Now doctors can only prescribe drugs that treat
individual symptoms of autism rather than the underlying cause of the disorder, Berry - Kravis says.
Not exact matches
They also found that the severity
of an
individual's
autism symptoms correlated with the brain's degree
of adaptation to the patterns.
«Even within
individuals exposed to the same risk factor, different strategies may be appropriate to treat the
symptoms of autism in early development versus maturity,» said Page.
It states, «The positive results
of this study suggest that a comprehensive nutritional and dietary intervention is effective at improving nutritional status, non-verbal IQ,
autism symptoms, and other
symptoms in most
individuals with ASD.»
Julie Matthews is contributing - author
of a newly published study from ASU led by Dr. James Adams that shows that comprehensive nutritional and dietary intervention improves non-verbal IQ, development,
autism symptoms, digestive health, and nutritional status in
individuals with ASD.
Behavior challenges, a
symptom of autism, affect an
individual's ability to function in all areas
of life.
A small number
of individuals with
autism will experience extreme aptitude with savant skills (calculating, memorizing, musical talent and others) While the range
of total effects will vary, most autistic people will have the following
symptoms in common:
Attention - deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and
autism spectrum disorder (ASD) show a high rate
of symptom overlap, with a substantial proportion
of individuals with one
of the conditions also meeting diagnostic criteria for the other (Rommelse et al. 2010).
While the severity
of symptoms can vary from one
individual to the next, there are certain traits that are common to all people with
autism.