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Generally, no. However, depending on where you are on the spectrum, you have a higher risk of being mentally challenged. For example, people with Asperger's are generally normal. Many are actually quite bright. On the other end of the spectrum, severely autistic kids many times have IQ's very low, even in the 50 range.
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Is autism an intellectual or psychological problem?
Autism is not an intellectual or a psychological problem. Autism is a neurological difference.
What type of disability is autism?
Autism isn't a disability, it is a difference - autism is a spectrum, as such it effects different people in different ways and to different severities, so although some people may face disabilities as a result of autism many don't. As a disability it would be considered a neurological disability.
Is autism a mental handicap?
No, autism is not a mental handicap.Handicap is an offensive term, a more appropriate term may be disability. Autism is a neurological difference, although some Autistic people may be disabled autism is not a mental disability.
How many kinds of retardation is there?
Mental retardation has different levels. There is Mild intellectual disability; moderate intellectual disability; severe intellectual disability; and Profound intellectual disability.https://www.floridahospital.com/mental-retardation-mr/symptoms-and-signs-mental-retardation
What disability was involved in the movie rain man?
Autism
When was International Sports Federation for Persons with Intellectual Disability created?
International Sports Federation for Persons with Intellectual Disability was created in 1986.
Is autism mental or a disibility physical?
Autism is not mental or physical per say, nor is it always a disability. Autism is a neurological difference - some people with autism do consider themselves disabled because of the way autism effects them, but many autistic people live just like neurotypical people so do not consider their autism to be a disability at all.
What is a sociocultural-intellectual paradigm?
integration and sexual education in people with intellectual disability
Who are in Special Olympics?
the people in the special Olympics are kids/teens/adults with a mental illness such as down syndrome or autism. The special Olympics gives them a chance to be successfull in sports, and get the attention they deserve. Special Olympics is for kids/teens/adults, all of whom have an intellectual disability, which can include diagnosed conditions like Down Syndrome and autism. Special Olympics gives people with an intellectual disability the chance to transform their lives through regular sports training and competition provided by a network of volunteers in their local community. Special Olympics gives all people with an intellectual disability a chance to reach their personal best. Rather than be shut out from their community, it is a place where they can make friends, have fun, get fit and feel proud of themselves.
Is scoliosis a physical disability?
None of the above. Autism is a neurological difference that you either are or are not - how it affects you can be mild, moderate or severe but this can change throughout your life. Autism is known as Autism Spectrum Disorder but this assumes that Neurotypical is the norm and Autism is a fault in a brain that was supposed to be Neurotypical, many people find this offensive and instead insist it is a variation in brains (like race is a variation in skin colour and physical characteristics) not a disorder. Autism itself also isn't a disability, a person with autism may be disabled by their autism or by other people's prejudice or lack of support of their differences, but in itself Autism is not a disability - not all autistic people are disabled by autism.
Is mental illness a form of intellechial disabiolity?
Intellectual Disability...............
Does Johnny Depp has autism?
No... why would anyone ask that about him? He is a very quiet man, but he does not have a disability.
