Conclusion
Singer Gary Numan (famous for the ground-breaking post-disco hit “Cars” during the late 1970s), Vernon L. Smith, Ph.D. (nobel laureate in Economics), and Bram Cohen (infamous inventor of BitTorrent file distribution software) are other fairly famous people who have managed to do well for themselves as adults with Asperger’s Disorder.
Conclusion
Our perception of autism has evolved over time. Sixty years ago autism was nothing more than an unrecognized developmental delay generally lumped in with mental retardation. Today it is recognized as an independent neurologically based disorder of significance, a major public health problem, and a topic of much research. Researchers have struggled to find a cause for the disorder without great success. Despite this difficulty, research continues in ever more sophisticated directions. Numerous treatments have been developed that help children with autism and PDD to maximize their potential to learn and become socially fluent, no matter how impaired they may be. Though no breakthroughs appear likely to occur any time soon, there is cause for hope.
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