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What is the best therapeutic sport game can I expose my child with autism to?
The best game would always be the one that your child is interested or excels at. Next key point in choosing the best game is the compatibility of the game to your child’s developmental age and physical capabilities.
What are milestones?
Milestones are considered markers or age-specific tasks that children are able to do when they reach a cetain age range. These milestones are the basis of comparing a delay or advance skill in a child.
Can Rett Syndrome be passed on between generations?
Rett Syndrome is not a hereditary disease. It is caused by a genetic mutation, not by genes passed on from the parents. For any parent to actually pass the gene for Rett Syndrome to a child, that parent must actually have Rett Syndrome and exhibit the classic symptoms (and it is virtually impossible for adults with Rett Syndrome to have children).
What is Rett Syndrome?
Rett Syndrome is the most disabling of the Austism Spectrum Disorder classifications. It is a disorder of the nervous system that is usually diagnosed as early as 6 to 18 months of age and usually affects females.
What are commorbid conditions?
Commorbid conditions are other meical conditions that may occur along autism.
What is Autism?
Autism is a disorder of neural development characterized by impaired social interaction and communication, and by restricted and repetitive behavior.
Is Autism the same as Autism Spectrum Disorder?
Autism is one of three recognized disorders in the autism spectrum (ASDs), the other two being Asperger syndrome and Pervasive Developmental Disorder-Not Otherwise Specified (PDD-NOS).
What are the medications usually associated with Autism?
Medications that are associated with the treatment of autism are:
● Antidepressants
● Antipsychotic
● Stimulants
● Risperidone
● SSRIs
● Oxytocin
● Antidepressants
● MAOIs
● Tricyclics
● Catapres and Tenex
● Medications for anxiety
● Anti- seizure drugs
● Neuroleptics
● Atypical
● Antifungal
● Antiviral and antibacterial drugs
● Other drugs
● Antidepressants
● Antipsychotic
● Stimulants
● Risperidone
● SSRIs
● Oxytocin
● Antidepressants
● MAOIs
● Tricyclics
● Catapres and Tenex
● Medications for anxiety
● Anti- seizure drugs
● Neuroleptics
● Atypical
● Antifungal
● Antiviral and antibacterial drugs
● Other drugs
What are the metabolic diseases usually associated with Autism?
Metabolic irregularities may cause some autism spectrum disorders like:
● Phenylketonuria
● Histidinemia
● Adenylosuccinate lyase deficiency
● Dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase deficiency
● 5prime-nucleotidase super activity
● Phosphoribosylpyrophosphate synthetase deficiency
● Phenylketonuria
● Histidinemia
● Adenylosuccinate lyase deficiency
● Dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase deficiency
● 5prime-nucleotidase super activity
● Phosphoribosylpyrophosphate synthetase deficiency
How can I ease my family\'s denial of autism diagnosis?
Explaining to other relatives and family members the condition of autism can help ease any denial that one may have. Family members can often be of tremendous support to parents. Being able to talk about the condition openly can open one up the realities of autism, the positives and the negatives.
