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EDU 203
Cause of disability:
• Very complex
• No known single cause
– No cure
• Research suggests ASD develops from a
combination of:
– Abnormal brain chemistry and
development
– Genetic factors
– environmental influences
• Neuroimaging studies show structural
abnormalities of the brain in individuals
with ASD
• ASD is not the result of abnormalities in
just one specific location of the brain-
multiple regions are involved:
• Cerebral cortex
• Amygdala
• Basal ganglia
• Hippocampus
• Corpus callous
• Cerebellum
• Research tells us that autism runs in families
• Changes in certain genes increase the risk of autism
• In small percentage of instances, ASD are caused by
fragile X syndrome and tuberous sclerosis
• Social impairments
in persons with ASD
significantly affect
their involvement
with others in
educational,
vocational, and social
settings.