Autism Facts You Probably Dont Know

Below, you will find some interesting and important autism facts, some of which you may not have previously heard about Autism !pectrum Disorder is officially diagnosed using very specific criteria set forth in the Diagnostic and !tatistical "anual of "ental Disorders #he latest edition of this comprehensive manual is the $th edition %D!"&$' (t was officially released at the American Psychiatric Associations Annual "eeting on "ay )*, +,)#here were significant changes in the D!"&$ that pertain to the autistic spectrum "ost importantly, all disorders on the autistic spectrum, previously described as different and separate subcategories, are now combined under one broad umbrella #he term for this broad umbrella is autism spectrum disorder %A!D' Previously, there were three categories of evaluation but now there will only be two. social communication impairment and restricted interests/repetitive behaviors %social impairment and language/communication impairment have been combined into one category' 0nhanced or reduced sensitivity to sensory input has been added to the second category A very significant number of people on the autism spectrum, those who love them, and some autism spectrum e1perts, do not li2e the word 3disorder,4 and especially 3mental disorder4 being used to describe autistic traits #hese people believe that autistic traits should be recogni5ed as a different phenotype, not as a mental disorder Advocates of this often point out how intelligent and how successful many people on the spectrum are and have been

"any famous people, some living and some dead, have been officially diagnosed as being on the spectrum or 3retro&diagnosed4 as being on the spectrum #hese individuals include scientists, artists, writers, business persons, entrepreneurs, musicians, professors, economists, athletes, and actors/actresses A few famous e1amples include 6olfgang Amadeus "o5art, Albert 0instein, !ir (saac 7ewton, 8ourtney 9ove, Abe 9incoln, #emple :randin, Andy 6arhol, ;ames Durbin %American (dol', "arty Balin %founder member of ;efferson Airplane', Pablo Picasso, "ichelangelo, Dan Ay2royd, 9ewis 8arroll %of Alice (n 6onderland fame', and Ale1is 6ineman %"iss "ontana in the +,)- "iss America Pageant' "any e1perts also believe 6arren Buffett and Bill :ates, close friends, both have Aspergers syndrome #he ratio of males versus females who are on the autistic spectrum is rapidly changing 6hile it used to be commonly thought that A!D occurred much more fre<uently in boys and men than in girls and women, this conventional wisdom is now being increasingly challenged !ome psychologists and other autism e1perts now believe that many autistic girls/women in the past simply were not been diagnosed #his is due in large part to the revelation that girls and women simply do not always display the same symptoms as boys and men For e1ample, girls and women on the autistic spectrum are often overly& empathetic, not under&empathetic as is often %but not always' associated with boys and men on the autistic spectrum Further, the classic autistic spectrum symptoms girls and women do display arent always as pronounced as they are in boys and men so they have been often missed

6ith improved detection methods for girls and women going forward, the previously thought disparity between males and females being on the autistic spectrum may eventually disappear entirely Keep in mind that autism in girls and women presents itself differently than in boys and men Autism is a fascinating sub=ect to discuss and chances are some of the autism facts (ve discussed in this article you werent aware of .>' For more information about important autism facts, chec2 this out http.//spectrumnutraceuticalreview com/autismfacts/