Wrightslaw Special Education Law and Advocacy Home - CEC Council for Children with Behavioral Disorders National Association for the Education of Young Children | NAEYC Home NIMH » Home non-profit,education: National Alliance of Black School Educators (NABSE) National Research Center on Learning Disabilities (NRCLD) Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Page Content ASD is a complex developmental disorder that affects how a person behaves, interacts with others, communicates, and learns. NICHD is one of many federal agencies and NIH Institutes working to understand ASD. NICHD supports and conducts research on what causes autism, how best to detect signs of autism, how best to treat autism and its symptoms, and other topics. General Information NICHDWWWPageContent2 Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a complex neurological and developmental disorder that begins early in life and affects how a person acts, learns, and interacts with others. More>> Symptoms of autism range from poor eye contact, repetitive behaviors, and "tuning people out" to intense tantrums and high sensitivity to noise. More>> The behavioral symptoms of autism often appear early in development. More>> Scientists don't know exactly what causes autism. More>> Researchers don't know exactly how many people in the United States have autism. More>> More>> More>> Find a Study More>>
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