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  • What percentage of school pupils in the UK have SEN but don't have an EHCP?
    14.2%
  • True or False: Every school has at least one pupil with autism
    TRUE: In a recent study with 7 million young people, it was found that 1 in 57 children have been DIAGNOSED, therefore highly likely
  • What is the average age of a diagnosis for Autism?
    4-6 for boys but significantly later with 10-12 for girls
  • True or False: Everyone is a little bit Autistic
    FALSE: People who are not autistic may experience TRAITS from time to time but this phrasing reduces the real experience felt by autistic individuals
  • The word "Autism" comes from a greek word meaning ________
    Self
  • True or False: Autistic people want to be alone and not mix with others.
    FALSE
  • What percentage of school pupils in the UK have an EHCP?
    5.3%
  • True or False: Autism only affects children
    FALSE: it is a lifelong condition
  • Autism is more commonly unrecognised in...
    Females- due to masking behaviours more successfully
  • What percentage of the whole of the UK are autistic?
    1% (that's at least 700,000)
  • True or False: Individuals with autism have different sensory needs
    TRUE: However, they can have very different responses than others would, they could be hyper-sensitive or hypo-sensitive
  • True or False: Autism is a learning disability
    FALSE: it is a neurodevelopmental condition that affects how people perceive and process the world around them.
  • True or False: Mental health conditions are more common in autistic individuals
    TRUE: in research carried out by Ambitious about Autism, it was found that 4 in 5 young people with autism experienced mental health conditions
  • True or False: Many Autistic people like routine
    TRUE: They often thrive on routine as it gives them a sense a certainty, without this they may become overwhelmed
  • True or False: Autism is best understood as a linear scale from mild to severe
    FALSE: it is not 'a little' to 'very' but a multidimensional spectrum
  • True or False: Autism can be cured
    FALSE: it is a lifelong condition
  • At what age is autism present at?
    Birth
  • Which widely-debunked claim about autism has no scientific evidence?
    Vaccines cause Autism
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