Misconceptions About Autism / PDD

• Autism is NOT an emotional condition that is caused by a child's withdrawal from his / her parents and is NOT due to cold parenting.

• Children with autism do NOT lack the ability to form
  emotional attachments.

• There does NOT exist one single treatment that is appropriate for all children with autism at
  all times.

• All autistic children do NOT possess special genius-like abiliites and memorization abilities.

• Autism is NOT a mental illness and autistic children are NOT mentally retarded.
  
  

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