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'''Attention Deficit Hyper Activity Disorder (or "ADHD")''': This term describes a lifelong developmental disability that can first be detected in infancy, early childhood or even in adolescence, and which involves challenges with attention span, impulse control, and the intensity level of activities at school, home or at work. Typical behavior would include such things as distractibility; difficulty with following instructions or in waiting for turns within groups; a difficulty with staying on task with chores or play activities; a difficulty with sitting or playing quietly; inattention; restlessness; and engaging in physically harmful or dangerous activities, without a concern for the resulting consequences for self or others.
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'''Autism''': is a developmental brain disorder with physical and behavioral components. It affects the brain areas controlling language, social interaction, and abstract thought. Symptoms may include: communication difficulties, emotional problems, intellectual disability, and sensitivity to sensory stimuli. Autism spectrum disorders include pervasive developmental disorder, Asperger syndrome, Retts syndrome, and childhood disintegrative disorder; any of these terms may be used interchangeably with the term autism. Services that may be beneficial for a child with autism include: educational training, speech therapy, language therapy, medication, and [[Occupational Therapy|occupational therapy]].  
  
 
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Revision as of 19:40, 3 July 2014

Autism: is a developmental brain disorder with physical and behavioral components. It affects the brain areas controlling language, social interaction, and abstract thought. Symptoms may include: communication difficulties, emotional problems, intellectual disability, and sensitivity to sensory stimuli. Autism spectrum disorders include pervasive developmental disorder, Asperger syndrome, Retts syndrome, and childhood disintegrative disorder; any of these terms may be used interchangeably with the term autism. Services that may be beneficial for a child with autism include: educational training, speech therapy, language therapy, medication, and occupational therapy.