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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. …
- unusual interest in objects.
- need for sameness.
- great variation in abilities.
- under or over reaction to one or more of the five senses: sight, touch, taste, smell, or hearing.
- repeated actions or body movements.
https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/autism/links.html
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