Last week we had a lecture from Denis Sexton of the Irish Society for Autism. Denis spoke of his son, John. John is 27 years old, and was diagnosed with Autism when he was two years old, John attended a school specifically for Autistic children. John is also non-verbal.
Mr. Sexton spoke of how often, Autistic children become obsessed with specific things, Autistic children can also be quite intelligent and it is suspected that Einstein was Autistic.
After Mr. Sexton's retirement from teaching, he became heavily involved in the Irish Society for Autism, he now sits on the charity's board and regularly speaks on behalf of the organisation.
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