This was contained in a message the First Lady sent on World Autism Awareness Day, marked every year on April 2.
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The U.S. Centre for Disease Control (CDC) explains that ASD is a developmental disability caused by differences in the brain. The centre also explains that people with ASD have a known difference, such as a genetic condition. It said other causes of ASD remain unknown. Scientists believe there are multiple causes of ASD that combine to alter the most common ways people develop.