Autism is a lifelong neuro-developmental difference. This means it is a condition that affects the development of the brain. It affects around 1.03% of the Scottish population (McKay et al 2018).
Autism affects:
- the way a person communicates and interacts with others
- how information is processed
- how the person makes sense of the world.
Autism is not a linear scale running from ‘high functioning’ to ‘low functioning’, which are unhelpful terms. Instead, autism varies in several different ways – sensory differences, levels of anxiety, social skills and executive functions all vary both from person to person and from time to time.
Find information on how how you can help to support a child on the Autism Spectrum or a child who has difficulties with
social communication here.
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