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1、高考英語(yǔ)《流行話題語(yǔ)境識(shí)詞4500》Unit56 WhatisAutism素材Unit56 WhatisAutism? Autismisalifelongdevelopmentaldisorderthataffectsthewayapersoncommunicatesandrelatestootherpeople.Therangeandintensityofdisabilityvarieswidely,butallindividualsaffectedbyautismhavedifficultywithcommunication,learningandsoci
2、alskills.Autismusuallymanifestsduringthefirstthreeyearsoflife.Impairedsocialinteractionisthehallmarksymptom.Manypeopleaffectedbyautismdonothaveevenonefriend.Thisisverystressfultothemandtotheirfamilies.Individualsaffectedbyautismmayalsoexhibitrepeatedbodymovements,unusualresponsestopeo
3、pleorattachmentstoobjects,resistancetochangesinroutine,andextremesensorysensitivity.Thiscommonlyincludesseverereactionstonoiseandtouch,maycontributetoincreasedlevelsofanxietyandoftenmeansthatsignificantlevelsofsupervisionarerequired.Thereisnodefinitivecauseorcure,butspecializedinterve
4、ntionscangiveindividualsaffectedbyautismthetoolstheyneedtoleadfullandproductivelives. Therearemanydifferentmythssurroundingautismintheworld.Here,aresomeofthetruthsaboutit. Autismisnotrare.Thelateststatisticsindicateonein165CanadiansisaffectedbyAutism,anincreaseofover600%inthepastten
5、years.Whatwasonceviewedasararedisorderisnowrecognizedasthemostcommonneurologicaldisorderaffectingchildren. Autismisnotanemotionaldisturbance,butaneurodevelopmentaldisorder. ParentsdoNOTcauseautism.It'snotthefaultofpoorparenting.However,parentsDOneedsupporttomanagedifficultbehaviorsw
6、ithstructureandconsistency. Peopledonot"growout"ofautism.Withearlyinterventionandgoodeducationalprogramsprogressmaybesignificantlybetter.Theautisticneedtobelearning,livingandworkinginsettingswherethereisampleopportunitytocommunicateandinteractwithotherswhohavetheskillstheyneed. Peop
7、leaffectedbyautismrangefromthosewithaseveredevelopmentaldisabilitytothosewhoareintellectuallygifted.Inasimilarway,thespectrumincludesindividualswhoarenon-verbalandcanlearntouseaugmentativecommunicationsystemsandthosewhoarehighlyverbalbuthavedifficultyusinglanguageinsocialsituationsand
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