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Autism Facts

Kids Mental Health Info

Facts about Autism, adapted from the National Autism Association and the CDC : What is Autism? Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a bio-neurological developmental disability that generally appears before the age of 3. The post Autism Facts appeared first on Kids Mental Health Info.

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Day # 149: Other Eating Disorders (Avoidant/Restrictive, Rumination, & Pica)

Bullet Psych

Not attributable to a concurrent medical/mental condition. Rumination Disorder Repeated regurgitation of food for 1 month. Epidemiology/Pathogenesis 3 , 4 , 5 Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) : Since ARFID is a relatively new diagnosis, population-based prevalence studies are limited.

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ARFID Elevates Risk for ADHD, Autism in Youth: New Study

ADDitude

They also demonstrated an increased risk for OCD, separation anxiety, generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), depression, learning disorders, conduct disorder, and more. One ADDitude reader, Tiffany Bird, suffered decades of poor health before being diagnosed with ARFID in her late 20s.