Information on Autism
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Autism is a "... developmental disability significantly affecting verbal and nonverbal communication
and social interaction, generally evident before age 3, that adversely affects a child's performance.
Other characteristics often associated with autism are engagement in repetitive activities and stereotyped
movements, resistance to environmental change or change in daily routines, and unusual responses to
sensory experiences. The term does not apply if a child's educational performance is adversely affected
primary because the child has a serious emotional disturbance" (U.S. Department of Education, 1999, p.124)