It may even be possibly used for the treatment of childhood autism, a practice partially supported by clinical research.

Her mother is a developmental psychologist in Atlanta specializing in childhood autism.

The extent of childhood autism in other states is unclear but clinicians and educators around the country say that they are being swamped by new cases.

Recent news of a steep rise in childhood autism cases in California came as no surprise to parents of children who struggle with the disorder.

For instance, biological research on mental illness has exculpated the cold and rejecting "refrigerator mother" from her responsibility for childhood autism.

The childhood autism rating scale (CARS) for diagnostic screening and classification of autism.

Because the diagnosed cases of childhood autism have experienced an unprecedented spike in recent times, causing speculation about the debatable "autism epidemic," such research is invaluable.

Childhood Autism rating Scale (CARS)

The Childhood Autism Rating Scale (CARS) is used widely in clinical environments to assess severity of autism based on observation of children.

His discovery is now called Asperger syndrome, while Leo Kanner's discovery is called autistic disorder, childhood autism, infantile autism, or simply autism.

She was diagnosed with childhood autism by Hungarian Autism Research Group (Autizmus Alapítvány és Kutatócsoport) and two psychiatries of Eger.

Henriett went to Eszterhazy College at the age of 18 to the Psychology Institution but her communication and her behavior problems pensioned with a diagnosis of childhood autism in 2002.

Honda H, Shimizu Y, Imai M, Nitto Y. Cumulative incidence of childhood autism: a total population study of better accuracy and precision.

A shocking report from California last week suggested that a large increase in childhood autism in that state over the last 15 years is a true epidemic, not a statistical mirage inflated by artificial factors.

Whether childhood autism is genetically or psychologically caused has been one of the more heatedly debated questions of child rearing in recent times and a frequent source of blame and guilt among parents of those afflicted.

She also had three autoimmune disorders and now living with childhood autism, heart disorders as mitral valve prolapse, three eye disorders as nearsightedness, astigmatism, strabismus, orthopedic diseases and other physical disorders.

- on the first digitized videos of childhood autism and savant syndrome on Hungary - on investigations and language development with her photos of paintings by Hungarian Autism Research Group, Budapest, 2002.

An outspoken opponent of vaccination, in June 2005 Kennedy authored an article in Rolling Stone and Salon.com alleging a government conspiracy to cover up connections between the vaccine preservative thimerosal and childhood autism.

She did not sold work of childhood and teen age literature and visual art her mother's advice but her own room transformed childhood autism and savant syndrome memorial room at age 30, see Henriett's high-definition video.

Autism, Asperger syndrome, and PDD-NOS are sometimes called the autistic disorders instead of ASD, whereas autism itself is often called autistic disorder, childhood autism, or infantile autism.

Trying to account for a drastic rise in childhood autism in recent years, a California study has found that it cannot be explained away by statistical anomalies or by a growing public awareness that might have led more parents to report the disorder.

To the Editor: Two related factors deserve investigation as possible contributors to the rise in childhood autism (front page, Oct. 18): the increased survival of extremely preterm infants and steroid drugs given to prevent or treat the lung disorders of prematurity.

The applications of the concepts are related to the prediction, selection, and retention of successful and adaptive behaviors to the treatment of childhood autism, Down syndrome, and other developmental disabilities is humane and based on evidence from the field of behavior analysis.

She has Raven IQ above 140 and Mawi IQ above 120 with part some under IQ 90, so she was considered handicapped genius, a perfect example of childhood autism and savant syndrome, see disability support.

To the Editor: Re "A Mysterious Upsurge in Autism" (editorial, Oct. 20): As the parent of a 7-year-old autistic girl, I have suffered for several years through consultations with members of the medical profession who dismissed the perceived increase in childhood autism as a statistical glitch.