Autism characteristics

Question 1

Which gender does autism effect more often?

Answer 1

Males

Question 2

What % of autistic people are male?

Answer 2

75 percent

Question 3

What do we mean by Autism Spectrum?

Answer 3

Autism is a spectrum disorder going from low end (not requiring much support/high functioning) to a high end

Question 4

What % of autistic people have savant abilities?

Answer 4

Only approximately 10 percent of people with Autism

Question 5

Autistic people will often like?

Answer 5

Routine, rules and order

Question 6

What abilities can autistic people often have issues with?

Answer 6

Reading and understanding emotions in others AND social interactions

Question 7

What is true about the speech of autistic people?

Answer 7

They have delayed speech (speaking years late or not at all in some cases) and speech difficulties

Question 8

What are sensory issues we see with autistic people?

Answer 8

Unusual responses to sensory experiences, such as indifference to pain/temperature, adverse responses to specific sounds or textures, or excessive smelling or touching of objects