{"id":42683,"date":"2018-04-08T18:00:57","date_gmt":"2018-04-08T22:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thelamberts.com\/webkinz_blog\/?p=42683"},"modified":"2018-04-19T09:16:38","modified_gmt":"2018-04-19T13:16:38","slug":"autism-awareness-and-acceptance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.thelamberts.com\/webkinz_blog\/?p=42683","title":{"rendered":"Autism Awareness and Acceptance"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Infinity Symbol is a symbol for Autism and preferred by some people who have Autism over the puzzle piece.<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

April is Autism Awareness and Acceptance month,<\/span><\/strong> I hope this post will allow you to learn about Autism or learn something new if you have previously learned about Autism.<\/p>\n

People who have Autism struggle with socializing and have repetitive behaviors, interests, and activities. Autism is a spectrum disorder. Some people can have Autism and other disabilities, but not all people who have Autism have other disabilities as well.<\/p>\n

1 in 68 people in the United States are diagnosed with Autism spectrum disorder.<\/span><\/strong> According to the most recent research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published in March of 2014, 1 in 42 boys are diagnosed with Autism <\/span><\/strong>and 1 in 189 girls are diagnosed with Autism.<\/span><\/strong> Girls might be diagnosed with Autism less frequently than boys because they might not show the same symptoms as boys or they hide\/mask their symptoms of Autism. As a result, girls might be diagnosed with Autism when they are older. Minorities are also not diagnosed with Autism as frequently and might not receive treatment if they need it.<\/p>\n

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Autism never goes away, but it can improve with time or certain therapies. However, many people forget about people that have Autism or other disabilities once they reach adulthood. Some people say that people with Autism \u00e2\u20ac\u0153fall off the cliff\u00e2\u20ac\u009d because less services are available once someone reaches adulthood or graduates from high school (in the United States at least).<\/p>\n

The puzzle piece is commonly thought of as a symbol for Autism. Some people that have Autism don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t like the puzzle piece but prefer an infinity symbol.<\/p>\n

People who have Autism want to be treated like anyone else, so please accept them for who they are. Additionally, people who have Autism are all different, so please don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t compare them to one another. Please don’t say “You look Autistic.” or “You don’t look Autistic.” to someone, because you can’t tell someone has Autism just by looking at them.<\/p>\n

If you are interested in learning more about Autism, feel free to use these organizations (there are more organizations than the ones listed below and several of the organizations listed are not located in the United States) as a guide:<\/p>\n