ORLANDO, Fla. – April has traditionally been known as Autism Awareness Month, but it has more recently shifted toward Autism Acceptance Month.
The goal is to take awareness one step further in order to truly accept those with autism as part of the community day in and day out.
In order to have acceptance, education and understanding is really important. So News 6 spoke to Rashonda Musawwir, a pediatric nurse practitioner at Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children.
She specializes in developmental and behavioral medicine. We took some of the most-Googled questions on autism to her. [TRENDING: Hilarious: Women try to get baby gator out of house | Disney changes ‘look’ for cast members | Meteor lights up Fla.