My Life with Autism

1.Autistic people NEVER want to be touched.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

2.Autism is the same as mental retardation.

• True

• False

3.Autistic people can be hyper-sensitive to stimuli.

• True

• False

4.Some autistic people never speak at all.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

5.Autistic adults are not capable of working.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

6.Autism is caused by abusive mothering in infancy.

• True

• False

7.Autistic people may use repetitive behavior to help them tune in to the outside world.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

8.Autistic people are incapable of having interpersonal relationships.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

9.Autistic behaviors are the same in every individual.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI.11-12.8

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

10.Autistic people must be institutionalized at some point in their lives.

• True

• False