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WHAT IS AUTISM?































        Very complex, often baffling
                                                         Frequently happened to boys than
        development disability
                                                                            girls by four times















                                                       affects the normal development of
         Autism shows no racial, ethnic or                  the brain in the areas of social

         social boundaries, and cuts across               interaction and communication
         family income, lifestyle and                                                   skills.
         educational levels








                                                                  there is no cure for autism, but
        Can be detected as early as 3 years                  there is a great amount of different
        old
                                                              medications that are prescribed to
                                                                reduce the symptoms and better
                                                                              manage the patient.
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