autism, n.All

left-handedness is present in 65% of autistic kids while only 10% of the general population is left-handed.

Video games have been shown to be good for children with autism because it helps them practice skills like self-awareness flexibility and self-control.

Autism-like traits appear in some animals. Repetitive behaviors and unusual social habits aren’t uniquely human.

Autism isn't an epidemic at all but rather an increase in reported incidents due to a growing awareness.

Autism is not a disability, it's a different ability.

Autism is a developmental disorder characterized by two main components: an inability to interact socially with other people with joint attention to understand other people's thoughts.

Autism is the filter through which all one's other senses must pass, both input and output.

Autism seems essential, if only a dash, for success in science or art.

Autism is not a choice, but acceptance is.

Autism is, in 99 percent of the cases, a brat who hasn't been told to cut the act out. That's what autism is.

Autism is defined by looking at behaviors. And everybody looks at behaviors differently.

Autism is caused by vacines, evidenced by the fact that its incidence rose sharply in the mid-1980s, when the MMR vaccine came into wide use.