One in every 160 children worldwide has some form of autism spectrum disorder, also called ASD. This estimate comes from the United Nations’ World Health Organization. The National Institutes of Health in the United States says the term ASD is the name for a group of developmental disorders. It includes a wide mix of symptoms, skills and levels of disability. People with ASD often have: social problems that include difficulty communicating and interacting with other people; repetitive behaviors, as well as limited interests or activities; symptoms that are often recognized in the first two years of life; symptoms that hurt the individual’s ability to deal with others socially, at school or work, or in other areas of life. Experts at the National Institutes of Health also explain that ASD begins in childhood and usually continues into adulthood.
Title: The Autistic Child: 'Different, Not Less'
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2235/autism.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='The Autistic Child: 'Different, Not Less'' data-article-id='2752'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='12479'>One in every 160 children worldwide has some form of autism spectrum disorder, also called ASD.</span> <span data-start-time='12479' data-end-time='18563'>This estimate comes from the United Nations’ World Health Organization.</span> <span data-start-time='18563' data-end-time='29521'>The National Institutes of Health in the United States says the term ASD is the name for a group of developmental disorders.</span> <span data-start-time='29521' data-end-time='37271'>It includes a wide mix of symptoms, skills and levels of disability.</span> <span data-start-time='37271' data-end-time='41313'>People with ASD often have:</span> <span data-start-time='41313' data-end-time='48542'>social problems that include difficulty communicating and interacting with other people;</span> <span data-start-time='48542' data-end-time='55688'>repetitive behaviors, as well as limited interests or activities;</span> <span data-start-time='55688' data-end-time='62083'>symptoms that are often recognized in the first two years of life;</span> <span data-start-time='62083' data-end-time='72521'>symptoms that hurt the individual’s ability to deal with others socially, at school or work, or in other areas of life.</span> <span data-start-time='72521' data-end-time='84646'>Experts at the National Institutes of Health also explain that ASD begins in childhood and usually continues into adulthood.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2235/autism.png'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=9759 data-hint-location='29521' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2235/what_does_disability_mean.m4a'>What does disability mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='impairment'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2235/behavior.m4a'><span>behavior</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2235/autism.m4a'><span>autism</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2235/knowledge.m4a'><span>knowledge</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2235/impairment.m4a'><span>impairment</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=9760 data-hint-location='55688' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2235/when_are_symptoms_often_seen.m4a'>When are symptoms often seen?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='by age two'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2235/as_an_adult.m4a'><span>as an adult</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2235/during_adolescence.m4a'><span>during adolescence</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2235/by_age_two.m4a'><span>by age two</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2235/in_college.m4a'><span>in college</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=9761 data-hint-location='41313' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2235/people_with_autism_often_have__blank_.m4a'>People with autism often have <span class='blank'>social problems</span>.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='social problems'><div 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