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Question 1

Autism SPectrum?

Answer 1

It is a social interaction disorder.
Reading emotions is much more difficult for people with ASD.
Babies prefer to lister to human voices, but ASD children who are in a world of things and objects. Relationships with people are impaired or absent.

Deficits in social curiosity
Abnormal social interactions and approaches, and failure of back and forth conversation. Poor social boundaries, to request or to label rather than to converse with other people.

Reduced sharing of interest
Reduced interest in sharing with others
Limited appreciation of others feelings.

Severe ASD only acknowledges their own thoughts and feelings and those of others don’t exist.
Most severe equals complete failure in social interaction.

Poorly integrated verbal and nonverbal communication.
Misunderstanding gestures by other people.
Lack of expression in the face.