Autism is a severe developmental disorder that begins at birth or within the first two-and-a-half years of life. Most autistic children are perfectly normal in appearance, but spend their time engaged in puzzling and disturbing behaviors which are markedly different from those of typical children. Less severe cases may be diagnosed with Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) or with Asperger's Syndrome (these children typically have normal speech, but they have many "autistic" social and behavioral problems
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Autism in Washington and Kuwait
Lucy and Aisha
- .Autism.W.K
- Lucy Chumbley is the editor of Washington Window, the newspaper of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington. Aisha Algaiar writes about women’s issues, family and society for Al-Watan, a daily newspaper in Kuwait. This collaboration is the result of their participation in an International Center for Journalists conference titled “Reporting Across Borders.”
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