1. I feel children are our future teach
Hello My name is Tiffany Hartman
them well and let them lead the way
Personal Journey

2. Introduction Xavion AKA Zay
My grandson Xavion diagnosed
with Autism
.
Exceptional Children

3. Autism Defined
◦ A mental condition, present
from early childhood,
characterized by great
difficulty in communicating and
forming relationships, and in...
◦ A mental condition in which
fantasy dominates over reality,
as a symptom of schizophrenia
and other disorders.
We try to do all things that he
wants to do and not let autism
hold him back

4. We advocate for him when needed

5. Autism
I feel that autism is something we are seeing
more in children today and more research does
need to be done

6. Research and Background
• “Firstly, an inability to engage in reciprocal social interaction. Some have
suggested that the autistic child fails to develop a ‘theory of mind’, and
cannot imagine what other people may think or feel. 3 In any event, they
lack empathy. Humans, animals and objects are treated alike. Parents
and siblings may be regarded as useful tools that can help the autistic
child achieve certain ends, but rarely will they be sought for comfort.
The child often becomes solitary, avoids eye contact, and displays little
of the interested curiosity and exploratory play seen in normal infants
and young children.”
• Information take from this website
• http://qjmed.oxfordjournals.org/content/95/5/263.full

7. This has not been the does
not happen to
 All Children with autism this does not happen to
 Xavion loves taking pictures and reading and learning.
 Some doctors have said that Xavion has a slight case of
autism
 If you have it or you don’t
 There are just different levels to the disorder

8. Autism now affects 1 in 88 children and
1 in 54 boys; Autism prevalence
figures ... Autism is the fastest-growing
serious developmental disability in the
U.S.; Autism

9. With that being said lets all try to
do something about Autism
By writing Conges
Doing something in your community like
a walk or a fundraiser to help children
with Autism
Learning more

10. With that being said lets all try to
do something about Autism
By writing Conges
Doing something in your community like
a walk or a fundraiser to help children
with Autism
Learning more