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Posted in autism on Dec 26th, 2007
People with autism may have learning disabilities, which can affect all aspects of someone’s life, from studying in school, to learning how to wash themselves or make a meal. As with autism, people can have different ‘degrees’ of learning disability, so some will be able to live fairly independently - although they may need a [...]
Posted in autism on Dec 26th, 2007
Many people with autism have intense special interests, often from a fairly young age. These can change over time or be lifelong, and can be anything from art or music, to trains or computers. Some people with autism may eventually be able to work or study in related areas. For others, it will remain a [...]
Posted in autism on Dec 26th, 2007
People with autism may experience some form of sensory sensitivity. This can occur in one or more of the five senses - sight, sound, smell, touch and taste. A persons senses are either intensified (hypersensitive) or under-sensitive (hypo-sensitive).
Posted in autism on Dec 26th, 2007
People with autism often have difficulty recognising or understanding other peoples emotions and feelings, and expressing their own, which can make it more difficult for them to fit in socially. They may:
Posted in autism on Dec 26th, 2007
Social imagination allows us to understand and predict other peoples behaviour, make sense of abstract ideas, and to imagine situations outside our immediate daily routine. Difficulties with social imagination mean that people with autism find it hard to:
Posted in autism on Dec 26th, 2007
Difficulty with social communication
People with autism have difficulties with both verbal and non-verbal language. Many have a very literal understanding of language, and think people always mean exactly what they say. They can find it difficult to use or understand:
Posted in autism on Dec 26th, 2007
Autism is known as 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, their condition will affect them in very different ways. Some are [...]