Learning about autsim

Autism, or Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD), is a disorder which causes people to have difficulties with social skills, repetitive behaviours, speech and nonverbal communication.

Severity of autism:
Some people with mild autism may attend mainstream school with supports.

Other individuals may be non-verbal and could need a lot of extra support with care needs and may attend schools for children with additional needs.

Communication:
People living with autism who are verbal, may interpret information quite literally. This means that sarcasm, non-verbal ques and facial expressions may not be easy for them to understand. The individual may speak in a monotone voice, speak very fast or very slow and may struggle to recognise when people they are communicating with are expressing emotions.