#AUTISM

People with #autism have social impairments and often lack the intuition about others that many people take for granted.

The autistic experience is not one that can be explained by a clinician. If you want to understand #Autism, spend time with autistic ppl.

Get rid of those teachers that aren't up to scratch to deal with those with #autism + are in the job for the wrong reason get better people.

Parents of children with #ASD have higher levels of stress. #Autism

Children with #autism are less likely to exhibit social understanding, approach others spontaneously, imitate and respond to emotions.

Autistic people are often so attuned to others' emotions it can lead to withdrawal. That's totally different from a lack of empathy. #Autism

#Autism affects information processing in the brain by altering how nerve cells and their synapses connect and organize.

The Maori word for #Autism is ‘takiwatanga’. It means ‘his or her own time and space’

Children with high-functioning #autism suffer from intense frequent loneliness, despite the belief that these children prefer to be alone.

The quality of friendships, not the number of friends, predicts how lonely children with high-functioning #autism feel.

Those who speak of #Autism and a lack of imagination ironically reflect their own lack of imagination about the richness of autistic people.

Moments away from meltdown not 'because of my' #autism but consequences of the way this world makes you feel you 'don't belong' We do

In case I haven't made this clear lately, Autism Speaks does NOT speak for me. PLEASE do NOT support them. ASAN is a better #autism charity.

#Autism is one of three recognized disorders in the autism spectrum (ASDs). The other two are Asperger's Syndrome and PDD-NOS.

There is a world of difference & experience between #autism experts & #autistic experts People need to know the difference