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Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis and CDD

In 2013, the American Psychiatric Association coined the term autism spectrum disorder (ASD). In doing so, it created one big umbrella under which multiple neurodevelopmental disorders are now housed. This was done because the disorders were…
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Tuberous Sclerosis Complex and CDD

In 2013, the American Psychiatric Association coined a new term that changed the way people thought and approached certain neurodevelopmental disorders. That term autism spectrum disorder (ASD), today covers a variety of different disorders…
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Learning Communication Skills with ABA Therapy

Each child who has autism exhibits signs and symptoms in different ways. This fact is why the term autism spectrum disorder (ASD) was coined a little more than 10 years ago — to describe how the effects of the neurodevelopmental disorder…
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Leukodystrophy and CDD

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) covers a wide array of different neurodevelopmental disorders. Coined in 2013, the term covers many different disorders that were at one time treated completely separately from each other. Asperger’s syndrome…
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Full Body Stimming

Part of the Comprehensive Guide to Stimming Self-stimulatory behaviors, or stimming, is often associated solely with children who have a developmental disorder such as ADHD or autism. However, stimming is actually something that can occur…
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Lipid Storage Diseases and CDD

In 2013, the American Psychiatric Association coined a new moniker called autism spectrum disorder (ASD). In doing so, they wrapped multiple neurodevelopmental disorders under one medical umbrella, treating them as similar afflictions with some…