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insomniakat
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12 Dec 2007, 5:14 pm

jjstar wrote:
Well, whichever story you claim as your own, the fact remains constant throughout the spectrum that something traumatic - inner or outer occurred during the ages of 0-3 to induce atrophy of certain areas of the brain. Like snowflakes and fingerprints, no two autistic cases are ever identical.


Oh really? Can you explain this more or provide a link? Do you mean physically or mentally traumatic (by the inner/outer remark)?


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12 Dec 2007, 5:15 pm

YowlingCat wrote:
I'm getting better every day, thanks!

Lesion is just a very general term for injury. Skin lesions (cancers, scars, etc.), brain lesions (tumors, MS, etc.), tooth lesions (cavities).

http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art ... lekey=4135


Good to hear :)

It seems logical that a mass formation such as scar tissue would be considered a lesion - it never occurred that doctors/scientists would use this terminology for growths/tumors as well. Rather bizarre.


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