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Tell us about autism...

'Autism's a whole range of developmental and behavioural problems that fall under the umbrella of autistic spectrum disorders. Autistic children have difficulty interacting with others, they cannot communicate well and have limited imagination.

Autism lasts for life as there's no known cure. Andrew Wakefield says the children he's seen have regressive autism, meaning they develop normally for the first year or so, then lose skills and slip back to a less communicative state.'
David Potter



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Press play to see Jacob, who has autism
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