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'''Autism''' is a developmental disorder characterized by inability to interact socially, linguistic disability, intense, narrow interests, and repetitive behaviors. It is usually detected by the time a child is four years old but some people have forms of autism that are so mild that they go unnoticed into adulthood.  

'''Autism''' is a developmental disorder characterized by inability to interact socially, linguistic disability, intense, narrow interests, and repetitive behaviors. It is usually detected by the time a child is four years old but some people have forms of autism that are so mild that they go unnoticed into adulthood.  

Autism appears to be on the rise and psychologists claim that approximately 1 out of 166 people has autism today.  

Autism appears to be on the rise and psychologists claim that approximately 1 out of 166 people has autism today. Some estimates are as high as 1 in 150 people, and it has been rising.  Among boys, 1 in 94 has the disorder.  In New Jersey, which has the highest rate in the nation, 1 in every 60 boys has autism and 1 in every 94 children is affected.

Most autistic people cannot function on a day to day basis but a significant minority can. The former are labeled low functioning autistics, the latter are labeled high functioning autistics. There is a form of high functioning autism called [[Asperger's syndrome]] in which the person who suffers from it is still more or less normal and has above average intelligence.  

Most autistic people cannot function on a day to day basis but a significant minority can. The former are labeled low functioning autistics, the latter are labeled high functioning autistics. There is a form of high functioning autism called [[Asperger's syndrome]] in which the person who suffers from it is still more or less normal and has above average intelligence.  

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