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The autistic spectrum
(sometimes referred to as
the autism spectrum) is a
developmental and behavioral
syndrome that results from
certain combinations of
characteristically autistic
traits. Although these
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Rett syndrome
Rett syndrome (or Rett's
disorder) is a progressive
neurological disorder that
is classified as a pervasive
developmental disorder by
the DSM-IV. The symptoms of
this disorder are easily
confused with those of
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Gluten-free, casein-free diet
Many parents of children
with autism have reported
that a gluten-free
casein-free diet helps their
children. According to the
theory, some children are
unable to digest the protein
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Mirror neuron
A mirror neuron is a neuron
which fires both when an
animal performs an action
and when the animal observes
the same action performed by
another (especially
conspecific) animal. Thus,
the neuron "mirrors" the
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Social cognition is the study of how people process social information, especially its encoding, storage, retrieval, and application to social situations. There has been much recent interest in the ... > more -
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Asperger syndrome
Asperger syndrome, also referred to as Asperger's syndrome, Asperger's, or just AS, is one of five neurobiological pervasive developmental disorders (PDD) that is characterized by deficiencies in ... > more -
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Learning disability
In the United States and Canada, the term learning disability is used to refer to psychological and neurological conditions that affect a person's communicative capacities and potential to be taught ... > more -
Anti-psychiatry
Anti-psychiatry refers to approaches (sometimes seen as a coherent movement) which fundamentally challenge the theory or practice of mainstream psychiatry in general, and biological psychiatry in ... > more -
Controversy about ADHD
The psychiatric diagnosis of Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has attracted an assortment of critical positions that individually challenge the ontology or preconceptions of the ... > more
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