Begins+During+Infancy+or+Childhood

=- Autism is a life-long disability that one is born with.= =- Generally a child will be diagnosed with autism before they are 36 monts old. Later diagnosis sometimes occurs.= =- Sometimes autism masks itself as another disorder when the child is younger.= =- No matter their age, a child with autism will exhibit the five other syptoms or characteristcs to a degree in their lifetime.=