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.
Autism therapies
Autism therapies are interventions that attempt to lessen the deficits and problem behaviours associated with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in order to increase the quality of life and functional independence of individuals with autism. Treatment is typically catered to the person's needs. Treatments fall into two major categories: educational interventions and medical management. Training and support are also given to families of those with ASD.
Studies of interventions have some methodological problems that prevent definitive conclusions about efficacy. Although many psychosocial interventions have some positive evidence,
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