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The response from Dr Finn Cosgrove strikes me as one that might be
expected from a psychiatrist. (“I believe that the use of autistic
spectrum (as opposed to a straightforward diagnosis of autism) is
undisciplined thinking.”)
Perhaps he should have more inter-professional consultations with
neurologists and neuro-psychologists than might be the case.
There is no doubt in my mind, from personal studies and my experience
within the learning disability service, that Classical Autism and Autistic
Spectrum (or Syndrome) are connected only by the parts of the brain that
are not functioning properly and not by aetiology.
Certain types of brain damage that occur in early infancy (e.g.
vaccine damage) can bring about Autistic Spectrum Disorder. This syndrome
is quite different from the ‘present at birth condition’ that later shows
as classical autism.
Competing interests:
Father of daughter with autistic spectrum disorder caused by vaccine damage.
Check out the neurology
The response from Dr Finn Cosgrove strikes me as one that might be
expected from a psychiatrist. (“I believe that the use of autistic
spectrum (as opposed to a straightforward diagnosis of autism) is
undisciplined thinking.”)
Perhaps he should have more inter-professional consultations with
neurologists and neuro-psychologists than might be the case.
There is no doubt in my mind, from personal studies and my experience
within the learning disability service, that Classical Autism and Autistic
Spectrum (or Syndrome) are connected only by the parts of the brain that
are not functioning properly and not by aetiology.
Certain types of brain damage that occur in early infancy (e.g.
vaccine damage) can bring about Autistic Spectrum Disorder. This syndrome
is quite different from the ‘present at birth condition’ that later shows
as classical autism.
Competing interests:
Father of daughter with autistic spectrum disorder caused by vaccine damage.
Competing interests: No competing interests