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RE: Understanding Autism: The Spectrum and Diagnoses.
This is interesting. I have two boys at my church who are autistic, but one is "worse" than the other. One can function pretty much normally and the other behaves more like a retarded child. I find that interesting as well, that there is a spectrum of severity. I read that autism is strongly tethered to vitamin D, folic acid and omega-3 deficiency in the parents, as well as parents being older. I hope that more research will yield more results.
The Pscyh community is definitely looking more into autism as awareness increases, although personally I feel more can be done. I often wonder if those on the spectrum are simply more evolved human beings. Who knows? :) also, you mean- higher on the spectrum or intellectually disabled. Mental retardation was removed from the DSM-5 in 2013 if i'm not wrong. That's interesting about deficiencies, perhaps another link to genetics. I'll have to look into that! thanks!
Interesting. I think that they are higher on the spectrum in some respects. It's that concept of if the brain is deficient in one area, it is stronger in another. One of the boys at my church got all A's on his report card, this is the one who is more functional than the other. But the other child, who seems to have a pretty severe case of autism, we heard singing, in tune. His mother always brought him to choir rehearsal with her, and one day we heard him singing one of the songs. It was pretty amazing. Makes us really question what is reality.