Cognitive Basis of Behavior in Autism

Dr. Nancy Minshew discusses the cognitive factors that are contributing to some individuals with autism not being able to cope with their emotional dysregulation in social situations often resulting in behavior problems. Series: M.I.N.D. Institute Lecture Series on Neurodevelopmental Disorders [10/2008] [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 14657]

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[Glorious Bastrd]

I kinda wonder some times if some people who are diagnosed with a attention disorder might instead have a light case of autism

[Scott Norman Rosenthal]

people from poor, marginal backgrounds are routinely diagnosed as "Mentally Ill" or "Schizophrenic" in spite of medical evidence.

[Scott Norman Rosenthal]

Many children are not aware of the meaning of abstract expressions.

[VacuumSquirrel]

isn't likely to change...

[VacuumSquirrel]

Well since that model in all reality likely to change people need alternatives don't they?

[anvb5a1]

Just the fact of hearing "treatment" of autism makes me laugh so hard...

THERE IS NOTHING TO TREAT, ASPERGERS MOSTLY HAVE ONLY ONE PROBLEM: the current human society / model!

[misspinkpunkykat]

I wish more people were like this woman.

[wilmex1]

tHEY ALL ARE

BECAUSE THEY{the-normals}ARE Not us

how can they no , when you are Not

every autist wood Love 2 fill in questions and give answers about questions Humanoides have

They wanna stand above seom1 els  IAM NO MORE - NO LES

[wilmex1]

mebay this helps

I JUST DONT HAVE THE INTEREST WHERE THE NORMALS? DAILY TALK ABOUT

THING WE ALL NO ORE SEEN ON TELIVISION

WALK TRUE nORMALS

[Neilgs]

The question then becomes one of "reconnectivity" rather than fixed, systemic unalterable brain function.