Alan Yau

“The Triad of Impairments   People with autism have difficulties in three areas, known as “the triad of impairments”:   social interaction – difficulty in relating to others; social communication – difficulty in understanding, acquiring and using verbal and non-verbal communication; rigidity in thinking – difficulty in being flexible and generalizing learning.   Autism affects individuals to varying degrees and as we have said this is reflected in the term “Autism Spectrum Disorder”. The difficulties in each area of the triad of impairments may be expressed in different behaviors, e.g. the difficulty in social interaction may be expressed in terms of aloof behavior, where the child will have little to do with others, or as over-familiar behavior, such as touching strangers in the street.”
― Alan Yau, Autism - A Practical Guide for Parents

“Children with autism are as individual as everyone else – indeed they are probably much more so, as their individuality is less held in check by social constraints.”
― Alan Yau, Autism - A Practical Guide for Parents