Did you know..
that one percent of the overall population have Autism Spectrum Disorder?
An individual with autism may display some or all of the following characteristics, which may present themselves as challenges or strengths:
- Difficulty understanding language, gestures and/or social cues.
- Literal or excessive speech, often with a concentration on a particular topic.
- Difficulty relating to others or participating in a back-and-forth conversation or interaction.
- Social awkwardness.
- Intense interests.
- Repetitive behaviors such as pacing, hand flapping or rocking.
- More or less sensitivity to light, sound, smell, taste or touch than others experience.
- Anxiety, abnormal fears and/or lack of appropriate fear of real dangers.
- Difficulty managing transitions, changes in routine, stress, frustration.
- Strong visual skills.
- Good rote and long-term memory (facts, statistics, etc.).
- Adherence to rules, honesty.
- Intense concentration or focus, especially on a preferred activity.
- Understanding and retention of concrete concepts, patterns and rules.
- Musical, mathematical, technological and/or artistic ability or interest
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