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I work with the Elderly popoulation and lately with many folks with Dement and Alzheimers. It is amazing to me that a lot of the teaching and coping methods used in Autism are also used with Alziheimers' patients.
Yesterday I did some Google reseach to find out if there were programs for Elderly with Autism. What I discovered was that scientist are qustioning Alzheimers as possibly Autism in Elders.
Click on this link and you will find 98 traits of Autism that are the same as Alzheimers.
ttp://www.vaccinationnews.com/DailyNews/November2002/AlzheimersAuti...
If this article peaks your intterest a bit. The drug memantine can bbe used effectively in treating both conditions. "Aman is testing the drug in children with autism at Ohio State's Nisonger Center. Aman said memantine has been used in Alzheimer's patients for nearly a decade in the United States and may help in autism, too. In both diseases, there is a malfunction in the brain involving a chemical called glutamate, which impacts the patient's speech and interaction."
Read the entire article on this link.
http://cc.bingj.com/cache.aspx?q=alzheimer+autism+compare&d=502...
What do you think?
Sharon
Tags: Alzheimers, Autism, Dementia, Elderly, Seniors
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