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Confusion, anxiety, no escape, disillusion.... some of the many emotions felt by those with ASD. #LivingInTranslation

No prominent abnormalities Solitary withdrawal Language limitations and distortions Obsessive narrow interests - Leo Kanner 1943

Retweet for ASD awareness... help raise awareness for Autistic Spectrum Disorder #ASDawareness #LivingInTranslation Anthony Townsend

0.1% of global population has been diagnosed with ASD #ASDawareness #LivingInTranslation

Diagnostic details: 1. Persistent deficits in social communication & interaction across multiple context #LivingInTranslation #ASDawareness

2. Restricted, repetitive patterns of behaviour & limited interests #LivingInTranslation #ASDawareness

2. Refrigerator Mother: emotionally unavailable mothers casing factor of Autism. (Debunked) -Kanner #livingintranslation

What could cause ASD? #livingintranslation #ASDawareness

Neurodevelopment features: FMRIscans reveal misfiring partial activation of mirror neurons&hyperactivation of amygdala #livingintranslation

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#Autism falls on a spectrum because of its idiosyncratic presentation, thus symptoms vary widely from person to person #LivingInTranslation

Theory of mind: understanding that other people have mental states independent to their own #livingintranslation #ASDawareness

Fact- Wakefield’s 1998 study that suggested MMR vaccines cause #Autism has been #debunked & his medical licence revoked #LivingInTranslation

Cognitive-behavioural theory: Emationalawareness,socialskills,mentalisation of empathy,REBTcounteract distortedthinking #LivingInTranslation

When you go out for a date would you go for a coffee or a alcoholic drink? Social connotations ... #LivingInTranslation #

Black and white mentality is viewed by ASD individuals. #LivingInTranslation #ASDawareness

In working with people with #ASD, the goal is not to teach them neurotypical language so they abandon their own… #LivingInTranslation

Couples therapy: Psychoeducation and interactive analysis #livingintranslation #ASDawareness

There's always a silverlining to every "disorder"ASD allows one to think on a different wavelength #LivingInTranslation #ASDawareness