They can.
Autistic kids and teens do want friends, the idea that autistic people are anti-social is false. Autistic people often want friends but struggle to make and maintain friendships.
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Kids with autism can 'freak out' when other kids cry, all autistic people are different. Autistic people have lower levels of cogitative empathy, meaning that they may struggle to recognise emotions in others or acting appropriately in response compared to neurotypical people, however autistic people have significantly higher levels of affective or 'true' empathy compared to neurotypical people. This means that autistic people can be very sensitive to the emotions of others, when they are able to recognise others are upset it can make autistic people very upset too.
No, obviously it's not okay for autistic kids or any kids to eat dirt. eating dirt could make them seriously ill as it could contain any contaminates or bacteria.
You can't - autism is an absolute, you are either autistic or you are not and there is no way that a person can become 'less autistic'. A person with autism can improve in areas such as commnuication, social skills, and functioning, this tends to happen naturally as autistic people get older and learn new skills, but it is helped by supporting and understanding the autistic person.
Absolutely!
No but he has a foundation for children with disabilities such as autism. Autistic kids have a special place in his heart that came from when he worked with an autistic child in NC.
"Autistic" should be capitalized when referring to a person (e.g., Autistic individual or Autistic community). It is a proper term and should be treated with the same respect and capitalization as other identity-first language.
No, there's little reason why autistic people should be homeschooled. Often inclusion in mainstream classrooms can greatly improve an autistic childs ability to function and can increase their achademic success.
No, most Autistic children won't learn ASL.Although there are Autistic children who may be non-verbal or deaf so will learn ASL as a means of communication, not all Autistic people need to use sign language to communicate. Also of course not all Autistic people are American so will learn different languages.