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Difference between those diagnosed early to those diagnosed later

TheCatWoman

According to research theres different genes involved in those diagnosed as young children to those diagnosed later in life and certainly those of us who were diagnosed as adults. The research states that theres no one cause of autism and that multiple genes are involved.

There's an article on it in todays Guardian newspaper.

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  • It may reflect a difference between people who spontaneously display autistic traits and those who only display recognisable autistic traits when their abilities in coping with social pressures are exceeded. This most often happens when starting school and again when puberty hits. These differences possibly have a genetic component, but it is the environment and hormonal changes that act as triggers.

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  • It may reflect a difference between people who spontaneously display autistic traits and those who only display recognisable autistic traits when their abilities in coping with social pressures are exceeded. This most often happens when starting school and again when puberty hits. These differences possibly have a genetic component, but it is the environment and hormonal changes that act as triggers.

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