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Article: A voice for autism: Taylor Cross has autism. Doctors once said he might never walk or talk. Now he's a teenage filmmaker, proving them all wrong. Here, Taylor shares his story.(LIFE AUTISM)
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- Science World
- Article date:
- November 12, 2007
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I can't even describe autism that well to myself, let alone to someone else. But I know it's a disorder affecting the brain, social skills, and how people connect with the world and the people in it. It could be a part of anybody you know, and yet you might not know about it. Autism affects people to varying degrees. I only have a certain degree of autism. There are many other kids who are lower-functioning and there are some kids who are even higher-functioning than I am.
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