism increased in people so quickly?
I have heard there is 2 or 3 movies out with people playing parts where they have autism. Can you tell me a few.
He is high-functioning and attends a regular kindergarten class. I used to think he was too young, but I want to be pro-active. I want him to know there is nothing wrong with him and that his autism makes him special. I just don’t know how to go about it.
In answer to iceman, actually, there are many levels of autism. That is part of the reason, I believe, there are so many more people being diagnosed with it today. To just meet my son, nobody would know he has autism. People are always surprised when I tell them. He is friendly, very intelligent, well-behaved and quite sensitive. His issues lie with peer interaction and socialization. He has difficulty reading social cues and does “quirky” things that don’t necessarily fit in with what his friends are doing.
I do appreciate your advice, though. Thanks!