News. - Geneticists Say : 'Autisms' A More Appropriate Term Than 'Autism,'. There are so many different genetic forms of autism that using the singular term, autism, is misleading, researchers say.
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“We believe a better term to use is ‘the autisms,’ or ‘the autism spectrum disorders’ (that is, plural),” Dr. Stephen W. Scherer told Reuters Health by email. “There are many different forms of autism. In other words, autism is more of a collection of different disorders that have a common clinical manifestation.”
The DNA of affected individuals varies remarkably, his team found. Two-thirds of brothers and sisters with what’s still called autism spectrum disorder, or ASD, showed different genetic changes.
Scherer, from The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, is part of a team that aims to identify all the genetic changes in individuals with ASD. Please continue your reading about Geneticists Say : 'Autisms' A More Appropriate Term Than 'Autism,' with click read more below.
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