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Dale, Carla, , Hannah, Adam, ph,

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> From: Dnicole7@...

> Date: 2005/05/11 Wed AM 09:45:44 EDT

> autism

> Subject: autism awareness

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> you may personally have a good understanding of autism...I am just sending

> this out to you in addition to some others to promote awareness

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> Myths About Autism

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> The Autistic Spectrum

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> This list may be of some help for those relatives, school officials or

> friends who don't quite " get " what Autism is about.

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> Autism ~ It's probably not what you think!

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> Myth! Children with autism never make eye contact.

> Many children with autism establish eye contact. It may be less than or

> different from the typical child, but they do look at people, smile, and

express

> many other wonderful non-verbal communications.

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> Myth! Inside a child with autism is a genius.

> The myth that a genius is hidden in a child with autism may exist because of

> the uneven nature of the skills that many children exhibit. Children with

> autism may have splendid physical skills, but no functional language. A child

may

> remember the birthday of every child in his class at school, yet be unable to

> determine when to use the pronouns " you " or " me " appropriately. A child may

> read with perfect articulation and not understand the meaning of what he has

> read. Children with autism exhibit a full range of IQ scores. Most children

with

> autism will exhibit significant delays in some areas of mental processing. A

> very small percentage exhibit above normal intelligence; an equally small

> percentage of children exhibit very low intellectual functioning.

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> Myth! Children with autism do not talk.

> Many children with autism develop good functional language. Most other

> children can develop some communication skills, such as use of sign language,

> pictures, computers, or electronic devices.

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> Myth! Children with autism cannot show affection.

> Probably one of the most devastating myths for families is the misconception

> that children with autism cannot give and receive affection and love. We know

> that sensory stimulation is processed differently by some children with

> autism, causing them to have difficulty expressing affection in conventional

ways.

> Giving and receiving love from a child with autism may require a willingness

to

> accept and give love on the child's terms. Sometimes the challenge for

> parents is waiting until the child can risk a greater connection. Parents,

> grandparents, aunts, uncles, and friends may not understand a child's

aloofness, but

> can learn to appreciate and respect his/her capacity for connection with

others.

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> More Myths and Misunderstandings about Autism

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> * Progress means that the child doesn't have autism.

> * Behavior change from maladaptive to adaptive isn't autistic.

> * Children with autism do not smile at you.

> * Children with autism do not give or receive physical affection.

> * People with autism do not notice others and don't pick up cues from

> peers/adults.

> * People with autism do not want friends.

> * Individuals with autism do not relate to peers/adults.

> * People with autism could talk if they wanted to.

> * When a child with autism does not respond to a question/direction to which

> he has previously given a correct response, he is being

> stubborn/non-compliant/obnoxious.

> * Autism can be outgrown.

> * Autism is an emotional disability.

> * Children with autism cannot learn.

> * Children with autism will show no imagination.

> * Bad parenting causes autism.

> * Autism is rare.

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> ? Facts ? Facts ? Facts ?

> There are great differences among people with autism. The range of autistic

> characteristics exhibited will be different in each person affected. Some

> individuals may exhibit only mild language delays, while others may have no

> functional speech. Regardless of language skills, social interactions are

typically a

> challenge for most individuals with autism. They may have average or above

> average verbal, memory, or spatial skills, yet find it difficult to be

> imaginative or join in a game of softball with their friends. Others more

severely

> affected may need greater assistance in handling day to day activities like

> crossing the street or making a purchase. Contrary to common belief, many

children

> and adults with autism will make eye contact, show affection, smile, laugh,

and

> express a variety of other emotions, though perhaps in varying degrees. Like

> others, they respond to their environment in positive and negative ways. The

> autism may affect their range of responses and make it more difficult to

> control how their bodies and minds react. People with autism live normal life

spans

> and some of the behaviors associated with autism may change or disappear over

> time.

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> The source for the above information is the South Carolina Autism Society.

> Please click on this text to go to their site.

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