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  2. List of autistic fictional characters - Wikipedia

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    Do-si-Do with Autism: Sarah Stup [o] USA [166] 2007 Blackwolf Soon I Will Be Invincible: Austin Grossman USA [167] 2007 Adam Eye Contact: Cammie McGovern USA [168] Amelia 2008 Jessica Fontaine The Language of Others: Clare Morrall England [169] [170] 2008 Gillian Grayson Mass Effect: Ascension: Drew Karpyshyn Canada [171] 2008 Mickey Tussler

  3. Autism in popular culture - Wikipedia

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    The book A History of Autism: Conversations with the Pioneers was published by British autism writer Adam Feinstein in June 2010. [20] The first edition of Revista Autismo (Autism Magazine) was published in Brazil in September 2010. Israeli TV drama Yellow Peppers first aired in December 2010. It featured a family caring for an autistic child.

  4. Chris Ulmer - Wikipedia

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    As a special education teacher, he taught students with autism, agenesis of the corpus callosum and traumatic brain injury. [2] With permission from his students’ parents, in the classroom Ulmer "began to film interviews with his students and post them on social media," [3] which attracted an online presence. After 12 months, Special Books by ...

  5. Classic autism - Wikipedia

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    Classic autism, also known as childhood autism, autistic disorder, (early) infantile autism, infantile psychosis, Kanner's autism, Kanner's syndrome, or (formerly) just autism, is a neurodevelopmental condition first described by Leo Kanner in 1943. It is characterized by atypical and impaired development in social interaction and communication ...

  6. Societal and cultural aspects of autism - Wikipedia

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    Societal and cultural aspects of autism or sociology of autism [1] come into play with recognition of autism, approaches to its support services and therapies, and how autism affects the definition of personhood. [2] The autistic community is divided primarily into two camps; the autism rights movement and the pathology paradigm.

  7. Outline of autism - Wikipedia

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    Autism Speaks – the world's largest autism advocacy organization that sponsors autism research and conducts awareness and outreach activities aimed at families, governments, and the public; some have argued that it is exploitative and unkind. Gluten-free, casein-free diet – diet that eliminates dietary intake of gluten and casein.

  8. Social Stories - Wikipedia

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    Although the prescribed format was meant for high functioning people with basic communication skills, the format was adapted substantially to suit individuals with poor communication skills and low level functioning (e.g. children who are struggling with understanding social situations or when coping with change [2]). The evidence shows that ...

  9. Asperger syndrome - Wikipedia

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    A 2003 review of epidemiological studies of children found autism rates ranging from 0.03 to 4.84 per 1,000, with the ratio of autism to Asperger syndrome ranging from 1.5:1 to 16:1; [142] combining the geometric mean ratio of 5:1 with a conservative prevalence estimate for autism of 1.3 per 1,000 suggests indirectly that the prevalence of AS ...