Life with AutismAmelia Bowden Assignment 11

Unit 6

Facts about Autism

0The spectrum 0Mild to Severe Cases 0The Center for Disease Control (2012)

01 in 88 children 01 in 54 males

My Cousin

0Christopher 0Age: 130Daily Activities 0Schooling

0He attends a school for children with disabilities where he can receive one on one learning

0Where is Chris on the Autism Spectrum? 0Chrissy has a more severe form of Autism 0He will need to be cared for everyday of his life 0My Aunt and Uncle work with him everyday to help him

develop speech and social skills

Example of a severe case

0This is a video clip from the documentary Autism: The Musical.

0The child featured is Neal 0While all cases of Autism are different, Neal has

several of the same characteristics as my cousin Christopher.

0http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G43qNZjmfz0

Kenan

0Research subject from a 2011 study 0Followed his daily life and activities 0Purpose was to show how a young man with a high

functioning form of Autism behaves 0College degree in Engineering 0Where is Kenan on the spectrum vs. Christopher

0 Kenan has a mild and highly functioning form of Autism

Kids with Autism are just KIDS

0Stereotypes and Autism 0Children with Autism do face many of the same

challenges all kids face when growing up while their day to day is challenging they should not be treated any differently or looked down upon.