Individuals with autism never make eye contact; they do not look at you.
• Autism is a mental illness.
• Progress means a person doesn't have autism.
• Individuals with autism don't speak.
• Autism can be outgrown.
• Individuals with autism can't learn.
• Underneath all the difficult behaviors is a normal person.
• Individuals with autism cannot show affection and do not respond to physical affection.
• Individuals with autism do not want friends.
• Individuals with autism do not relate to peers/adults.
• Individuals with autism are very manipulative.
• Individuals with autism could talk if they wanted to.
• Individuals with autism can't smile.
• Individuals with autism don't notice others and don't pick up cues from adults.
• When a person with autism does not respond to a question/direction to which he has shown a previous correct response, he is being stubborn/non-compliant/obnoxious.
http://www.autism.com/autism/myths.htm
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