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Today is #WorldAutismDay.
1 in 160 👧👦 has an autism spectrum disorder .
🌏🌍🌎, people with autism are often subject to stigma, discrimination and human rights violations. This needs to stop!
1 in 160 👧👦 has an autism spectrum disorder .
🌏🌍🌎, people with autism are often subject to stigma, discrimination and human rights violations. This needs to stop!
#Autism refers to a range of conditions characterised by some degree of:
🔻impaired social behaviour, communication and language
🔻a narrow range of interests and activities that are both unique to the individual and carried out repetitively.
#WorldAutismDay
🔻impaired social behaviour, communication and language
🔻a narrow range of interests and activities that are both unique to the individual and carried out repetitively.
#WorldAutismDay
#Autism begins in childhood and tends to persist into adolescence and adulthood. In most cases the conditions are apparent during the first 5 years of life. #WorldAutismAwarenessDay
Individuals with #autism often present other co-occurring conditions such as:
🔻Epilepsy
🔻Depression
🔻Anxiety
🔻Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
#WorldAutismAwarenessDay
🔻Epilepsy
🔻Depression
🔻Anxiety
🔻Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
#WorldAutismAwarenessDay
It's #WorldAutismAwarenessDay!
DYK: Some people with #autism can live independently, but those with severe disabilities require life-long care and support.
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DYK: Some people with #autism can live independently, but those with severe disabilities require life-long care and support.
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These are #autism sings in children:
🔻Difficulties & delays in early development
🔻Difficulty with verbal & non-verbal communication
🔻Difficulty with social interaction
🔻Repetitive behaviours
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🔻Difficulties & delays in early development
🔻Difficulty with verbal & non-verbal communication
🔻Difficulty with social interaction
🔻Repetitive behaviours
bit.ly/2HUmOjc #WorldAutismAwarenessDay
