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All About Autism
All About Autism
All About Autism
AUTISM
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WHAT IS AUTISM?
IS A DISABILITY AND A DEVELOPMENTAL CONDITION
THAT LEADS PEOPLE IN HAVING SOCIAL,
EMOTIONAL ,COMMUNICATIONAL AND BEHAVIOURAL
CHALLENGES
WHAT ARE THE SIGNS OF AUTISM?
THE SIGNS OF AUTISM ARE:
AVERSION TO TOUCHING (DOESN’T LIKE BEING TOUCHED)
PREFERS TO BE ISOLATED
AVOIDS EYE CONTACT WITH ANYONE
IGNORES THE DANGER
VERY SENSITIVE TO LOUD NOISES
WHY AND HOW DO PEOPLE GET AUTISM?
Autism is generally caused by four main things:
• older parental age at the time of conception.
• brain growth disruptions in early development.
• preterm birth.(when a baby is born too early, before 37 weeks
of pregnancy have been completed)
• having a twin or older sibling with autism.