Glossary of Terms
All DHS Terms - DAAS - DCFS - DSAMH - DSPD - JJS - OCPO - OL - OPG - ORS
Autism (DSPD)
A person who was unable to learn how to communicate, relate with others, or who had strange behaviors that showed up before the age of three. Autism is a disability related to intellectual disability.
Spanish
Autismo - Una persona que no pudo aprender cómo comunicarse, relacionarse con otros, o que tuvo conductas extrañas que se mostraron antes de tres anos de edad. Autismo es una incapacidad relacionada a la incapacidad intelectual.