What some people may not be aware is that autism ios a conditoon that can affect people in mn ay different ways, depending where they are on what is called the 'Autistic Spectrum.' Matthew (my brother) has severe autism, therefore is on one extreme end of the spectrum but some autistic people can live failry ordinary lives; go to mainstream schools, live on their own etc. There is an Autism Spectrum Quotient test online developed by Simon Baron Cohen, a leading autism expert which anyone can take to see if they have autistic tendencies. Once you have taken the test, the results page explains what your score means
http://glennrowe.net/BaronCohen/AutismSpectrumQuotient/AutismSpectrumQuotient.aspx
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