[namrata]

This disorder is fairly unknown and nobody seems to the cause . Since it is related to attention deficit and hyperactivity, can anybody suggest medication to at least control it rather than cure it. Ritalin is one such drug which has shown tremendous improvement in children but the need for other drugs which can show marked improvements can also be discussed.. apart from this certain vitamins and dietary supplements have shown that in combination a lot of change can be seen for the better. Discussions on this to know what the root cause of this problem and how it can be eradicated needs to be dealt with.

namrata

[Miles]

Namrata:

Look in a standard textbook of pathology and see if autism is listed there. If it is not listed, ask a pathologist why it is not included. If it is included, then autism refers to a disease. There are specific physical signs that meet the nosological criteria for disease classification. I would be surprised if these are well defined and predict the label of "autism".

All behavior is freely chosen. There is no such thing as involuntary
behavior. Behavior means mode of conduct; deportment. A seizure, for
example, is not considered behavior. It is a neurological reflex. Autism is generally regarded as a developmental disorder, not a mental illness or a disease. Children labeled autistic have difficulties learning certain cognitive tasks; they generally do not display the kind of psychological, emotional, and social competence necessary for self-sufficience, autonomy. Do they do things they want to do? Of course. Does their behavior seem irrational, self destructive, etc. at times? Certainly. Can behavior be a
disease? Never. Diseases are only of the body.

This said, why medicalize behavior?

Miles