... or over react to seemingly normal situations. The lack of response by an autistic child sometimes raises the suspicion that the child is deaf. People with autism do not communicate easily; some do not speak at all. Others simply echo back what is said to them (echolalia), ... in 3 areas before 36 months of age. These are restricted activities and interests, perception and communication. Autism affects approximately one in one thousand people. There are four times as many males diagnosed with autism as females. Autism is sometimes associated with other disorders, which include Fragile X, ...

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