... do normal children have here, how will inclusion of autistic children in their environment affect their learning? What about the costs to the schools of inclusionment versus a special facility for autistic children? To adequately discuss issues involving autism we must first decide exactly what it is. Autism is, according to The Journal of American Medicine is; a complex developmental disorder that appears in the first three years of life, though it is sometimes diagnosed much later in the child's life. It affects the brains normal cognitive development affecting mostly social and communication skills. Autism is a wide spectrum disorder that includes wide range of behaviors and abilities. Because there are so many differences existing in autistic children there are many names for the different types of autism. They are: Autistic disorder/autism spectrum; Infantile autism; Autistic-like/autistic tendencies; High- functioning autism; Low functioning autism and Pervasive developmental delay. No wonder we ...

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