Autism Profile

Definition:In accordance to the IDEA autism is a developmental disability that significantly affects a student's verbal and nonverbal communication, social interaction, and education performance. Under the IDEA a student cannot be autistic if they have are adversely effected by a primary emotional disturbance. Under the definition found in Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, they define the Autism Spectrum as a group of five disorders that vary in severity. Those five disorders are …

…as a senior in high school. We viewed a video about a student who had severe autism and was nonverbal. I personally felt very sorry for this child's parents because what they had waited for months would never come. They knew their child never would be able to orally communicate with them. Being that I am a very verbal person I would find this something that would challenge me in way I could never imagine.