| Welcome to the Autism page of IngridLoosMiller.com. This page contains a link to two papers about a case study on a young, high-functioning autistic girl whose symptoms worsened when she entered a mainstream classroom. Our observations and study of the literature led us to believe that her symptoms were caused in part by a severe, abnormal reaction to stress which caused her body to "shutdown" in order to recover. A complete discussion of this subject is in the paper which you can download here,"Shutdowns and Stress in Autism" including: - A description of shutdowns and what triggers them. - How excessive stress can impair the brain. - How to determine if your child has shutdowns. - How to help a shutdown-prone child in school. - Descriptions of shutdowns by autistic adults. A scientific version of the paper provides a detailed discussion of the physiological basis and mechanisms involved. The paper, entitled, "Shutdown States and Stress Instability in Autism" is available at www.cuewave.com/tau/SI-SDinAutism.pdf. We encourage distribution of the information on this website to parents and educators. We Welcome your comments: Email us at IngridLoosMiller at gmail.com |
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| Please send us an email so we can keep you on our mailing list for future articles. FAQ's: 1. Are you currently doing more research on this subject? No. These papers are based upon the case study of a single child. We are not conducting any research.. 2. Can you direct me to doctors, therapists or services in my area? No. We wrote the papers to provide information and food for thought. We do not have information beyond that contained in the papers. |
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