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Autism - A pervasive developmental disorder characterized by severe deficits in social interaction and communication, by an extremely limited range of activities and interests, and often by the presence of repetitive, stereotyped behaviors.

Down syndrome - A congenital disorder, caused by the presence of an extra 21st chromosome, in which the affected person has mild to moderate mental retardation, short stature, and a flattened facial profile.

There is a physical difference between Autism and Down Syndrome as well.

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I have a brother who has Downs Syndrome. He has learning difficulties and his speech isn't too good but his family can understand him... only some of his words are understandable by everybody, and Downs Syndrome people aren't too good at learning from their mistakes, so you have to keep reminding them.

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There is a big difference! Reply A is right about Down syndrome, but I'll add that people with Down syndrome also physically look different as people with autism usually look normal. But I'm just going to tell you a bit about autism.

Autism (including Aspergers) is a condition were you find it hard to socialise & relate to other people. There's not only a difference but autism & DS have very little to nothing in common with the 2! People with autism (certainly Aspergers) often don't have Learning Difficulties or even if they do, they tend not to be global like the ones with DS, unless of course the individual with Autism is extremely severe. Often people on the autism spectrum (which includes varying degrees of Aspergers) will be very fixed and focussed on a particular topic. They will be able to tell you a variety of statistics and the most obscure information about World War II, or the 'Mayflower', or LEGO. Whatever they find is their fixation becomes an obsession. These people are often very creative ad intelligent, but they have certain triggers that prevent them from functioning in what many people regard as a "normal" manner. For example, they often cannot stand a variety of colours or patterns in a random arrangement; they cannot handle the texture of certain foods; they are easily distressed by loud noise. Each individual is very different.

To find out more about autism, Look up "The National Autistic Society" to find out more.

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There's a big difference (I am autistic.) First off: People with Down Syndrome have a physical handicap, and suffer from a genetic disorder that gives them great problems in everyday life, both mental and physical (Although a few can live a life of their own.)

Autism is something completely different. There are different types (Mild, moderate to Severe), whereas the mild form oftenis called "Aspergers Syndrome" (Wich is what some of the greatest men in time suffered from: Albert Einstein, CS Lewis, Bill Gates, Beethoven to name a few), that displays as a normal to higher intelligence than the rest of the population, special interests (E.g Art, music, Computers) and impaired social skills (Often seems arrogant or Cold)

The moderate form of Autism is commonly called "Atypical Autism", wich includes a normal to high IQ, but with some impaired skills (Oftenly impaired social skills and learning disabillities)

The Severe form of Autism includes mental retardation (?) but with some supertalents (Like Rain Man).

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Autism is more common than down syndrome - currently rates of autism are 1 in 68.

There is nothing at all 'scary' or negative about autism rates - autism is not inherently bad, to suggest that it is 'scary' to have so many autistic people is offensive and prejudice. Down Syndrome is not only less common but given pre-natal screening many abortions likely prevent Down Syndrome births.

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Autism, it affects 1 in 150, which makes it very common, very scary

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There is no direct link, but both are associated with older parents.

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