Communication Can be Lost Along the Way with Autism “I don’t even care about the academic stuff…I just want him to make friends, to be able to ask for something in a shop, get on a bus, even get a job when he grows up…the things that most of us do automatically…” Autism is a
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What is Autism? Understanding a Commonly Diagnosed Developmental Disorder “Autistic” is a word that is often thrown around when diagnosing children with developmental disorders; what is it exactly, and how can you tell if your child has autistic traits or is experiencing ADHD symptoms? Autism is a spectrum disorder, meaning that people who suffer from
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Which is Which? Autism – now under a blanket term known as autistic spectrum disorder – is a neurological developmental disorder that affects approximately 1 in 88 American children, though it affects people of all ages all over the world. Most people don’t know that there are actually a handful of different types of autism,
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Autism Diagnosis: Differentiating Quirks from Disorders. Autism and other branches of autism spectrum disorder can be difficult to diagnose since there is no particular autism test that can directly diagnose these disorders. Instead, an autism diagnosis depends on the careful evaluation of a child that is exhibiting unusual behaviors. These behaviors vary from playing with
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