Converse of subject

• affect: There are 500,000 families across the UK affected by autism.

Converse of object

• diagnose: Research in Sweden shows that the number of cases of Autism diagnosed did not rise after the introduction of the MMR vaccine.

• cause: No known factors in the psychological environment of a child have been shown to cause autism.

• function: The specific needs of pupils with Asperger syndrome and high functioning autism will be addressed.

• suggest: In the most extreme circumstances, he suggests, autism may arise because a child receives almost nothing by way of sensitive care.

• include: They work with children with severe or complex physical or learning disabilities, including autism.

Adjective modifier

• regressive: The Committee agreed that this data from Dr. Fombonne was persuasive and indicated that the frequency of regressive autism appeared not to have increased.

• infantile: The majority in fact, displayed Kanner's ( 1943 ) key features of early infantile autism.

• atypical: Provisional diagnosis was made at 3.5 years in 1985 but 3.0 years by 1995 for childhood and atypical autism.

• severe: The system was developed for teaching children suffering from severe autism who had extreme short term memory problems.

• mild: One of whom was diagnosed with mild autism at the age of 4 years old.

• classic: There are also some families with a history of children with AS and classic Autism.

Modifies a noun

• spectrum: Health visitors advise on ASD Our recent pieces on autism spectrum disorders have generated much response.

• disorder: Health visitors advise on ASD Our recent pieces on autism spectrum disorders have generated much response.

• awareness: Time to do something about Autism Awareness & I needed the money to build an independent living accomodation for my dd.

• therapist: PEAT - Parents ' Education as Autism Therapists wants funding for the Applied Behavior Analysis ( ABA ) approach to educating autistic children.

• gene: The study applied genetic linkage and association techniques in an attempt to identify a possible autism susceptibility gene within this region.

• charity: We are a 100 % non profit making organization and all proceeds will go to various UK Autism Charities and Organizations.

Noun used with modifier

• functioning: In the past ' they ' called it high functioning autism.

• childhood: Autism In Uk: Childhood Autism More Widespread Than Previously.. .