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About Autism? Autism is a lifelong developmental disability. It is part of the autism spectrum and is sometimes referred to as an autism spectrum disorder, or an ASD. The word 'spectrum' is used because, while all people with autism share three main areas of difficulty, ...
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Autism is a developmental disorder that can cause problems with social interaction, language skills and physical behaviour. People with au...
Autism is a developmental disorder that can cause problems with social interaction, language skills and physical behaviour. People with au...
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Difficulty with social communication For people with autistic spectrum disorders, 'body language' can appear just as foreign as if people were speaking ancient Greek. People with autism have difficulties with both verbal and non-verbal language. Many have a very litera...
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Difficulty with social interaction Socialising doesn't come naturally - we have to learn it. People with autism often have difficulty recognising or understanding other people's emotions and feelings, and expressing their own, which can make it more difficult for them ...
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World Autism Awareness Day: Just because a person has a different way of communicating, it does not mean that they are impaired The myriad of difficulties faced by autistic people are not simply as a result of autism, but are often due to the lack of understanding among o...
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I was diagnosed with autism as an adult it's not just children who are affected Johnny Dean Adult autism is little understood and often goes undiagnosed. On World Autism Awareness Day the government's new strategy needs to tackle this. In 2009, MP Cheryl Gillan put...
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Tackling autism in the Middle East Treatment for autism in the region has progressed, but lack of awareness and support services remains a challenge. Doha, Qatar - In many ways, it resembles a normal classroom - teachers, students, and all the materials you would expe...
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Sensory Sensitivities Many people with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have difficulty processing everyday sensory information such as sounds, sights and smells. This is usually called having sensory integration difficulties, or sensory sensitivity. It can have a profo...
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Sensory sensitivities Sight Situated in the retina of the eye and activated by light, our sight helps us to define objects, people, colours, contrast and spatial boundaries. People with an ASD may experience the following differences. Hypo (under-sensitive) Objec...
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Sensory Sensitivities Sound This is the most commonly recognised form of sensory impairment. Hearing impairments can affect someone's ability to communicate and possibly also their balance. People with an ASD may experience the following differences. Hypo May only...
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Sensory Sensitivities - Touch Touch is important for social development. It helps us to assess the environment we are in (is an object hot or cold?) and react accordingly. It also allows us to feel pain. People with an ASD may experience the following differences. Hypo...
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Sensory Sensitivities -Taste Chemical receptors in the tongue tell us about different tastes - sweet, sour, spicy and so on. People with an ASD may experience the following differences. Hypo Likes very spicy foods. Eats everything - soil, grass, Play-dough. This is...
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Sensory Sensitivities Smell Chemical receptors in the nose tell us about smells in our immediate environment. Smell is the first sense we rely upon. People with an ASD may experience the following differences. Hypo Some people have no sense of smell and fail to n...
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Balance (vestibular) Situated in the inner ear, our vestibular system helps us maintain our balance and posture, and understand where and how fast our bodies are moving. People with an ASD may experience the following differences. Hypo A need to rock, swing or spin ...
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