Autism,+The+developmental+Disability

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= __**Autism- The Developmental Disability**__ = = =

(Foreman,P. 2008, p500)

 * ====Autism is prevalent from 1 in 500 persons(2/1,000) to 1 in 166 children (6/1,000) have autism.====
 * ====Assuming the occurrence rate has been constant over the past two decades, we can estimate that up to 500,000 individuals younger than 21 have autism.====

====Autism is a term used for a number of developmental disabilities called Autism Spectrum Disorder or ASD. ASD emerges in the first three years of a child’s life, and can affect the child’s ability to communicate, understand language, and to develop social relationships.====

Autism is one of the largest spread disabilities prevalent in the world today. Autisim can be diagnosed on a small or large spectrum, depending on the severity.
====Re-think Autism.com focuses on children aswell as students with Autism. It provides strategies for parents to cope with a child with Autism aswell as strategies a school and teachers can use to make Inclusion successful for the student into mainstream education.There is also an online Autism community that works as a kind of social networking site, so parents or individuals can communicate with others who have Autism around the globe, converse ideas, experiences and ideas. This essential as a little over 17% of children have a developmental disability.====

The website "Re-Think Autism is available and appropriate to teachers as a resource and for parents who may need help with parenting a child with Autism.


====The website also enables users to look further into Autism and establish a deeper understanding about the disorder and what strategies and options are available to make the Autism path a more easier and successful experience. Thjese links relate on to other websites that are interaleted to Re-Think autism. For example [|Autism Education] focuses on==== ===="helping with the difficult symptoms of the disorder while improving the child's ability to talk, interact, play, and care for his or her needs. As soon as a child's disability has been identified, education should begin. Public schools in every state are required by law to provide appropriate education for school-age children with autism."([])====

A few of the links from the website are linked below;

 * [|Autism]
 * [|Types of Autism]
 * [|Autism Causes]
 * [|Early Signs of Autism]
 * [|Autism Symptoms]
 * [|Diagnosing Autism]
 * [|Treatment for Autism]
 * [|Autism Medications]
 * [|Autism Speech Language Therapy]
 * [|Autism Education]
 * [|Child Autism]
 * [|Language Development in Autistic Children]
 * [|Autism in Adults]
 * [|Autism and MMR Vaccine]
 * [|Autism Research]
 * [|Autism Statistics]