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Autism

Autism is a lifelong developmental disability that affects how a person communicates and relates to people around them. People with autism can often have accompanying learning disabilities but everyone with the condition shares a difficulty in making sense of the world. There is also a condition called Asperger syndrome, a form of autism used to describe people at the higher functioning end of the autistic spectrum.

Action for ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorders) runs a series of seminars and lectures on the condition.

Autism Cymru runs seminars on:

* Understanding and working with ASD. This workshop is for people new to the field of ASD, and combines theory and practice to give participants a greater understanding of ASD.

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