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[vc_row row_height_percent=”0″ override_padding=”yes” h_padding=”2″ top_padding=”2″ bottom_padding=”3″ overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”3″ column_width_use_pixel=”yes” shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ column_width_pixel=”720″][vc_column column_width_percent=”100″ align_horizontal=”align_center” overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”3″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ width=”1\/1″][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=”100″ align_horizontal=”align_center” gutter_size=”2″ overlay_alpha=”50″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ width=”1\/1″][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=”h3″ text_size=”h3″ text_weight=”800″]Autism is not a disease but rather a collection of disorders of brain development called[\/vc_custom_heading][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner row_inner_height_percent=”0″ overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”3″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ 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overlay_alpha=”50″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ width=”1\/2″ column_width_pixel=”300px” back_size=”contain”][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=”h1″ text_size=”h1″ text_weight=”800″]ASD[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text]is a neurological condition that affects the way a person experiences and interacts with the world[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=”100″ position_vertical=”middle” style=”dark” gutter_size=”2″ overlay_alpha=”50″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ width=”1\/2″ el_class=”autism-icons”][vc_empty_space empty_h=”3″ medium_visibility=”yes” mobile_visibility=”yes”][vc_icon position=”left” title_aligned_icon=”yes” icon_image=”74423″ text_weight=”800″ text_height=”fontheight-578034″]Delayed & disordered<\/strong> language<\/span><\/span>[\/vc_icon][vc_icon position=”left” title_aligned_icon=”yes” icon_image=”74425″ text_weight=”800″ text_lead=”yes”]Impaired social<\/strong> interaction<\/span><\/span>[\/vc_icon][vc_icon position=”left” title_aligned_icon=”yes” icon_image=”74431″ text_weight=”800″]Repetitive <\/strong> behavior<\/span><\/span>[\/vc_icon][vc_icon position=”left” title_aligned_icon=”yes” icon_image=”74430″ text_weight=”800″]Restricted <\/strong> range of interest<\/span><\/span>[\/vc_icon][vc_empty_space empty_h=”3″ medium_visibility=”yes” mobile_visibility=”yes”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner row_inner_height_percent=”0″ back_image=”76834″ back_position=”center bottom” overlay_alpha=”50″ equal_height=”yes” gutter_size=”3″ desktop_visibility=”yes” shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ back_size=”contain”][vc_column_inner column_width_use_pixel=”yes” position_vertical=”middle” align_horizontal=”align_center” style=”dark” gutter_size=”3″ overlay_alpha=”50″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ width=”1\/2″ 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Very limited speech, odd, repetitive behavior; many express their basic needs only.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space empty_h=”3″][vc_empty_space empty_h=”3″][vc_empty_space empty_h=”3″ desktop_visibility=”yes”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row unlock_row_content=”yes” row_height_percent=”0″ override_padding=”yes” h_padding=”0″ top_padding=”0″ bottom_padding=”0″ overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”3″ column_width_percent=”100″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″][vc_column][vc_row_inner row_inner_height_percent=”0″ overlay_alpha=”50″ equal_height=”yes” gutter_size=”0″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=”100″ position_vertical=”middle” align_horizontal=”align_center” override_padding=”yes” column_padding=”3″ gutter_size=”3″ back_color=”color-525727″ overlay_alpha=”50″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image media=”74439″ media_width_use_pixel=”yes” alignment=”center” media_width_pixel=”380″][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=”h3″ text_size=”h3″ text_weight=”300″ text_color=”accent” el_class=”statistic-autism”]1 in 59<\/strong> individuals with a diagnosis of autism[\/vc_custom_heading][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=”100″ position_vertical=”middle” align_horizontal=”align_center” override_padding=”yes” column_padding=”3″ gutter_size=”2″ back_color=”color-718266″ overlay_alpha=”50″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image media=”74442″ media_width_use_pixel=”yes” alignment=”center” media_width_pixel=”400″][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=”p” text_size=”” text_weight=”300″ text_color=”color-284626″ el_class=”statistic-autism”]