Autism Spectrum Disorder or ASD is estimated to affect one in 54 children in the United States alone, according to a 2020 finding by the CDC’s Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring (ADDM) Network. Yet despite its prevalence, autism is also often misunderstood.
One such misconception is about the nature of the disorder itself. Because autism affects social and communication skills, it is often assumed that it is a learning disability.