1 / 17

What teachers need to know about AUTISM

What teachers need to know about AUTISM. When you’ve known 1 child with Autism You’ve know 1 child With Autism. AUTISM is a SPECTRUM. Autism is an umbrella.

carnig
Download Presentation

What teachers need to know about AUTISM

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. What teachers need to know about AUTISM

  2. When you’ve known 1 child with AutismYou’ve know 1 childWith Autism

  3. AUTISM is a SPECTRUM

  4. Autism is an umbrella

  5. Autism - significant impairment in communication and socialization - restricted interests - stereotypic behaviors (e.g., rocking, spinning, finger or hand flapping) - characteristics appear prior to age 3 - four times more common in boys than in girls Asperger(AS) - less severe impairment in socialization and communication than autism - typically language development at normal age (or earlier) - typically normal self-help skills and normal (or above) IQ PDD-NOS - marked impairment in communication and socialization - restricted interests - stereotypic behaviors - full criteria not met for autism and/or onset after age 3 Rett Syndrome - initial development normal - onset 6-18 mo.; may not be noticeable until 1-4 yrs - -progressive degeneration (begins 1-4 yrs) - severe loss of communication, cognitive ability, as well as motor skills - distinctive hand movements (wringing) - almost exclusively affecting females Childhood Disintegrative Disorder - initial development normal (2-4 yrs); onset can be gradual or sudden - progressive degeneration in all areas (e.g., motor, self-care, play) - severe loss of communication and cognitive ability - stereotypic behaviors- little improvement later (results in severe/profound mental retardation)

  6. Persons with Autism may possess the following characteristics in various combinations and in varying degrees of severity. Inappropriatelaughing/playing Apparent insensitivity to pain No Real Fear of Dangers Sustained unusual or repetitive play. Uneven physical or verbal skills. cuddling May not want May avoid Eye contact May prefer to be alone

  7. Difficulty in expressing needs-may gesture Inappropriate attachments to objects Echoes words or phrases Insistence on sameness Inappropriate response or no response to sound Difficulty in interacting with others Spins objects or self

  8. Not being Able to speakIs Not the sameAsNot having anything To say.

  9. Ziggurat Model Intervention Model

  10. Ziggurat Intervention https://owa.scoca-k12.org/owa/redir.aspx?C=cb20e66f59b04e69a3182db3479dcd6e&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.texasautism.com%2fAboutBook.html%23UnderlyingCharacteristicsChecklist

  11. Autism4teachers.com https://owa.scoca-k12.org/owa/redir.aspx?C=cb20e66f59b04e69a3182db3479dcd6e&URL=http%3a%2f%2fautism4teachers.com%2fautism4teachers_051.htm

  12. https://owa.scoca-k12.org/owa/redir.aspx?C=cb20e66f59b04e69a3182db3479dcd6e&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.autism-society.org%2fhttps://owa.scoca-k12.org/owa/redir.aspx?C=cb20e66f59b04e69a3182db3479dcd6e&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.autism-society.org%2f Autism-Society

  13. https://owa.scoca-k12.org/owa/redir.aspx?C=cb20e66f59b04e69a3182db3479dcd6e&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.ocali.org%2fhttps://owa.scoca-k12.org/owa/redir.aspx?C=cb20e66f59b04e69a3182db3479dcd6e&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.ocali.org%2f OCALI-Ohio Autism

  14. Sites for Autistic Support Teachers https://owa.scoca-k12.org/owa/redir.aspx?C=cb20e66f59b04e69a3182db3479dcd6e&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.angelfire.com%2fpa5%2fas%2fasteachersites.html

  15. https://owa.scoca-k12.org/owa/redir.aspx?C=cb20e66f59b04e69a3182db3479dcd6e&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.autism.org.uk%2fteachershttps://owa.scoca-k12.org/owa/redir.aspx?C=cb20e66f59b04e69a3182db3479dcd6e&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.autism.org.uk%2fteachers

  16. https://owa.scoca-k12.org/owa/redir.aspx?C=cb20e66f59b04e69a3182db3479dcd6e&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwebarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk%2fsearch%2f%3fquery%3dAutism%2bspectrum%2bdisorders%2bgood%2bpractice%2bguidance%26where%3dtext%26x%3d59%26y%3d16https://owa.scoca-k12.org/owa/redir.aspx?C=cb20e66f59b04e69a3182db3479dcd6e&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwebarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk%2fsearch%2f%3fquery%3dAutism%2bspectrum%2bdisorders%2bgood%2bpractice%2bguidance%26where%3dtext%26x%3d59%26y%3d16 UK National Archives Autism Search

More Related