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Autism

Autism
Autism is a Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD), the most common in a group of five disabilities marked by "severe and pervasive impairment in several areas of development", most notably those involved in social interaction and communication. Together, Austism, Asperger's Syndrome, Childhood Disintegrative Disorder (CDD), Rett's Syndrome, and PDD-Not Otherwise Specified (PDD-NOS), make up the Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), ranging in form from the more mild (Asperger's Syndrome) to the more severe (Austism), though autism itself ranges greatly in severity. It is estimated that approximately 1 in 150 children are born with autism, with males being four times as likely as females to be affected by the disorder. In all, about 1.5 million American's are thought to have some form of autism, and this number is rapidly increasing as the criteria for autism is broadened and more light is shed everyday on the causes, characteristics, and inner-workings of this mysterious......


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