高考英语《流行话题 语境识词4500》Unit 56　What is Autism素材.doc

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1、高考英语《流行话题语境识词4500》Unit56　WhatisAutism素材Unit56　　WhatisAutism?　　Autismisalifelongdevelopmentaldisorderthataffectsthewayapersoncommunicatesandrelatestootherpeople.Therangeandintensityofdisabilityvarieswidely,butallindividualsaffectedbyautismhavedifficultywithcommunication,learningandsoci

2、alskills.Autismusuallymanifestsduringthefirstthreeyearsoflife.Impairedsocialinteractionisthehallmarksymptom.Manypeopleaffectedbyautismdonothaveevenonefriend.Thisisverystressfultothemandtotheirfamilies.Individualsaffectedbyautismmayalsoexhibitrepeatedbodymovements,unusualresponsestopeo

3、pleorattachmentstoobjects,resistancetochangesinroutine,andextremesensorysensitivity.Thiscommonlyincludesseverereactionstonoiseandtouch,maycontributetoincreasedlevelsofanxietyandoftenmeansthatsignificantlevelsofsupervisionarerequired.Thereisnodefinitivecauseorcure,butspecializedinterve

4、ntionscangiveindividualsaffectedbyautismthetoolstheyneedtoleadfullandproductivelives.　　Therearemanydifferentmythssurroundingautismintheworld.Here,aresomeofthetruthsaboutit.　　Autismisnotrare.Thelateststatisticsindicateonein165CanadiansisaffectedbyAutism,anincreaseofover600%inthepastten

5、years.Whatwasonceviewedasararedisorderisnowrecognizedasthemostcommonneurologicaldisorderaffectingchildren.　　Autismisnotanemotionaldisturbance,butaneurodevelopmentaldisorder.　　ParentsdoNOTcauseautism.It'snotthefaultofpoorparenting.However,parentsDOneedsupporttomanagedifficultbehaviorsw

6、ithstructureandconsistency.　　Peopledonot"growout"ofautism.Withearlyinterventionandgoodeducationalprogramsprogressmaybesignificantlybetter.Theautisticneedtobelearning,livingandworkinginsettingswherethereisampleopportunitytocommunicateandinteractwithotherswhohavetheskillstheyneed.　　Peop

7、leaffectedbyautismrangefromthosewithaseveredevelopmentaldisabilitytothosewhoareintellectuallygifted.Inasimilarway,thespectrumincludesindividualswhoarenon-verbalandcanlearntouseaugmentativecommunicationsystemsandthosewhoarehighlyverbalbuthavedifficultyusinglanguageinsocialsituationsand

8、under