
Published online:
24 September 2013
Published in print:
23 October 2008
Online ISBN:
9780191776922
Print ISBN:
9780199207565
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Why is autism a neurodevelopmental disorder? Why is autism a neurodevelopmental disorder?
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Why look in the genes? Why look in the genes?
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Why do several disorders often occur together? Why do several disorders often occur together?
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The brain in autism The brain in autism
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Under the microscope Under the microscope
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In the scanner In the scanner
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Bigger brains Bigger brains
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Pruning overgrowth in the developing brain Pruning overgrowth in the developing brain
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Some preliminary conclusions Some preliminary conclusions
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4 (page 52)p. 52Autism as a neurodevelopmental disorder
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Frith, Uta, 'Autism as a neurodevelopmental disorder', Autism: A Very Short Introduction, Very Short Introductions (Oxford , 2008; online edn, Oxford Academic, 24 Sept. 2013), https://doi.org/10.1093/actrade/9780199207565.003.0004, accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
Abstract
‘Autism as a neurodevelopmental disorder’ asks: why is autism a neurodevelopmental disorder? Mental disorders that are ultimately due to genetic causes and present from early childhood are known as neurodevelopmental disorders. In autism, the gene fault gives a predisposition to become autistic, but what actually happens will depend on other risk factors. For example, being male means there is a higher risk of autism. The brain changes all the time, just like the mind. It changes as a result of what we learn. It also changes as a result of maturation, much of which is under the control of pre-set biological processes.
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