HAMPSHIRE AUTISTIC SOCIETY

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HAMPSHIRE AUTISTIC SOCIETY

• Autism Awareness
• TRUE or FALSE
• Presented byKaren Templeton- MepsteadProject
  Outreach Manager

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History

• Not until the middle of the twentieth century was
  there a name for the condition we now know as
  autism.
• Autism is the generic term for the spectrum
• Asperger is the high functioning end

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True or False

• A person with autism has traits which are part of
  their condition in the following statements
  please use your signs to indicate
  
• True or False?

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True or False

• 11000 people have autism?
• True or False?

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True or False

• Autism only affects males ?
• True or False?

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True or False

• People with autism always have a learning
  disability?
• True or False?

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True or False

• May become anxious because of social demand or
  situation?
• True or False?

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True or False

• Find changes in routine distressing?
• True or False?

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True or False

• Take instructions literally?
• True or False?

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True or False

• May be able to understand implied meaning?
• True or False?

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True or False

• Are always aware of other peoples feelings?
• True or False?

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True or False

• May not be aware of sounds, tastes , smells and
  touch?
• True or False?

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True or False

• Look you in the eye?
• True or False?

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True

• Dont underestimate a person with Autism, try to
  understand.
• Joell.(2008) www.quotesabout-autism-and-everythin
  g-that-includes
• Someone with Aspergers is really like you and
  me, just more extreme.
• Dr. Winnie Dunn.(2008) www.quotesabout-autism-an
  d-everything-that-includes