Great Article from What to Expect....

"Autism awareness and acceptance are good things. The more the average person knows about autism, the better it will be for the community — especially our autistic members. Yet, the average person can't easily define autism. Quite frankly, our experts in autism don't do such a great job of defining it either. It isn't a simple concept, because it isn't a simple state of being."  Here's the entire article:
How to Explain Autism to Typical Kids and lots of others while your at it