In order to teach your child effectively and give her the best possible methods of care and learning you have to understand how the brain of your child works since the brain of children with autism works very differently from the one of children developing normally. It is therefore crucial as a parent and as an educator to understand as much as possible of what brain research has found out so that you can create conditions in which your child can learn, grow and prosper.

What is autism?

Autism is a neurological development disorder that is impairing social interaction and communication. Very often autism is accompanied by learning disabilities. In the United States autism is diagnosed in about 2% of children (20 per 1000 children as reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC in the year 2012).
Autism shows itself in a wide variety of symptoms. Therefore the diagnosis is made by checking specific behaviors from a list. The official diagnosis is given if a child exhibits at least six of those symptoms. Among them at least following symptoms must occur:
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