My brother's son appears to have autism. They're still going through the early stages of figuring that out. I want to be prepared to be as helpful as possible with it.
They parents usually notice the first signs within two or three years.
Yeah, I think that sounds about right for my brother and his wife. What are some of the effects of it?
growth restriction, and autoimmune diseases. Controversies surround other proposed environmental causes; for example, the vaccine hypothesis, which has been disproven. Autism affects information processing in the brain by altering connections and organization of nerve cells and their synapses. How this occurs is not well understood. In the DSM-5, autism and less severe forms of the condition, including Asperger syndrome and pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified (PDD-NOS), have been combined into the diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
Early behavioral interventions
nation's most prominent purveyor of anti-vaxxer ideology", and has reiterated that she is not against vaccines. In an earlier October 2013 interview for "TV Guide", McCarthy is quoted as saying:
It's been three years now since I've even talked about autism or vaccines — I was taken aback when people freaked out that I was going to come on "The View" and preach. ... I will clarify my stance, which is still the same: That parents are in charge. Space it