I have an autistic friend. He has hard time communicating but he is such a wonderful person
Yes, Autism is complicaated. I am a high school teacher and my school has a program for autistic students. Their needs are so individual. 
That's wonderul! I'm glad when families get training and support as well
Yes, it's a good program that focuses on social skills and life skills. 
Parents usually notice signs in the first two or three years of their child's life
Wow, that young. I guess a baby would start to miss social milestones. 
Yes, but some kids with autism still reach their developmental milestones at a normal pace. Signs usually develop gradually
Very interesting! What a challenge to a parent.
or speech therapy can help children with autism gain self-care, social, and communication skills. Although there is no known cure, there have been cases of children who recovered. Not many children with autism live independently after reaching adulthood, though some are successful. An autistic culture has developed, with some individuals seeking a cure and others believing autism should be accepted as a difference and not treated as a disorder.
Globally, autism is estimated to affect 24.8 million people . In the 2000s, the number of people
Western Autistic School
Western Autistic School, Laverton, Australia, is an educational organisation for students who have an autism spectrum disorder (ASD), which was established in 1979 in a church hall with six pupils. In 2014 it has 320 pupils. The school caters for students up to grade 3.
It has two campuses, the main campus at Laverton with 200+ students and the original school at Niddrie with 100+ students. It also has a full-time adolescent program called Wattle at the Autism Training Institute