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Post by momofautistic on May 17, 2004 1:02:42 GMT -5
High-Functioning autism(HFA) is a disorder on the autism spectrum that is often confused with Aspergers syndrome. It is , however, a distinct disorder. There is controversy about HFA because of the standard used to seperate it from classical autism. Statistically, many experts feel that approximately 75 % of children with autism are mentally retarded. The technical standard for determing high-functioning autism and classical autism is the presence of mental retardation. In the past, a child with autism, who was retarded was considered to have classical autism, and if retardation was not present, the disorder on the spectrum was high-functioning autism. If your child has a diagnosis of autism, do not assume he or she is retarded, as this may be the furthest thing from the truth. This is a very gray area and extremely difficult to determine for children on the autism spectrum.
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