Autism is a lifelong developmental disability that affects the way people interact with, and learn from, other people and their environment. Each person with autism has an individual learning profile of strengths and difficulties, leading it to be described as a ‘spectrum’ disorder. As Dr Stephen Shore once said, “If you’ve met one person with autism, you’ve met one person with autism." Nevertheless, to receive a diagnosis of autism, all people must present with (1) social-communication difficulties and (2) restricted, repetitive, and/or sensory interests and behaviours. Read More