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• s  characteristic of or affected with autism
  autistic behavior
  autistic children

• PURE JOY: A child on a swing belies the stereotype of the autistic automaton.
• Brothers and sisters of autistic kids are in need of attention too.
• Some autistic children "rock back and forth.

News & Articles

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• Missing autistic teen’s body found in SC pool
  The autistic teen who went missing early Friday morning has been found drowned in a pool, according
  June 14, 2013 - The Rock Hill Herald
• Prosecutors: Autistic Chicago area boy killed because of deteriorating 'emotional condition'
  The mother of a 14-year-old autistic River Grove boy and the child’s full-time caregiver explained in a suicide letter that they killed the boy because his emotional condition had deteriorated after a prolonged illness, prosecutors said today.
  June 13, 2013 - 22 WSBT South Bend
• Prosecutors: Autistic boy killed because of deteriorating 'emotional condition'
  The mother of a 14-year-old autistic River Grove boy and the child's full-time caregiver explained in a suicide letter that they killed the boy because his emotional condition had deteriorated after a prolonged illness, prosecutors said today.        
  June 12, 2013 - Chicago Tribune

Quotes

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• Simon Baron-Cohen in San Jose Mercury News
  To teach autistic children something they find difficult, we needed an autism-friendly format,Baron-Cohen said.
• Paul Offit in FOXNews
  She is "not a typical autistic child," said Dr. Paul Offit, chief of infectious diseases at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and a longtime government vaccine adviser. "It's not a precedent-setting case."
• Ernie Els in ESPN
  I didn't really realize it was going to be that big a deal,Els said of having to make that announcement. "I've really thrown new energy into this new project that we're busy with. We want to build a nice center for autistic kids down...