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2. Employment of people with autism - Wikipedia

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   Job interviews, based on social skills, are particularly discriminating for adults with autism. The job interview is cited as probably "the most difficult part of the job search for people with autism", [166] [167] [168] and negative perception of autistic candidates by non-autistic interviewers is frequently cited as a major barrier to gaining ...

3. Autistic Self Advocacy Network - Wikipedia

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   Autistic Self Advocacy Network. The Autistic Self Advocacy Network ( ASAN) is an American 501 (c) (3) nonprofit advocacy organization run by and for individuals on the autism spectrum. ASAN advocates for the inclusion of autistic people in decisions that affect them, including: legislation, depiction in the media, and disability services.

4. New academy for adults with autism to open at Brookdale - AOL

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   Autism rates are higher among New Jersey children than adults. Roughly 1 in 35 children (nearly 3%) of the state's 8-year-olds were diagnosed with autism, according to a 2023 report from the CDC.

5. Autism Speaks - Wikipedia

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   Autism Speaks Inc. is an American non-profit autism awareness organization and the largest autism research organization in the United States. [ 4][ 5][ 6] It sponsors autism research and conducts awareness and outreach activities aimed at families, governments, and the public. [ 4] It was founded in February 2005 by Bob Wright and his wife ...

6. History of autism - Wikipedia

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   The history of autism spans over a century; [ 1] autism has been subject to varying treatments, being pathologized or being viewed as a beneficial part of human neurodiversity. [ 2] The understanding of autism has been shaped by cultural, scientific, and societal factors, and its perception and treatment change over time as scientific ...

7. Employment for people with autism - Wikipedia

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   Job interviews, based on social skills, are particularly discriminating for adults with autism. The job interview is cited as probably "the most difficult part of the job search for people with autism", [160] [161] [162] and negative perception of autistic candidates by non-autistic interviewers is frequently cited as a major barrier to gaining ...

8. Autism - Wikipedia

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   Autism, also called autism spectrum disorder [a] (ASD) or autism spectrum condition (ASC), [10] is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by symptoms of deficient reciprocal social communication and the presence of restricted, repetitive, and inflexible patterns of behavior that are impairing in multiple contexts and excessive or atypical to be developmentally and socioculturally ...

9. Conditions comorbid to autism - Wikipedia

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   Conditions comorbid to autism. Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder that begins in early childhood, persists throughout adulthood, and affects two crucial areas of development: social communication and restricted, repetitive patterns of behavior. [ 1] There are many conditions comorbid to autism spectrum disorder such ...