How to Use autism in a Sentence
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And now the 21-year-old, who has autism, has his own cafe.
—Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2022
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The male lead’s twin boys are both on the autism spectrum.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 14 June 2024
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But that can be tougher for kids on the autism spectrum.
—Emily Alvarenga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Aug. 2022
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The other one is autism, which wasn’t always the case, but it’s been on the rise.
—Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Apr. 2023
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The loneliness of non-oral autism was a source of deep grief.
—August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2023
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Their 7-year-old son, who has autism, witnessed the event.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
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The youngest sibling, who is 19 and has autism, followed them out.
—Chelsea Prince, ajc, 6 May 2023
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Want to make the case that childhood vaccines cause autism?
—Adam Marcus, The Atlantic, 13 Feb. 2025
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There is a new school in Mesa, near the district, for students with autism.
—Madeleine Parrish, The Arizona Republic, 8 Oct. 2024
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Brandon has autism, which can make the world feel like a scary place sometimes.
—al, 13 June 2022
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His eight-year-old son, Nick, who has autism, learned some of his first words by watching The Price is Right.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
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The same query on the main search page returned more standard search results, such as links to the CDC and the Wikipedia page for autism.
—Clare Duffy, CNN, 8 Feb. 2023
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The report states that the boy who was allegedly dragged through the hallway had autism.
—Adam Sabes, Fox News, 28 May 2022
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Brown found that new message thanks to the family of an 8-year-old boy with autism.
—Steve Megargee, Orlando Sentinel, 4 July 2022
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In the past, Kennedy has criticized NIH for not doing enough to study the role of vaccines in autism.
—Aleccia Washington, Twin Cities, 15 Nov. 2024
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Children with autism are prone to wander and can be drawn to water.
—Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 27 Nov. 2024
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The 3-year-old child with autism was being fostered by David and Liz Carroll.
—Brook Endale, The Enquirer, 3 June 2022
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And her daughter, who has autism, wouldn’t have known to not go with the woman or to speak up, Winston added.
—The Salt Lake Tribune, 13 May 2022
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On a recent day, Keene was visiting a client with autism.
—AZCentral.com, 16 July 2023
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There are many subtypes, and each person with autism can have unique strengths and challenges.
—Jennifer "jay" Palumbo, Forbes, 27 June 2022
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Atlantis also has a kids’ club with staff that can care for children with autism.
—Jamie Davis Smith, Travel + Leisure, 30 Apr. 2023
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Until a few years ago, there was autism and there was Asperger’s.
—Elizabeth Chang, Washington Post, 13 Dec. 2022
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Other research looks at the DMN in autism and certain types of psychosis.
—Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 3 Mar. 2023
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One of her children, a 12-year-old boy with autism, has attended five schools.
—Dallas News, 27 Dec. 2022
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Boys were still more likely to be diagnosed with autism than girls.
—Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
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What is clear is that the modern understanding of autism can be traced to events in Mr. Triplett’s childhood.
—Alex Traub, New York Times, 18 June 2023
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But May’s life changed in an instant when her son was diagnosed with autism.
—Katy McFee, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
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Three years ago, the theater artist and writer was diagnosed with autism.
—Alix Strauss, New York Times, 4 June 2023
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Because of David’s autism, his family looks the other way about his crimes.
—Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 26 Jan. 2024
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The links between - the alleged links between MMR vaccine and autism have been the subject of some of the most - the largest studies ever undertaken.
—CBS News, 23 Feb. 2025
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