This person differs to the rest of the family though in that, unlike the rest of his family, he was very much socially neglected during childhood and developed poor social habits that have continued into adult life. Now this person had been diagnosed with PDD NOS. Is it really autism or just caused by social neglect and lack of mentoring?
Is there a different between 'autism' and 'autistic behaviour'?Can autism be caused by a poor social environment?
I think some autistic traits - not full-blown autism - could be caused by social and emotional neglect. But I definitely don't think environment, as opposed to genetics, is the cause. I have Asperger's syndrome and I grew up in a very loving, supportive family.
Maybe with this person it wasn't neglect that caused the autistic traits, but the autistic traits that caused the neglect. You said that he was the only person in his family to be socially neglected, so perhaps it was his behavior that motivated this, and he would have PDD-NOS no matter what kind of household he grew up in.
I suppose there's no way we can know for sure how much this person's social neglect has affected him, or what he would be like if his family had treated him differently.Can autism be caused by a poor social environment?
I, in turn have a question for you. What do ADHD and Dyslexia have to do with Autism? They're completely different disorders caused by different things!Can autism be caused by a poor social environment?
Not as far as I know. I suggest that you view the vitamin D3 theory of autism, by Dr. John Cannell, that of vaccines, mercury, and thimerosal, and the genetic component always has to be considered. See http://your-mental-health.8m.com/blank_2鈥?/a> I would be surprised if you did not learn a fair bit from it. My opinions have changed a lot in the last few months. PDD NOS may well be different, with social causes playing a large part.
I wouldn't be surprised to find someone with a diagnosis of Autism who had a history like that. I also wouldn't be surprised if the same person was diagnosed with something else by another practitioner. Knowledge about Autism is very limited at this time - 3 "experts" could give you 3 different explanations, rationals and treatments. I believe that Autism is currently a blanket diagnosis for a lot of problems that we don't understand. In the future we may learn to differentiate 3 or 4 different diagnosis that are called Autism today. Is Autism, as we know it now, caused by nature or nurture? Both play a great role it seems. Focusing on the behavior and the person's strengths goes a lot farther than pondering the what and why of Autism at this point in time.
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