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Regional Autism Advisory Council of Southwest Ohio (RAAC-SWO) Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders Task Force

The Basics of Autism Spectrum Disorders Training Series. Regional Autism Advisory Council of Southwest Ohio (RAAC-SWO) Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders Task Force. Adult Training Series Modules. Module One: Autism Defined, Autism Prevalence and Primary Characteristics

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Regional Autism Advisory Council of Southwest Ohio (RAAC-SWO) Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders Task Force

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  1. The Basics of Autism Spectrum DisordersTraining Series Regional Autism Advisory Council of Southwest Ohio (RAAC-SWO) Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders Task Force

  2. Adult Training Series Modules • Module One: Autism Defined, Autism Prevalence and Primary Characteristics • Module Two: Physical Characteristics of Autism • Module Three: Cognition and Learning in Autism • Module Four: Autism and Sensory Differences • Module Five: Communication and Autism

  3. Adult Training Series Modules • Module Six: Behavior Challenges and Autism • Module Seven: Understanding Behavior in Persons with Autism • Module Eight: Functional Behavior Assessment • Module Nine: Autism and Leisure Skills to Teach • Module Ten: Special Issues of Adolescence and Adulthood • Module Eleven: Safety and Autism

  4. Autism Spectrum Disorder Defined • An Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a brain-based or neurobiological disorder of development. • ASD causes differences in the way the brain processes • ASD affects understanding and use of language to interact and communicate with people.

  5. Big Idea ASD is a brain-based disorder that results in differences in the way individuals understand and interact with their world.

  6. Effects of ASD on Individuals ASD affects: • the way a person relates to people, events, and objects in the environment. • the way a person responds to sensory stimuli such as pain, hearing, taste, smell, etc. • the way a person learns and thinks.

  7. Different Types of ASD

  8. Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

  9. Autistic Disorder Biggest Challenges: • Difficulties with social interaction. • Difficulties with communication. • Restricted interests and activities that they like to do over and over again. • Repetitive behaviors, such as rocking or arm flapping.

  10. Autistic Disorder Continued Other Characteristics: • Usually behaviors can be seen by three years of age. • Some children develop regularly the first years, then begin to lose their learned skills.

  11. Asperger Syndrome Biggest Challenges: • Difficulty with social interactions. • Individuals appear to understand directions even when they don’t. For example, we may think they are being uncooperative. • Individuals like to talk a lot about things that really interest them.

  12. Asperger Syndrome Continued Other Characteristics: Intelligence ranges from average to well above average, so they may appear really smart, but cannot do everyday things independently.

  13. PDD-NOS(Pervasive Developmental Disorder - Not Otherwise Specified) • Diagnosis often made when a person does not meet the criteria for a specific diagnosis (i.e. Autism, Asperger). • There is generally an overall impairment in communication, social interactions, and individuals may have restricted interests.

  14. All races, nationalities and socioeconomic groups Boys are more likely to be diagnosed with ASD More common within families Who Gets ASD?

  15. Prevalence of ASD

  16. Why are more people diagnosed today? • Better rules for diagnosis • Asperger Syndrome added to ASD in 1994 • Increased awareness of ASD • People believe there are more services for an individual if the person has a diagnosis of ASD. • Wrong diagnosis

  17. There are no two persons with autism exactly alike “If you’ve met one person with autism, you’ve met one person with autism.” Stephen Shore, Adult with Autism

  18. Quick Facts about Autism • Autism is the most common developmental disability, affecting 1 in 110 births … most recent March 2011 Centers for Disease Control (CDC) study. • A decade ago the rate was thought to be 4-5 in 10,000. • 4 children with autism are born in the USA every hour … 35,000 per year. • Autism is 4 times more common in boys than in girls. • Autism is often under-diagnosed in children – typically diagnosed by age 3-7.

  19. Autism Facts Continued • Autism is the fastest growing serious developmental disability in the US, growing 10-17% per year. • Cost of autism is estimated at $35-$90 billion – 90% of that is spent on adult services. • Recent estimate (by Harvard) is that cost is $3.2M/person over their lifetime. • The costs are expected to more than double in the next decade. • For more information, see: www.autism-society.org or www.autismspeaks.org. “The greatest underserved disability group”

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