| autism |
someone who has lost or never achieved contact with other people, demonstrating stereotyped repetitive behaviour such as twirling objects or rocking. Other characteristics are indifferent to parents or other people, an inability to tolerate change, and defective speech or mutism. They are severely intellectually impaired although they may have islets of above average talent (music, drawing, mathematical calculation abilities, etc.). ...
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| autism |
Means a developmental disability significantly affecting verbal and non-verbal communication and social interaction, generally evident before age three, that adversely affects educational performance. The term does not include children with characteristics of the disability severe behavioral handicap.
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