Autistic disorder is a pervasive neurodevelopmental disorder. It occurs in infancy or early childhood, most often up to the third year of a child’s life and lasts a lifetime. Leo Kanner was the first to describe autism in 1943 and listed the basic features of autism; the inability of the child to establish normal contacts with parents, children and other people in general; delayed speech development and use of speech in a non-communicative way; repetitive and stereotypical games and obsessive insistence on respecting a certain order; lack of imagination; good mechanical memory and normal physical appearance. Although the etiology is still unknown and the prognosis of treatment is generally poor, with early detection, adequate therapeutic procedures, rehabilitation and education of a child with autism disorder can achieve enviable results. Intellectual functioning, speech development and the severity of the characteristic symptoms of autism are some of the factors that dictate the course and prognosis of the disease. The fundamental role of the nurse in increasing the quality of life of a person with autism and their family is to meet basic human needs. During the preparation of the final paper, a survey was conducted via social networks in the period from 15.07.2020. to 25.07.2020. years. The aim of the research was to determine the knowledge and attitudes of nursing students about autism and to notice possible differences in students' attitudes, considering the year of study in which they are, and thus the knowledge and experience they possess. The study involved 124 participants. The results of the research indicate a lack of knowledge and experience about autism. By processing the research data, a conclusion was reached which indicates that the perception and knowledge of students about the disorder from the autism spectrum is significantly higher after the education within the course of study. Considering that autistic disorder lasts a lifetime, it should also be emphasized that nursing care is provided in all age groups. The nurse is a member of a multidisciplinary health care team and is extremely important for the inclusion of people with autism in the community. In order to be as important as possible for a person with autism, every nurse should have a basic knowledge of autism, which would be extremely important for the earliest possible diagnosis and the best possible outcome.