What Is Autism Do you ever like being alone This boy does Speaking is hard for him So is listening to others He doesn’t like looking people in the eye And being with kids his age is hard He loves his mom dad and sister But he mostly likes being by himself He has autism Its full name is autism spectrum disorder or ASD 4
5 Children with autism often prefer to be alone
How does someone communicate without talking Q 6 Some kids with ASD use picture cards This helps them tell how they feel
ASD is different for everyone But it affects people in similar ways One way is talking Some kids with ASD cannot talk at all Other kids can talk But they have trouble with words Expressing their thoughts and feelings is hard Others with ASD are good speakers But they may talk too loudly Or their voices may sound strange A Some people with ASD use picture cards They also use gestures There are many ways to talk without using words 7
