1. Life with Autism Amelia Bowden Assignment 11 Unit 6

2. Facts about Autism 0 The spectrum 0 Mild to Severe Cases 0 The Center for Disease Control (2012) 0 1 in 88 children 0 1 in 54 males

3. My Cousin 0 Christopher 0 Age: 13 0 Daily Activities 0 Schooling 0 He attends a school for children with disabilities where he can receive one on one learning 0 Where is Chris on the Autism Spectrum? 0 Chrissy has a more severe form of Autism 0 He will need to be cared for everyday of his life 0 My Aunt and Uncle work with him everyday to help him develop speech and social skills

4. Example of a severe case 0 This is a video clip from the documentary Autism: The Musical. 0 The child featured is Neal 0 While all cases of Autism are different, Neal has several of the same characteristics as my cousin Christopher. 0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G43qNZjmfz0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G43qNZjmfz0

5. Kenan 0 Research subject from a 2011 study 0 Followed his daily life and activities 0 Purpose was to show how a young man with a high functioning form of Autism behaves 0 College degree in Engineering 0 Where is Kenan on the spectrum vs. Christopher 0 Kenan has a mild and highly functioning form of Autism

6. Kids with Autism are just KIDS 0 Stereotypes and Autism 0 Children with Autism do face many of the same challenges all kids face when growing up while their day to day is challenging they should not be treated any differently or looked down upon.