April is Autism Awareness Month
  • Did you know?

    Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a developmental disorder that is marked by two unusual kinds of behaviors: deficits in communication and social interaction, and restricted or repetitive behaviors.

  • Did you know?
    • ASD is the fastest growing developmental disorder in the United States.
  • Did you know?
    •  CDC statistics revealed that ASD occurs in roughly one of every 54 children, and is 4.3 times more prevalent in boys than it is in girls. This is because girls “often go undiagnosed because they don’t fit autism stereotypes and they mask symptoms better than boys do,” according to the Child Mind Institute. 
  • Did you know?
    • There are 103 Plainfield students diagnosed with autism.

Autism is often used in conjunction with the word “spectrum.” Autism is a spectrum disorder, meaning the ways in which people with autism learn, think and problem solve range from highly skilled to severely challenged - somewhere along the spectrum. 

 Many people with autism don’t consider themselves to be disabled, but rather, to be differently abled. Our hope is that by bringing greater awareness to ASD and the characteristics of people with the diagnosis, we might increase our own understanding. To learn more about ASD, check out these resources: ChildMind.org, and CDC.gov.