I think my boyfriends brother has it. I know most symptoms because my little cousin has it, but he is young. My boyfriends brother is around 17 and he has all the signs.just curious.
2007-09-30 11:54:05 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Mental Health
his dad knows there's a problem but dones't care really. he doesn't want to have to medicate him or test him he justs wants him to move on from it.
2007-09-30 12:09:13 · update #1
if thats true all my children have it!
2007-09-30 11:57:41 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Autism is a difficult condition to apply to a person using just one symptom. Usually people with Autism have difficulty communicating and will either mumble or not talk at all. My son is 16 and he has high functioning Autism. He usually mumbles when talking unless he is concentrating on talking to someone like a waiter or waitress. In that case he over emphisizes and tends to speak loudly. You cannot base a diagnosis one whether a person has or does not have certain symptoms. If your boyfriend's brother has other classic symptoms, then he probably is Autistic.
2007-09-30 19:07:05 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
A hearing loss seems a lot more likely. I'm not sure what you mean by "all the signs" of Autism.
Some people with mental illness have very loud speech, and some people are just loud for no apparent reason.
2007-09-30 19:50:16 · answer #3 · answered by majnun99 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If he is autistic, he should have been diagnosed by now...not ALWAYS most usually, especially if he has any obvious signs of autism. I work with children with autism occasionally (special ed worker). Some do use a louder tone, but not all. Usually, the louder tone is provoked by some sort of stimuli. Is he upset or excited at the time he raises his voice? Aslo, he may have hearing loss....
2007-09-30 19:01:03 · answer #4 · answered by CAT 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a criteria that is there for ASD (autistic spectrum disorder) individuals, but it's not a rule that people who talk loudly are ASD. They might just have hearing problems, not at all uncommon in youth these days- what with sub woofer volumes at near windshield shattering volumes!
Those with ASD don't always talk in a loud voice. It's more like 'moments' of loudness. Usually during a time that is out of the regular routine, say when extended family is over, or someone who isn't part of the usual scenery. Change of routine or scenery can be difficult for those with ASD to adjust to and cope with unseemingly. Where you and I would say something like "Oh, hi; I didn't know you were over." in a pleasantly surprised tone ( like the person or not is irrelavant)
Emotional responses are part of the ASD mind, but translated a bit differently. Think of it like his "accent" You know how Irish people speak with their tone accending at the end of a sentence instead of a decending tone like Americans? Think of it like that and you probably won't even notice it anymore.
2007-09-30 19:06:55 · answer #5 · answered by Xanadu 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If so its a sign that the voice and the ears are not conected properly,,just an observation..
2007-09-30 19:10:04 · answer #6 · answered by darkcloud 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It could be secondary to a hearing loss.
2007-09-30 19:03:06 · answer #7 · answered by marty47 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes it is in many of the cases. IF in fact he is autistic.
2007-09-30 21:17:52 · answer #8 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋