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  2. The Autistic Brain - Wikipedia

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    The Autistic Brain: Thinking Across the Spectrum is a 2013 nonfiction popular science book written by Temple Grandin and Richard Panek and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. It discusses Grandin's life experiences as a person with autism from the early days of scientific research on the topic and how advances in technology have ...

  3. List of autistic fictional characters - Wikipedia

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    As are Billy & Grim. Mandy is the cold, rational way I learned to view the world in order to survive. Billy is the fun and joyous inner-world where I like to spend my time. And Grim is the moral mediator between the two. It's really Id, Ego, and Superego to some degree.

  4. Classic autism - Wikipedia

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    24.8 million (2015) [ 7 ] 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 ...

  5. Category : Fictional characters on the autism spectrum

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    Gus Carmichael. Theo Carver. James Coulter (Doctors) Billy Cranston. Roy Cropper.

  6. Daniel Tammet - Wikipedia

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    Daniel Tammet FRSA (born Daniel Paul Corney; 31 January 1979) is an English writer and savant.His memoir, Born on a Blue Day (2006), is about his early life with Asperger syndrome and savant syndrome, and was named a "Best Book for Young Adults" in 2008 by the American Library Association's Young Adult Library Services magazine. [1]

  7. Autism and memory - Wikipedia

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    Autism and memory. The relationship between autism and memory, specifically memory functions in relation to autism spectrum disorder (ASD), is an ongoing topic of research. ASD is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterised by social communication and interaction impairments, along with restricted and repetitive patterns of behavior.

  8. The Transporters - Wikipedia

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    The Transporters is a 2006 children's television series produced by Catalyst Pictures Limited designed to help children with autism aged between 2 and 8 years old recognise and understand emotions. It was developed by the Autism Research Centre at the University of Cambridge by a team led by Professor Simon Baron-Cohen and including Dr Ofer ...

  9. 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 Suzanne ...