So I know autism awareness day was on April 2nd, however most people think of April as Autism awareness month, so I thought I would write a blog post on this as someone close to me who I love very much has it and also I needed to post about the month before it was too late!
What Is Autism?
Autism is a lifelong disability that affects how a person relates to or communicates with other people. It also affects how they make sense of the world around them. Autism affects people in different ways, even if they share the same condition, some people are able to live independently, go to university, school and have a social life without it affecting them as much as others who may have accompanying learning conditions. Some people may need to have life long specialist support and can experience sensitivity to sounds, touch, smells, lights and colours.
About Autism
There some main areas which most people with autism find an issue with
- difficulty with social communication
- difficulty with social interaction
- difficulty with social imagination
- difficulty telling people what they need and feel
- difficulty understanding how people feel and think
There are many people with autism in England, Scotland, wales and Ireland, more than 1 out of 100 people has autism, you can not always tell people have autism when you look at them and because of this people call it a hidden disability.
What causes Autism?
No one knows why people have autism, it can be genetic when a parent passes it on to their child. You don't have to carry out a certain action to give it them.
How to get more information
You can get more information about autism from
Autism Helpline
Phone: 0808 800 4104
Minicom: 0845 070 4003Open from 10am until 4pm
Open from Monday until Friday
The National Autistic Society's website www.autism.org.uk
This was just a touch of information that I thought I'd share with you guys to make you aware of autism and if you would like to find out more, this is a really good site:
http://www.autism.org.uk/about-autism/autism-and-asperger-syndrome-an-introduction/what-is-autism/what-is-autism-easy-read.aspx
I hope you enjoyed today's post and that I've made you more aware!
from me xx
Thank you so much for your comment on my Friendships Post, it was so sweet. Sounds like we are going through/went through the same thing. By the way I thought tis post was great :)
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