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This is a list of fictional characters that have been explicitly described within the work in which they appear, or otherwise by the author, as being on the autism spectrum. It is not intended to include speculation. Autistic people involved in the work may be mentioned in footnotes.
Autism rights advocates and psychologists say this binary of acceptable "passions" and pathologised "obsessions" is unfair. [7] [8] Terms like circumscribed interests, [9] obsessions, or restricted interests [10] have historically been used to describe special interests, but these terms are discouraged by autism rights advocates.
Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) or autism spectrum conditions (ASCs) describe a range of conditions classified as neurodevelopmental disorders in the DSM-5, used by the American Psychiatric Association. [1] As with many neurodivergent people and conditions, the popular image of autistic people and autism itself is often based on inaccurate ...
Classic autism. Classic autism, also known as childhood autism, autistic disorder, (early) infantile autism, infantile psychosis, Kanner's autism, Kanner's syndrome, or (formerly) just autism, is a neurodevelopmental condition first described by Leo Kanner in 1943. It is characterized by atypical and impaired development in social interaction ...
Children From The Distant Planet [ zh] [48] Children of the Stars [49] Citizen Autistic [50] Dad's in Heaven with Nixon [51] Deej [52] How to Dance in Ohio [53] Life, Animated [54] Normal People Scare Me [55] and Normal People Scare Me Too [56] Recovered: Journeys Through the Autism Spectrum and Back [57]
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network ( ASAN) is an American 501 (c) (3) nonprofit advocacy organization run by and for individuals on the autism spectrum. ASAN advocates for the inclusion of autistic people in decisions that affect them, including: legislation, depiction in the media, and disability services.
There are many conditions comorbid to autism spectrum disorder such as attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and epilepsy . In medicine and in psychiatry, comorbidity is the presence of one or more additional conditions co-occurring with the primary one, or the effect of such additional disorders. About 10–15% of autism cases have an ...
The CDC set up a national autism monitoring network to keep an eye on autism -- the latest national estimate is that one in 68 U.S. kids have the disorder. New autism scan shows more kids being ...