So much attention is focused on the children with disabilities in a family unit that hardly anyone, including the parents, think about the siblings. The siblings who are primarily “healthy” and have no disabilities, but they do now because they are forever tethered to their sibling with a disability. Friends look at them differently, teachers […]
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Social cues and empathy are not a given for children and adults with autism. Those are traits that must be learned and ingrained into daily life over and over again. Here is a beautiful presentation of a young adult with autism who attends a secondary tech school to learn life skills as well as practical
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Does anyone remember the Oprah episode years ago where she interviewed high-functioning children diagnosed with autism and parents? The episode was aired on April 5, 2007. The extreme look of concern and compassion on Oprah’s face and the random faces in the crowd was interesting to me. It made me wonder why the media did
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Definition of Autism https://autismawarenesscentre.com › definition-autism Autism is a lifelong, non progressive neurological disorder typically appearing before the age of three years. The word “autism” means a developmental disability significantly affecting verbal and non-verbal communication and social interaction. These are some of the characteristics of ASD: problems with social interaction with others.
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April is national autism awareness month. Every month is autism awareness month for autism families. For example, if a family is constructed of six people and four of those are the children, two of whom were born on the autism spectrum and the other two children are within “normal” range. The parents realize that two
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