{"id":2,"date":"2026-03-03T12:58:28","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T12:58:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.kyaca.org\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2026-04-28T02:34:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T02:34:08","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dev.kyaca.org\/","title":{"rendered":"About Autism"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\"><strong>What is Autism?&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-default\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\"><strong>Autism is a difference in how a person\u2019s brain works and experiences the world. It can affect communication, sensory experiences, learning styles, and daily life. There is not just one definition of autism. Some definitions come from medical or diagnostic systems, while others come from Autistic people and focus on lived experience and identity.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-container-core-details-is-layout-43291e1e wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><summary><strong>Explore Definitions of Autism<\/strong><\/summary>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/reframingautism.org.au\/about-autism\/\">Reframing Autism<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ambitiousaboutautism.org.uk\/understanding-autism\/about-autism\/what-is-autism\">Ambitious About Autism<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.apa.org\/topics\/autism-spectrum-disorder\">American Psychological Association<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.autism.org.uk\/advice-and-guidance\/diagnosis\/assessment-and-diagnosis\/criteria-and-tools-used-in-an-autism-assessment#DSM-5%20criteria%20for%20autism\">National Autistic Society<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><summary>Should I  say <strong>&#8220;Autistic person&#8221; or &#8220;person with autism?&#8221;<\/strong><\/summary>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p style=\"line-height:1.5\">KYACA focuses on building community and supporting Autistic people to have choice, voice, and power in their own lives. We respect that each person and family has different language preferences when it comes to autism, and we recognize that autism is experienced in many ways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"line-height:0.7\"><br>If you don&#8217;t know someone&#8217;s preference &#8211; ask!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><summary><strong>Disability Terms<\/strong><\/summary>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.apa.org\/about\/apa\/equity-diversity-inclusion\/language-guidelines\">APA Inclusive Language Guidelines<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/reframingautism.org.au\/service\/glossary-terms\/\">Reframing Autism Glossary<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thinkingautismguide.com\/neurodiversity-faq\"><strong>Neurodiversity FA<\/strong>Q<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><summary><strong>Autistic Culture and Advocacy<\/strong><\/summary>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thinkingautismguide.com\/2019\/02\/the-meaning-of-self-advocacy.html\">The Meaning of Self-Advocacy<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/reframingautism.org.au\/autistic-communication-differences-a-primer\/\">Autistic Communication<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/autisticadvocacy.org\/\">Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/autisticadvocacy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/CurriculumForSelfAdvocates_r7.pdf\">A Curriculum for Self Advocates<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/KASALouisville\/\">Kentuckiana Autism Spectrum Alliance (KASA)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/awnnetwork.org\/\">Autistic Women &amp; Nonbinary Network (AWN)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/isaw.hdiuk.org\/autistic-owned-businesses\/\">Autistic-Owned Businesses<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is Autism?&nbsp; Autism is a difference in how a person\u2019s brain works and experiences the world. 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