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Media portrayals of autism and violence negatively influence public opinion on autism [27] and foster negative impressions of autistic people by linking ASD with criminal behavior. [33] For example, an analysis of 100 French and Italian works of children's and young people's literature published between 1995 and 2005 featuring a main character ...
Ian's Walk: A Story About Autism is a book about autism by Laurie Lears, [1] who also wrote Waiting for Mr. Goose, a book about Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. [2] The story tells of a child with autism, and a walk with his sisters (who are frustrated with his stereotypical behaviour ), and how they begin to understand him after he ...
Normal People Scare Me: A Film about Autism is a 2006 American documentary film about autism, produced by Joey Travolta. [1] The project began as a 10-minute short film co-directed by an autistic teenager named Taylor Cross, and his mother Keri Bowers.
Stigmatization of autism can also be perpetuated by advertising from autism conversion organizations, such as Autism Speaks' advertising wherein a mother describes having considered murder-suicide in front of her autistic daughter or the NYU Child Study Center's advertisements where autism is personified as a kidnapper holding children for ransom.
Last month, Alana Johnson, in ninth grade at Miami Edison Senior High School, broke through a crowd of students gathered around a young girl who was having a seizure. After calming the student ...
Social Stories are a concept devised by Carol Gray in 1991 to improve the social skills of people with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). [3] The objective is to share information, which is often through a description of the events occurring around the subject and also why. [4] Social stories are used to educate and as praise.
Reading the stories aloud helps children improve their language and communication skills, as well as improving fine motor skills, social skills and sensory skills. [35] Apple iPod applications can be used by people on the autism spectrum to manage tasks at work. It can manage a checklist of tasks and reminder prompts.
This is a list of fictional characters that have been explicitly described within the work in which they appear, or otherwise by the author, as being on the autism spectrum. It is not intended to include speculation. Autistic people involved in the work may be mentioned in footnotes.