All 12 Uses of
autism
in
Dear John
- He's autistic, and for a long time no one knew what to do with him or how to get through to him.
Chpt 2 *autistic = related to a mental illness most commonly associated with undeveloped social abilities, language, and other communication skills
- With autistic kids ...it's like they're locked into their own little worlds, so usually school and therapy are based on routine.†
Chpt 2
- Maybe open a riding camp for autistic kids, where we can really work with them.†
Chpt 2
- It was a book—more like a textbook, actually—about autism and Asperger's.†
Chpt 9autism = a mental illness most commonly associated with undeveloped social abilities, language, and other communication skills
- He's autistic.†
Chpt 10autistic = related to a mental illness most commonly associated with undeveloped social abilities, language, and other communication skills
- Some people with Asperger's had low IQs, while other, even more severely autistic people—like the Dustin Hoffman character in Rain Man—were regarded as geniuses in particular subjects.†
Chpt 10
- Instead, children with Asperger's or autism were often lumped with the retarded or the shy, and if they weren't institutionalized, parents were left to comfort themselves with the hope that one day their child might grow out of it.†
Chpt 10autism = a mental illness most commonly associated with undeveloped social abilities, language, and other communication skills
- The difference between Asperger's and autism could sometimes be summed up by the following: A person with autism lives in his own world, while a person with Asperger's lives in our world, in a way of his own choosing.†
Chpt 10
- The difference between Asperger's and autism could sometimes be summed up by the following: A person with autism lives in his own world, while a person with Asperger's lives in our world, in a way of his own choosing.†
Chpt 10
- Hope and Horses is for autistic kids, isn't it?†
Chpt 18autistic = related to a mental illness most commonly associated with undeveloped social abilities, language, and other communication skills
- Tim started working at the same developmental evaluation center where I did and then decided that he wanted to start a weekend ranch program for autistic kids.†
Chpt 19
- It's got nothing to do with autism or his intelligence.†
Chpt 20autism = a mental illness most commonly associated with undeveloped social abilities, language, and other communication skills