Autism

Health Matters

Int
Teens & Adults
Grades 6–12

In this lesson, students explore five FAQs about autism. They learn some important facts and do some research about famous people on the autism spectrum.

Note: Our editors are reconsidering the use of people-first language (e.g., a person with autism) vs. identity-first language (e.g., an autistic person) in our materials.

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Focus

life skills
4-skills
list
health & safety
neurodiversity
interpretive
productive

Vocabulary

neurological
diagnose
spectrum
fixate
excel
external
stimulus
cope
assistive
substitute
A spinning paper plane
A spinning paper plane