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Intressant beskrivning
8 feb 2013 22:21Jag tycker att nedanstående beskrivning är intressant därför att jag aldrig har sett autism förklaras enbart i kognitiva termer förut.
Vet dock inte riktigt hur jag ska tolka begreppet "affects" ("påverkas/berörs av"? eller snarare "drabbar"?).
"Autism is a chronic neurodevelopmental disorder of unknown cause that affects approximately 1–3 percent of children and four times more boys than girls.
Its prevalence is global and its social impact is devastating.
In autism, the brain is unable to process sensory information normally. Instead, simple stimuli from the outside world are experienced as overwhelmingly intense and strain the emotional centers of the brain. A stress response to the incoming information is initiated that destabilizes cognitive networks and short-circuits adequate behavioral output. As a result, the child is unable to respond adequately to stimulation and initiate social behavior towards family, friends, and peers. In addition, these children typically face immune-digestive disorders that heighten social fears, anxieties, and internal conflicts /.../."
(Autism Research and TreatmentVolume 2012 (2012), Article ID 835847)
