IDEA Disability Category > Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
ASD is a developmental disability. It involves a wide range of symptoms, but it mainly affects a child’s social and communication skills. It can also impact behavior.
Federal Definition of ASD
(i) Autism means a developmental disability significantly affecting verbal and nonverbal communication and social interaction, generally evident before age three, that adversely affects a child’s educational performance. Other characteristics often associated with autism are engagement in repetitive activities and stereotyped movements, resistance to environmental change or change in daily routines, and unusual responses to sensory experiences.
(ii) Autism does not apply if a child’s educational performance is adversely affected primarily because the child has an emotional disturbance, as defined in paragraph (c)(4) of this section.
(iii) A child who manifests the characteristics of autism after age three could be identified as having autism if the criteria in paragraph (c)(1)(i) of this section are satisfied.
Resources by county
Autism Center of Excellence
Address:
804 Moorefield Park Dr., Suite 101,
Richmond, VA 23236
Phone:
(804) 985-1050
Autism Society of Central Virginia
Address:
P.O. Box 29364,
Richmond, VA 23242-0364
Phone:
(804) 257-0192
Email:
Autism Society Central Virginia
Address:
8730 Stony Point Pkwy, Ste 150,
Richmond, VA 23235
Phone:
(804) 259-3188
Email:
Chesterfield Health and Wellbeing
Address:
6801 Lucy Corr Blvd,
Chesterfield, VA 23832
Phone:
(804) 768-1227
Chesterfield Schools
Address:
13901 Spring Run Road,
Midlothian, VA 23112
Phone:
(804) 639-6352
Autism Society Central Virginia
Address:
8800 River Road,
Henrico, VA
Phone:
(804) 259-3188
Email:
Autism Society of America
Address:
6110 Executive Boulevard, Suite 305,
Rockville, Maryland 20852
Phone:
(800) 328-8476
Email:
Autism Society of Northern Virginia
Address:
10467 White Granite Dr. #324,
Oakton, VA 22124
Phone:
(571) 328-5792
(703) 402-3108
Email: