Are you curious what is difference between ADHD and Autism? Or Autism vs. Speech Delay? Or Autism vs other developmental delays? Here is what you will really have to know about autism. WHEN I WAS NEW TO AUTISM… I am perplexed with the characteristics and signs. I see that there were other children who look and talk like a typical child. There were others who were nonverbal and unable to express their thoughts and needs in words. Autism is a spectrum of disability because of the wide variation in the severity of symptoms people experience. A child with autism may show different signs and characteristics that other child shows differently.…

AUTISM FROM A TEACHER’S VIEW… I have been teaching autism for more than 10 years and it still surprises me. I studied, learned, trained, and taught purely autism but up until now I can’t give my own definition of autism. I’ve seen their strengths, their weaknesses, their difficulties, interests, their personality, and so many more traits. There are 3 main traits that tremendously helped me in teaching them. I always think of these three difficulties: Social and communication, Flexibility, and Social Interaction. Although, there are other underlying difficulties, these are the areas I always remember in planning and teaching. GET FROM RELIABLE SOURCE FOR DEFINITIONS There are so many definitions…