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Library Item Name:

Freedom of Expression 		   
Summary Statement:


Professor Simon Baron-Cohen reports on advances in helping children with autism to understand feelings

Autism comes by degrees. People with the milder form, Asperger’s syndrome, display communication difficulties and “obsessional” interests. In severe cases, however, it can be as if your child is locked in a glass bubble, staring vacantly past you as you desperately try to make eye-contact.

The thought of never being able to fully communicate with your child, or to know what is going on inside his or her mind, can be heartbreaking. And this is not helped by the fact that autism is still the focus of many wild claims and misconceptions. However, with a recent report stating that autism costs the UK economy £28 billion a year, a better public understanding of this condition is desperately needed.
Tags:

Aspergers,  communication,  causes of autism,  autism treatments,  autism myths
Submission Date:

12/16/2007by: shannonj
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