UNDERSTANDING COMMUNICATION OF PEOPLE WITH AUTISM

Nowadays, a lot of people are diagnosed with autism making it an increasingly growing community of people in today's world and because of this understanding them and communicating with them is very crucial for societal integration.

A common phenomenon today is also the broadness of the autism spectrum, which describes their ability to carry out some standard to advanced human functions like verbal communication and free mobility. People on the spectrum are described as high functioning if they can carry out these tasks to a certain degree based on independence, and some are described as low functioning. Because of this ranging difference across the board, communication is never a one for all situation, rather every individual is different. There could be various forms of communication to people with autism like non-verbal gestures, sign language, and board cues among various others.