Autism is a developmental disabilityA type of disability that begins when someone is very young. Autism is a developmental disability. So is cerebral palsy. that changes a lot of parts of our lives. It changes how we think, understand the world, move, communicate, and socializeHow we get along with other people.. Autism makes us different from non-autistic people, and that’s ok! Autism is a normal part of life, and makes us who we are.
Chapter 2
- All about autism
- What is autism?
- What’s a developmental disability? Am I okay?
- How autism works
- Thinking differences
- Special interests
- Executive functioning
- Meltdowns and shutdowns
- Other thinking differences
- Sensory processing differences
- Stimming
- Motor differences
- Talking
- Communication differences
- Echolalia
- Scripting
- Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)
- Socializing differences
- Empathy
- Rules nobody says
- Thinking for ourselves
- Eye contact
- Nonverbal communication
- Putting it all together
- Daily living
- Chapter 2 Resources
- Words To Know