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We Have Autism
About living with autistic family members.
Created on 2004-04-21 20:29:16 (#2912220), last updated 2008-06-10
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Basic Info| Name: | wehaveautism |
|---|---|
| Location: | United States |
| Membership: | Open |
| Posting Access: | All Members |
AboutThis is a community for people whose family members have autism. You can join even if you do not have a family member who is autistic, or if you are just curious about families with autism. This is a place for us to talk about our experiences and how we deal with our autistic family members.
Autism:
brain disorder that begins in early childhood and persists throughout adulthood; affects three crucial areas of development: communication, social interaction, and creative or imaginative play.
Developmental disability that affects communication and social interaction, adversely affects educational performance, is generally evident before age 3. Children with autism often engage in repetitive activities and stereotyped movements, resist environmental change or change in daily routines, and have unusual responses to sensory experiences.
Autism is a severely incapacitating, lifelong developmental disability which typically appears during the first three years of life. It occurs in approximately 15 out of every 10,000 births and is four times more prevalent in males than females. It occurs throughout the world in families of all racial, ethnic, and social backgrounds. Factors in the psychological environments of a child have not been found to cause autism. "Autism" means a developmental disability significantly affecting verbal and non-verbal communication and social interaction, that adversely affects educational performance. Other characteristics often associated with autism are engagement in repetitive activities and stereotyped movements, resistance to environmental change or change in daily routines, and unusual responses to sensory experiences.
Autism:
brain disorder that begins in early childhood and persists throughout adulthood; affects three crucial areas of development: communication, social interaction, and creative or imaginative play.
Developmental disability that affects communication and social interaction, adversely affects educational performance, is generally evident before age 3. Children with autism often engage in repetitive activities and stereotyped movements, resist environmental change or change in daily routines, and have unusual responses to sensory experiences.
Autism is a severely incapacitating, lifelong developmental disability which typically appears during the first three years of life. It occurs in approximately 15 out of every 10,000 births and is four times more prevalent in males than females. It occurs throughout the world in families of all racial, ethnic, and social backgrounds. Factors in the psychological environments of a child have not been found to cause autism. "Autism" means a developmental disability significantly affecting verbal and non-verbal communication and social interaction, that adversely affects educational performance. Other characteristics often associated with autism are engagement in repetitive activities and stereotyped movements, resistance to environmental change or change in daily routines, and unusual responses to sensory experiences.
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