What Is Autism?

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Often I’m asked to explain autism. I feel I muddle my way through it and give the basics, but because the autism spectrum is so wide it’s very difficult to sum it up neatly.  What autism is to me and the way it affects my family, may not affect your family in the same way.  Thanks to Autism Speaks  for this article entitled “What Is Autism” that seems to easily find the words that I struggle with.

-Raphael