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Article: LOCAL EVENTS ACROSS NEW JERSEY WILL MARK AUTISM AWARENESS MONTH

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April 1, 2008
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The New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services issued the following news release:

New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) joins organizations throughout New Jersey in promoting greater understanding of autism on World Autism Awareness Day, Wednesday, April 2, and throughout April, which is National Autism Awareness Month.

An Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a developmental disability that begins before age three and lasts throughout a person's life. ASDs significantly weaken the ability to communicate and interact with others. No two people with an ASD have the same symptoms, and the ability to think and learn varies from gifted to severely challenged. What ...

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