This website was created as a requirement for my CD-315 class.  It is a multigenre research project (MRP) that provides many different views of looking at autism.  Each section of this project discusses the disorder in a different style and through several different voices. 

When this class first started back in August, one of my first assignements was to choose a topic for my MRP.  This was a bit challenging at first because there were so many directions that I could have gone in with choosing the topic.  I have leared about so many interesting disorders in my Communication Disorders classes that it was hard to narrow it down to one topic.  The first thing I did was thought about what interests me the most.  The word "children" automatically came to mind.  I initially wanted to choose apraxia, but I had already completed a project on this disorder so I decided to choose one that I did not know much about.  I then immediately thought of autism.  I have learned a little bit about autism in previous classes, but nothing too in-depth.  I decided that it would be interesting to learn more about this disorder and its effects on children.                

After choosing my topic, the next step came of determining what my essential question would be.   My initial question was a bit broad.  I was basically going to try and talk about all of the pragmatic skills of children with autism in general.  After talking with my professor, Mrs. McComas, I discovered that this would have been an overwhelming task to complete.  She helped me narrow my question down to one aspect of pragmatic skills.  I was also able to zone in on one age group of children and one specific group on the autism spectrum.   I can only hope that this site not only provides you with basic facts about autism, but also gives you more insight into the emotional aspects of the disorder.