【原】4月2日自闭症关注日，我们一起穿蓝色 | 关于自闭症你必须了解的几件事

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自闭症者离我们有多远，

给来自星星的你们

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我能做的不多，大概只有尽我所能。

作为护士，我所能做的，大概就是让更多的人知道世界上有这么一群人，在身体和心理上都需要我们给予的支持和关爱。

4月2日，世界自闭症关注日。

World Autism Awareness Day.

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What is Autism

Autism, or autism spectrum disorder, refers to a range of conditions characterized by challenges with social skills, repetitive behaviors, speech and nonverbal communication, as well as by unique strengths and differences. We now know that there is not one autism but many types, caused by different combinations of genetic and environmental influences.

自闭症或孤独性障碍，指的是一系列以社交技巧，重复行为，言语和非言语交流差异为特点的障碍。 我们现在知道，自闭症有许多类型，是由遗传和环境影响等不同因素引起。

Autism’s most-obvious signs tend to appear between 2 and 3 years of age. In some cases, it can be diagnosed as early as 18 months. Some developmental delays associated with autism can be identified and addressed even earlier.

自闭症最明显的征兆往往出现在2至3岁之间。 在某些情况下，可以在18个月内诊断出来。 与自闭症相关的一些发育迟缓可以被更早地识别和解决。

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Facts about Autism

• The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates autism’s prevalence as 1 in 68 children in the United States. This includes 1 in 42 boys and 1 in 189 girls.

• 美国疾病控制和预防中心（CDC）估计，在美国，每68名儿童中，就有一个自闭症儿童。 这包括每42个男孩和189个女孩中分别会有一位自闭症儿童。

• An estimated 50,000 teens with autism become adults – and lose school-based autism services – each year.

• 每年会有五万自闭症患者从少年跨入成年，而因此失去校园提供的自闭症患者支持和服务。

• Around one third of people with autism remain nonverbal.

• 大约三分之一的自闭症患者保持着非语言交流。

• Around one third of people with autism have an intellectual disability.

• 大约三分之一的自闭症患者具有智力障碍。

• Certain medical and mental health issues frequently accompany autism. They include gastrointestinal (GI) disorders, seizures, sleep disturbances, attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), anxiety and phobias.

• 某些医疗和心理健康问题经常伴随着自闭症。 它们包括胃肠（GI）疾病，癫痫发作，睡眠障碍，注意力缺陷和多动症（ADHD），焦虑和恐惧症。

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Wearing Blue

 The United Nations in 2007 proclaim April 2nd as World Autism Awareness Day but it also became a day to start a national conversation about autism. Later, when light it up blue began it also gave us the opportunity to start an even larger conversation about autism by wearing blue.

When we wear blue, it’s not only about keeping that conversation going about autism but, it’s also making sure that those with autism and their families don’t feel alone.

Blue, 蓝色，又意忧郁。当我们身着蓝色，不仅仅代表着我们正在关注着自闭症患者，同时也让他们和他们的家人感到不再孤独。这个世界没有分类，没有标签，在生命面前，人人平等，没有人生来孤独。

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