Max is a 10-year old boy with autism. Recently,his mother called on US lawmakers to allocate more funds to find the cause and a cure.

VOA: standard.2010.08.09

And some people with autism have extraordinary artistic abilities or mathematical abilities or musical abilities and these are amazing.

一些孤独症患者拥有超凡的艺术能力,数学能力,或是音乐能力,这非常神奇

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It's a good question. The question is, "What are the chances that somebody with autism will be able to overcome their deficiencies?"

不错的问题,这个问题是,"孤独症患者,能够克服自身缺陷的几率会有多大"

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Parents of children with autism say better services and resources for the children are essential.

VOA: standard.2010.08.09

In some ways, somebody with autism isn't like any child at all, any normally developing child at all.

从某些方面来看,成年孤独症患者,与正常发展的儿童完全不同

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They found that women who gave birth after age 40 were nearly twice as likely to have a child with autism as a woman under 25.

VOA: standard.2010.02.10

So, it's not like an adult with autism is like a three-year-old or a two-year-old.

所以并不是患有孤独症的成年人,会表现的如同两三岁儿童一样

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Rebecca Estepp of San Diego, has a 12 year old son with autism.

VOA: standard.2010.03.23

And often, people with autism who are otherwise very high functioning will fail this task.

在某些方面天赋异禀的孤独症患者,也会在该任务上失败

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"As families of children with autism, we each struggle with the why.

VOA: standard.2010.08.09

Most people with autism do not have any exceptional abilities that go along with it.

大多数孤独症患者并不具备,由孤独症所带来的任何特殊能力

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Erica Romano has three children with autism.

VOA: standard.2010.02.10

The answer is that the majority of people with autism have severe problems, and will not, and at this stage, with this level of therapy, will not lead a normal life.

答案便是,大多数孤独症患者会遇到很多严重的问题,而在现阶段的心理治疗水平下,是不能够过上正常生活的

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Corinna Lathan started the company ten years ago to work with children with cerebral palsy, Down's syndrome,autism and other developmental disabilities.

VOA: special.2009.12.17

I started off working with children with autism.

我最初是研究儿童孤独症的

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Autism disorders involve problems with social and communication skills and repeated behaviors.

VOA: special.2010.02.24

Children with autism have serious problems.

患有孤独症的儿童则会遇到严重的问题

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And the definition of autism has broadened so people with wide ranges of functioning are now diagnosed on the autism spectrum.

VOA: standard.2010.02.10

The majority of people with autism.

大多数的孤独症患者

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Autism spectrum disorder is a complex neurological disorder that affects a person's ability to communicate and interact with others.

VOA: standard.2010.03.23

The question is, "How do you think about the severity of autism with regard to developmental stages?"

这个问题是,"你怎样看待孤独症的严重程度,与发展阶段之间的关系"

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Older mothers are known to face increased risks for having children with genetic disorders, and genes are thought to play a role in the entire autism spectrum.

VOA: standard.2010.02.10