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Autism Spectrum Disorder

Autism Spectrum Disorder. By: Katie Helm, Brittany Stevens, & Ryan Marshall. Definition. Autism Spectrum Disorder: 5 conditions that all involve varying degrees of problems with communication skills, social interactions, and repetitive and stereotyped patterns of behavior Autism

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Autism Spectrum Disorder

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  1. Autism Spectrum Disorder By: Katie Helm, Brittany Stevens, & Ryan Marshall

  2. Definition • Autism Spectrum Disorder: 5 conditions that all involve varying degrees of problems with communication skills, social interactions, and repetitive and stereotyped patterns of behavior • Autism • Asperger Syndrome • Rett Syndrome • Childhood Disintegrative Disorder • Pervasive Developmental Disorder not otherwise Specified

  3. Autism • Extreme Social Withdrawal • Impairment in Communication • Stereotyped Movements • Resistance to Change • Unusual Responses to Sensory Experiences • Apparent by age 3

  4. Asperger Syndrome • Displays the characteristics of a milder form of Autism • Difficulties in Social Interactions

  5. Prevalence • 0.6% of the population has autism spectrum disorder • 0.27% of students age 6-17 are identified as autistic and receive special education • The prevalence has increased over the last 30-40 years • Higher prevalence in males 3:1 or 4:1 (except Rett Syndrome)

  6. Causes • Neurological • Disorder of neural networks • Mirror Neurons • Genetic • There is scientific evidence to suggest autism is hereditary • Myths • Not caused by refrigerator moms or vaccines

  7. Identification • There is no universally used diagnostic test • Autism is relatively easy to diagnose • Autistic Regression • The child appears to progress normally until 16-24 months and then begins to regress in behavior

  8. Psychological and Behavioral Characteristics • Autism • Impaired Social Interaction • Impaired Communication • Communicative Intent • Mute • Repetitive and Stereotyped Patterns of behavior • Abnormal Sensory Perception • Synaesthesia • Impaired Cognition • Autistic Savants

  9. Video • Autistic Savants http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XTXl3Nhfm0&NR=1

  10. Psychological and Behavioral Characteristics Cont. • Asperger Syndrome • Impaired Social Interaction • Impaired Communication

  11. Activity What might have been said to illicit these images in a child with autism spectrum disorder? 2 3 1

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  13. Educational Considerations • Educational programming should include: • Direct Instruction of Skills • Highly Structured • Teacher –lead Instruction • Behavior Management • Functional Behavioral Assessment (FBA) • Positive Behavioral and Intervention Support (PBIS) • Instruction in Natural Setting

  14. Educational Considerations Cont. • Strategies for Teaching Social Skills • Social Interpreting • Coaching

  15. Activity • Emotional Charades

  16. Service Delivery Models • Self-Contained classrooms are the most popular • 44% are educated in self-contained classrooms • 27% in general education classrooms • 18 percent in resource rooms • 10% in separate schools • 1% in residential schools

  17. Video • World of Jenks http://www.mtv.com/videos/world-of-jenks-ep-2-cant-make-me-be/1647734/playlist.jhtml

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