The psychoanalytic theory is that trauma causes autism. This could be either psychological trauma or physical trauma. That theory is validated by the fact that children with a history of trauma and neglect also have the same brain structures as autistic children.
Anyway, check out the links page. I have some links there that include brain studies of children who suffered severe stress in early infancy, as in Romanian orphanages. There is also an interesting study of the brain physiology--and even genetic changes--in neglected baby rats. There is also a case of a woman who was born with only one brain hemisphere, but who is NOT autistic, or retarded or crazy. She is perfectly normal. The big mystery she presents to modern neurology is this: Why does a subtle brain difference, such as a large amagdyla or hippacampus, result in autism when someone with only half a brain has no mental peculiarities at all? It would be more reasonable, I think, to assume that the brain peculiarities of autism and infantile ptsd are secondary to peculiar experiences.
Yours,
Larry
--- On Wed, 2/4/09, bonnieinthemist <orebon@...> wrote:
From: bonnieinthemist <orebon@...> Subject: [for-and-by-autistics] Re: Understanding Autism To: for-and-by-autistics@yahoogroups.com Date: Wednesday, February 4, 2009, 7:33 PM
The size of the hippocampus is different in autistics which would make their brains physiologically peculiar. That neglected children or children with post traumatic stress also exhibit a similar hippocampus, doesn't relate to autism except to say autistics could also be neglected or have post traumatic stress.
~Bonnie
- - - - - - - - - There is no brain > physiology peculiar to autism, and, in fact, the brains of autistics > are no different than the brains of children who suffer from neglect > or ptsd.
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