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What an interesting post. I enjoyed reading it. Thank you for sharing. I do agree with you that the media can get carried away with this. Autism has been the most controversial issue there is. We must know what the meaning of autism and get the complete facts about it. Autism “is a complex neurobehavioral disorder that includes impairments in social interaction and develop language and communication skills combined with rigid, repetitive behaviors” (webmd.com). We have to realize that the media will twist things around to make it sound like the truth. But if we are not educated in getting the facts about autism, we will never know the truth. The Bible teaches us in Proverbs 4:7 says” Wisdom is the principal thing: therefore get wisdom: and

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