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Here’s what I wish someone had told me back when she was first diagnosed. I hope it helps you if you’re currently struggling. 1. Find a community. Because all of the message boards had scared ...
The Childhood Autism Spectrum Test, abbreviated as CAST and formerly titled the Childhood Asperger Syndrome Test, is a tool to screen for autism spectrum disorder in children aged 4–11 years, in a non-clinical setting. [1]
The Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule ( ADOS) is a standardized diagnostic test for assessing autism spectrum disorder. The protocol consists of a series of structured and semi-structured tasks that involve social interaction between the examiner and the person under assessment. The examiner observes and identifies aspects of the subject's behavior, assigns these to predetermined ...
Parents and teens alike are trading in their smartphones for "dumber" models to help stay offline.
The Autism Treatment Evaluation Scale ( ATEC) is a 77-item diagnostic assessment tool that was developed by Bernard Rimland and Stephen Edelson at the Autism Research Institute. The ATEC was originally designed to evaluate the effectiveness of autism treatments, but it may also be beneficial as a screening tool for children.
So when do kids tend to get their first smartphone? According to research by Common Sense Media (2021), 42% of U.S. kids have a phone by age 10—and by age 14, smartphone ownership climbs to 91%.
This is a list of fictional characters that have been explicitly described within the work in which they appear, or otherwise by the author, as being on the autism spectrum. It is not intended to include speculation. Autistic people involved in the work may be mentioned in footnotes.
Here’s some food for thought: How you eat is linked to better brain function. New research finds that people who eat healthily throughout their lives are mentally sharper than their peers ...