Autism

By Adam Sutcliffe and Sam Tanner

What is autism

• Autism brain disorder that affects how people act and react to certain things• It is a SPECTRUM CONDITION-NOT A DISEASE• People with it are normal human beings. • It affects more boys than girls: 4/1 ratio• It is not visible from the outside• 1 in every 100 people are affected by it• Everyone's condition is different, no autistic individual can be compared to

another and be put into categories• It can cause people to do amazing things that other people would consider

“ordinary”

Autism can you tell?

People with Autism/ Aspergers?

How many of these famous people do you recognise?

Isaac Newton

Kicked out of first School!Cambridge psychologist Simon Baron-Cohen considers it "fairly certain" that Newton suffered from Asperger syndrome.Lived 1642-1727

1879-1955Scientist most famous for Theory of relativityLikely he had autism

Bill Gates

Founder of Microsoft, businessman, Wealthiest American (2011)2nd wealthiest man on Earth!

Luke Jackson

Comes from an autistic family, has wrote one of the most successful books on autism (Freaks, Geeks, and Aspergers Syndrome: A User Guide to Adolescence), has appeared in TV programs and is now in a band.

Jacob (Jake) Barnett

Child Prodigy: IQ of 170 (higher than Einstein) Already at University in New Jersey (IUPUI) and creating his own theory of the universe aged only thirteen! Also remembers 200+ digits of pie, has a girlfriend and talks to fellow classmates (Huge difficulty for autistic teenagers) and all this at only 13!

Others on spectrum

Others who are considered to possibly had or have autism or Aspergers include Michael Palin, Michelangelo, Alfred Hitchcock, George Orwell, Beethoven, Thomas Edison, Woody Allen, James Hobley (the person in the video’s throughout the night) and Henry Ford among others!

Personal achievements:Adam:

Have Autism-Aspergers and Sensory integration Dysfunction.

Student Rep and Governor at College.

Young Disabled Champion

Help out in other projects.

Classic Autism:More of a challenge than HFA or Aspergers

More visible than HFA or AspergersCan have very big social difficulties

Everyday tasks can be extremely difficultOften Routine is essential

Like things to be a certain wayFind it hard to communicate but it is possible

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Quotes

“Autism is seeing the world differently”“Autism is untapped skills, talent and potential”“Autism is challenging and rewarding”“Autism is overcoming barriers every day”“Autism is more than Dustin Hoffman in Rainman”“Autism is everywhere (Honestly, have a look)”“If you suffer from autism, you’re doing it wrong”“For success in science and art, a dash of autism is essential” Hans Asperger“There is such thing as a disability unless you let it become one” (Adam

Sutcliffe-Brown, 2012)

Links and useful pages (later to be put on Facebook)

National autistic society: http://www.autism.org.uk/Autism west midlands: http://www.autismwestmidlands.org.ukChildline: http://www.childline.org.uk/explore/life/pages/autism.aspxJacob Barnett's page: http://www.jacobbarnett.org/

Any Questions?