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Mortal Nikki
Joined: 08 Jun 2006
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Location: bedford
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| Tell a Friend Posted: Sat Jun 10, 2006 9:49 pm Post subject: disabilities |
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| Just wondering if there is anyone that has children or children in their family that has autism or some form of disability as i have a daughter on the autistic spectrum |
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rob_667minus1
Joined: 17 Jan 2006
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Location: North Wales
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| Tell a Friend Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2006 2:32 pm Post subject: |
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http://www.paains.org.uk/
i have ADHD :( |
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~~debbydo~~
Joined: 18 Jul 2005
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Location: Hertfordshire
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| Tell a Friend Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2006 3:29 pm Post subject: |
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| My friend has a son with Autisum... |
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Mortal Nikki
Joined: 08 Jun 2006
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| Tell a Friend Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2006 4:40 pm Post subject: |
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| it took ages when she was younger to diagnose |
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Mortal Nikki
Joined: 08 Jun 2006
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| Tell a Friend Posted: Tue Jun 27, 2006 10:22 am Post subject: AUTISIM |
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Autism Fact Sheet
Autism is not a disease, but a developmental disorder of brain function. People with classical autism show three types of symptoms: impaired social interaction, problems with verbal and nonverbal communication, and unusual or severely limited activities and interests. Symptoms of autism usually appear during the first three years of childhood and continue throughout life. Although there is no cure, appropriate early educational intervention may improve social development and reduce undesirable behaviors. People with autism have a normal life expectancy.
Autism Spectrum Disorders (Pervasive Developmental Disorders)
Not until the middle of the twentieth century was there a name for a disorder that now appears to affect an estimated one of every five hundred children, a disorder that causes disruption in families and unfulfilled lives for many children. In 1943 Dr. Leo Kanner of the Johns Hopkins Hospital studied a group of 11 children and introduced the label early infantile autism into the English language. At the same time a German scientist, Dr. Hans Asperger, described a milder form of the disorder that became known as Asperger syndrome. Thus these two disorders were described and are today listed in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders DSM-IV-TR (fourth edition, text revision)1 as two of the five pervasive developmental disorders (PDD), more often referred to today as autism spectrum disorders (ASD). All these disorders are characterized by varying degrees of impairment in communication skills, social interactions, and restricted, repetitive and stereotyped patterns of behavior.
Autism
Autism is classified as one of the pervasive developmental disorders of the brain. It is not a disease. People with classical autism show three types of symptoms: impaired social interaction, problems with verbal and nonverbal communication, and unusual or severely limited activities and interests. These symptoms can vary in severity. In addition, people with autism often have abnormal responses to sounds, touch, or other sensory stimulation. Symptoms usually appear during the first three years of childhood and continue through life. Recent studies strongly suggest that some people have a genetic predisposition to autism. Researchers are looking for clues about which genes contribute to this increased susceptibility. In some children, environmental factors also may play a role. Studies of people with autism have found abnormalities in several regions of the brain which suggest that autism results from a disruption of early fetal brain development. Autism affects an estimated 10 to 20 of every 10,000 people, depending on diagnostic criteria used, and strikes males about four times more often than females.
NINDS Rett Syndrome Information Page
Rett syndrome is a progressive neurological disorder in which individuals exhibit reduced muscle tone, autistic-like behavior, hand movements consisting mainly of wringing and waving, loss of purposeful use of the hands, diminished ability to express feelings, avoidance of eye contact, a lag in brain and head growth, gait abnormalities, and seizures. Hypotonia (loss of muscle tone) is usually the first symptom. The syndrome affects approximately 1 in every 10,000-15,000 live female births, with symptoms usually appearing in early childhood between ages 6 and 18 months. Rett syndrome is caused by mutations (structural alterations or defects) in the MECP2 (pronounced meck-pea-two) gene, which is found on the X chromosome. Scientists identified the gene which is believed to control the functions of several other genes in 1999.
News : Autisim
Researcher identifies cellular defect that may contribute to autism, Columbia
Defect in neuroligin gene disrupts firing of neurons and may result in autism - The causes of autism have long remained a mystery, but new research from Columbia University Medical Center has identified, for the first time, how a cellular defect may be involved in the often crippling neurological disorder... |
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~~debbydo~~
Joined: 18 Jul 2005
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| Tell a Friend Posted: Tue Jun 27, 2006 5:26 pm Post subject: |
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thank's Nikki..
thats really good. |
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Mortal Nikki
Joined: 08 Jun 2006
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Location: bedford
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| Tell a Friend Posted: Tue Jun 27, 2006 5:47 pm Post subject: |
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| your welcome |
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Mortal Nikki
Joined: 08 Jun 2006
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| Tell a Friend Posted: Tue Jun 27, 2006 6:18 pm Post subject: Re: disabilities |
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XBOX QUEEN wrote:
Just wondering if there is anyone that has children or children in their family that has autism or some form of disability as i have a daughter on the autistic spectrum
I fin d it really hard at times cause iam on my own dealing with this yeah her dad does come over on the weekend but usually sits and watches the TV and its also hard for her brother just think how he feels he has a smashed door from her rages there are so many things that she has done |
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~~debbydo~~
Joined: 18 Jul 2005
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| Tell a Friend Posted: Tue Jun 27, 2006 6:34 pm Post subject: |
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I bet it is hard ..
I was talking to a lady at the gym today, her son has it .
he dont get invited to parties beacuse people dont understand his behavour.. he's 4. |
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ash_the_minx
Joined: 04 Jul 2004
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Location: cumbria!!
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| Tell a Friend Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2006 11:35 am Post subject: |
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| I think i have disparxia (SP?) |
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Mullin
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| Tell a Friend Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2006 11:24 am Post subject: |
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Really! This is what Dispraxia is!
Developmental dyspraxia is an impairment or immaturity of the organisation of movement. It is an immaturity in the way that the brain processes information, which results in messages not being properly or fully transmitted. The term dyspraxia comes from the word praxis, which means 'doing, acting'. Dyspraxia affects the planning of what to do and how to do it. It is associated with problems of perception, language and thought.
You really think you have this!?!? |
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ash_the_minx
Joined: 04 Jul 2004
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Location: cumbria!!
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| Tell a Friend Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2006 12:20 am Post subject: |
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| its also about being clumsy as well! my little bro has it! |
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Mullin
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| Tell a Friend Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2006 10:14 am Post subject: |
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| Really!?!/ Bless him! |
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ash_the_minx
Joined: 04 Jul 2004
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Location: cumbria!!
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| Tell a Friend Posted: Mon Sep 25, 2006 3:18 pm Post subject: |
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| yeah!!! its only mild tho! |
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Mira
Joined: 17 Aug 2006
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| Tell a Friend Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2006 7:39 pm Post subject: |
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| Get well... Be healthy!!! |
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