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Informative Essay On Autism

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If I look at the world today and I look at our needs as a society I can see many things that are missing. Having been given millions of dollars, I would start a charity that helps adults with autism to live independently. Approximately 3.5 million Americans have an autism spectrum disorder. If you look and see that the number of children that are being born with autism is growing, you can only conclude that the number is rising among adults as children continue to age. If you consider autism to be a disorder that requires a lot of attention, as I do, then you may see that people with this developmental disorder need lifelong care and help. Once young adults with this disorder move out on their own, where are they supposed

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