Transcript 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
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)
Persons with Autism may possess the following characteristics in various
combinations and in varying degrees of severity.
Inappropriate
laughing/playing
No Real Fear of
Dangers
cuddling
May not want
Sustained unusual
or repetitive play.
Uneven physical or
verbal skills.
Apparent
insensitivity to
pain
May avoid
Eye
May prefer
to be
contact
alone
Difficulty in
expressing
needs-may
gesture
Inappropriate
response or no
response to sound
Inappropriate
attachments to
objects
Insistence
Echoes words or
phrases
on sameness
Spins objects or
self
Difficulty in
interacting with
others
Not being
Able to speak
Is
Not the same
As
Not having anything
To say.
Ziggurat Model Intervention Model
Ziggurat Intervention
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Autism4teachers.com
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Autism-Society
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OCALI-Ohio Autism
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Sites for Autistic Support Teachers
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UK National Archives
Autism Search
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