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Hello My name is Tiffany Hartman

I feel children are our future teach them well and let them lead the way

Exceptional ChildrenExceptional Children

Introduction Xavion AKA Zay My grandson Xavion

diagnosed with Autism

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We try to do all things that We try to do all things that he wants to do and not let he wants to do and not let

autism hold him backautism hold him back

◦ A mental condition, present from early childhood, characterized by great difficulty in communicating and forming relationships, and in...

◦ A mental condition in which fantasy dominates over reality, as a symptom of schizophrenia and other disorders.

Autism Defined

We advocate for him when needed

Autism

I feel that autism is something we are seeing more in children today and more research does need to be done

Research and BackgroundResearch and Background• “Firstly, an inability to engage in reciprocal social

interaction. Some have suggested that the autistic child fails to develop a ‘theory of mind’, and cannot imagine what other people may think or feel.3 In any event, they lack empathy. Humans, animals and objects are treated alike. Parents and siblings may be regarded as useful tools that can help the autistic child achieve certain ends, but rarely will they be sought for comfort. The child often becomes solitary, avoids eye contact, and displays little of the interested curiosity and exploratory play seen in normal infants and young children.”

• Information take from this website• http://qjmed.oxfordjournals.org/content/95/5/263.full

This has not been the does This has not been the does not happen tonot happen toAll Children with autism this does not

happen to Xavion loves taking pictures and reading and

learning.Some doctors have said that Xavion has a

slight case of autism If you have it or you don’tThere are just different levels to the disorder

Autism now affects 1 in 88 children and 1 in 54 boys; Autism prevalence figures ... Autism is the fastest-growing serious developmental disability in the U.S.; Autism

With that being said lets all With that being said lets all try to do something about try to do something about AutismAutismBy writing CongesDoing something in your

community like a walk or a fundraiser to help children with Autism

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