April 2 is National Autism Awareness Day; did you recognize it as a holiday? The whole month of April is Autism Awareness Month, so you haven't missed your chance just yet to be a little more educated and aware of the events going on and the disorder that April brings attention to. As the fastest growing developmental disability, Autism is something you want to know a little bit about.
Autism is a developmental disability that affects over 3 million Americans on a very broad spectrum with varying degrees of severity. It ranges from mild to severe with about a million different degrees of severity in between. Research has yet to find the exact cause of autism and its symptoms. Some of the common characteristics of those who live with autism as a part of their life include language delays, difficulty exercising social graces in conversation (
Those who are diagnosed with autism are diagnosed on the autism spectrum based upon the number of the above-listed characteristics (and a few not mentioned) and also by the prominence of the symptoms within their lives.
Many individuals who have autism are
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I would like to encourage you to do a little more research on your own time and spread the awareness within your own communities because you can help make an impact