AUTISM DAY

World Autism Awareness Day is (1)__________on April 2nd and aims to promote
understanding of all issues related to people (2) __________ as being on the spectrum of autism
disorders. Like many neurological disorders, ASDs can result in many (3) __________that can
lead to discrimination.

There are many within the autism community who dispute that the condition is a disorder
at all and instead (4) __________ forward the view that autism is simply a normal neurological
variation and part of the neurodiversity of the human race and, as such, should not be
pathologised.
This take on ASDs has lead to a certain amount of (5) __________ between the scientists
researching autism conditions and the organisations raising awareness of the conditions. A
number of (6) __________ groups fear that researchers would like to find a (7) __________ for
autism, which they maintain would rob them of the (8) __________ of their individuality, while
researchers claim to only want a better understanding of the condition and to be able to offer help
with some of the effects of autism such as (9) __________ social anxiety. Those involved in
research into ASDs (10) __________that autism should not simply be eradicated but,
nonetheless, that it needs to be better understood.

1. A -noticed B -regarded C -watched D - observed

2. A -tabulated B - classified C - graded D - pigeonholed
3. A - hallucinations B - impressions C - misconceptions D - delusions
4. A - put B - cast C - placed D - stated
5. A - support B - backing C - loyalty D - assistance
6. A - heal B - cure C - finding D - solution
7. A -extract B - capacity C -facility D - hold
8. A - larger B - concentrate C - essence D - nectar
9. A - maiming B - limping C - hobbling D - crippling
10 A - scorn B - concur C - consent D - permit
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