Trailblazing third grader advocates for awareness during Autism Acceptance Month Ricki Williams' goal was to make sure everyone at her school celebrated diversity during Autism Acceptance Month. Williams first found interest in the subject after making a friend with autism in the first grade. Her friend moved away, but Williams held ... 04/26/2024 - 5:53 am | View Link
Autism Acceptance: A New Understanding of Neurodivergence Education and awareness are an important part of understanding and accepting neurodiverse individuals. April is Autism Acceptance Month. Autism, which is one type of neurodivergence, has received a lot of attention from the press and social media in the last several years. 04/26/2024 - 5:41 am | View Link
Autism Fact Sheet What is Autism? Autism is a bio-neurological developmental disability that generally appears before the age of 3. Autism impacts the normal development of the brain in the areas of social interaction, communication skills, and cognitive function. 04/25/2024 - 5:17 pm | View Link
Autism Autism – also referred to as autism spectrum disorder ̶ constitutes a diverse group of conditions related to development of the brain. About 1 in 100 children has autism. Characteristics may be detected in early childhood, but autism is often not diagnosed until much later. 04/25/2024 - 4:27 pm | View Link
What is Autism Spectrum Disorder? | CDC Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) are a group of developmental disabilities that can cause significant social, communication and behavioral challenges. CDC is working to find out how many children have ASDs, discover the risk factors, and raise awareness of the signs. 04/25/2024 - 12:45 pm | View Link
Autism Spectrum Disorder | National Institute of Neurological Disorders ... Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) refers to a group of complex neurodevelopment disorders caused by differences in the brain that affect communication and behavior. 04/25/2024 - 11:26 am | View Link
What is Autism? Autism is a developmental disorder with symptoms that appear within the first three years of life. Its formal diagnostic name is autism spectrum disorder. The word “spectrum” indicates that autism appears in different forms with varying levels of severity. 04/25/2024 - 10:15 am | View Link