Re: Autistic man seeks Assembly seat in 37th District

[Guest guest]

" ...born with infantile autism... "

What exactly is 'infantile autism', as opposed to 'regular' autism?

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> http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2009/04/autistic_man_seeks_assembly_se.html

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> Autistic man seeks Assembly seat in 37th District

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> by The Star-Ledger Continuous News Desk

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> Wednesday April 08, 2009, 1:03 PM

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> An Englewood resident born with infantile autism is seeking an Assembly seat

in the 37th District, according to a report in PolitickerNJ.com.

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> Gagliardi, 28, will challenge Assembly Democrats Gordon

(D-Englewood) and Vainieri Huttle (D-Englewood) in the Democratic

primaries. Gagliardi told PolitickerNJ that he felt the Legislature needed

someone that could represent the mentally and physically challenged.

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> According to the report, Gagliardi wanted to run for governor, but didn't meet

the minimum age requirements, and his letter to the Democratic Party expressing

interest in being a delegate to the Democratic National Convention was ignored.

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> Gagliardi has done various public speaking events about autism and other

physical and mental disabilities.

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[Guest guest]

" ...born with infantile autism... "

" What exactly is 'infantile autism', as opposed to 'regular' autism? "

There isn't a difference.

Leo Kanner introudced the term " infantile autism " in 1943. Later, it was changed

to " autism. " With the addition of the other autistic spectrum disorders

(Asperger Syndrome, Pervasive Developmental Disorder Not Otherwise Specified,

Childhood Disintegrative Disorder, and Rhett's Syndrome), in the DSM IV TR,

(http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/autism/overview_diagnostic_criteria.htm)

all of which fall under the " autism " umbrella, people sometimes use " infantile

autism " when what they mean is Autistic Disorder.

Complicating matters is the ICD 10 most commonly used in Europe. They have a

slightly variant delineation of ASDs:

http://www.geocities.com/richardg_uk/icd10f84.html

F84 Pervasive developmental disorders

F84.0 Childhood autism

F84.1 Atypical autism

F84.2 Rett's Syndrome

F84.3 Other childhood disintegrative disorder

F84.4 Overactive disorder associated with mental retardation and stereotyped

movements

F84.5 Asperger's syndrome

F84.8 Other pervasive developmental disorders

F84.9 Pervasive developmental disorders, unspecified

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[Guest guest]

Thanks, I had heard the term 'infantile autism' before, but wasn't 100% sure

what it meant. I have heard some say that the term 'infantile autism' is

misleading, as it leads some to think that it is something that can be grown out

of.

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> " ...born with infantile autism... "

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> " What exactly is 'infantile autism', as opposed to 'regular' autism? "

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> There isn't a difference.

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> Leo Kanner introudced the term " infantile autism " in 1943. Later, it was

changed to " autism. " With the addition of the other autistic spectrum disorders

(Asperger Syndrome, Pervasive Developmental Disorder Not Otherwise Specified,

Childhood Disintegrative Disorder, and Rhett's Syndrome), in the DSM IV TR,

(http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/autism/overview_diagnostic_criteria.htm)

> all of which fall under the " autism " umbrella, people sometimes use " infantile

autism " when what they mean is Autistic Disorder.

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> Complicating matters is the ICD 10 most commonly used in Europe. They have a

slightly variant delineation of ASDs:

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> http://www.geocities.com/richardg_uk/icd10f84.html

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> F84 Pervasive developmental disorders

> F84.0 Childhood autism

> F84.1 Atypical autism

> F84.2 Rett's Syndrome

> F84.3 Other childhood disintegrative disorder

> F84.4 Overactive disorder associated with mental retardation and stereotyped

movements

> F84.5 Asperger's syndrome

> F84.8 Other pervasive developmental disorders

> F84.9 Pervasive developmental disorders, unspecified

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