Autism. False Words and False Hopes

Good report for Autism. "Informative, good organization" Hajducko 1          Steven Hajducko Prof. Sims MWF 10:00-11:00 29 November 1995 False Words and False Hope         Autism is a childhood disease where the child is in a private world of their own. A description of an autistic child by her mother is:                  We start with an image---a tiny, golden child on hands and knees,                  circling round and round a spot on the floor in mysterious self- absorbed delight. She does not …showed first 75 words of 1839 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1839 total…to close the gap between the real world and the world they live in, takes intensive therapy. It takes more then a hand supporting a wrist or an arm to communicate. Facilitation therapy is proving to be too controversial to really know if it's the autistic person's own thoughts. Yes, there is a hidden person inside that mute creature. Hopefully with love and support from family and other outside contacts, that unique individual will emerge.