Autistic Spectrum Disorder

Autism (or Autistic) Spectrum Disorder - ASD - is a developmental disorder that affects communication and behavior. Although autism can be diagnosed at any age, it is said to be a “developmental disorder” because symptoms generally appear in the first two years of life.

Autism is known as a “spectrum” disorder because there is wide variation in the type and severity of symptoms people experience and display dependant on circumstances. ASD occurs in all ethnic, racial, and economic groups. Although ASD can be a lifelong disorder, treatments and services can improve a person’s symptoms and abilit
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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
The Reason I Jump: the Inner Voice of a Thirteen-Year-Old Boy with Autism
NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity
Unmasking Autism: Discovering the New Faces of Neurodiversity
Thinking in Pictures: My Life with Autism
Look Me in the Eye
The Kiss Quotient (The Kiss Quotient, #1)
The Autistic Brain: Thinking Across the Spectrum
The Rosie Project (Don Tillman, #1)
Uniquely Human: A Different Way of Seeing Autism
Born on a Blue Day
Rules
Odd Girl Out
Aspergirls
House Rules

Paul  Collins
Think of it: a disability is usually defined in terms of what is missing. … But autism … is as much about what is abundant as what is missing, an over-expression of the very traits that make our species unique.
Paul Collins, Not Even Wrong: Adventures in Autism

Debra Ginsberg
Through the blur, I wondered if I was alone or if other parents felt the same way I did - that everything involving our children was painful in some way. The emotions, whether they were joy, sorrow, love or pride, were so deep and sharp that in the end they left you raw, exposed and yes, in pain. The human heart was not designed to beat outside the human body and yet, each child represented just that - a parent's heart bared, beating forever outside its chest. ...more
Debra Ginsberg

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