Autism Spectrum Disorder

ASD

For several years I have been an assistant coach for a special needs soccer team program in AYSO. I start my junior year in high school and only agreed because my best friend Lauren's mom started the program and needed more helpers; meaning we had to participate. The children within the program vary in disorders with the majority of the kids diagnosed with either Down Syndrome or Autism Spectrum Disorder. Seven years later, I am still assistant coaching and more than ever I want to learn more about the disorder. After learning that "as many as 1 in 110 people have autism, which is more common in guys than in girls" (Teenshealth) I wanted to learn a little bit more about the disorder that is becoming so common in today's society. Autism has many different...