WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS

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WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS?

• On the whiteboard, place a tally next to each
  phrase that describes your personality- be honest
  ?

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Asperger Syndrome and High Functioning Autism
The Tools Needed for Success
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A trip back in time
1981-Aspergers 1st acknowledged in a publication
by Lorna Wing- Asperger Syndrome
1943- Leo Kanner described Autism for the first
time. Infantile Autism
1994- DSM IV includes Asperger Syndrome
1944- Hans Asperger published findings of his
during a study- Autistic Psychopathy
1987- DSM changed name to Autistic Disorder
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As a Matter of Fact

• Current statistics indicate 1 in 150 births
• 4 out of 5 diagnosed are boys
• neurological disability
• People with autism have a normal life span.
• There is no known single cause for autism.
• It occurs in all countries and within all
  socioeconomic classes
• the earlier the intervention, the better

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What is this thing called Autism?

• Autism Spectrum Disorders or Pervasive
  Developmental Disorders

Autism
PDD-NOS
Asperger Syndrome
Childhood Disintegrative Disorder
Rett Syndrome
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Areas Affected by an ASD
Behavior
Social interaction
communication
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Why do we say SPECTRUM?social skills
communication repetitive behaviors
Active and interested but odd
Aloof and disinterested
passive
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Characteristics of Autism and Aspergers

• Reduced or unusual social interactions
• Poor eye contact
• Difficult to motivate
• Mindblindness
• Identifying feelings in self or others
• May have no speech or echolalia
• Poor volume control

• Difficulty interpreting social gestures
• Restricted range of interests
• Perseveration
• Concrete, literal thinkers
• Insistence on sameness
• Poor organizational skills
• Unusual tone
• Delayed processing time

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Aspergers Syndrome and social skills

• -reciprocity
• - solitude
• -eye contact
• -view of friendship
• -play with peers

• -code of conduct
• -honesty
• -facial expressions
• -theory of mind
• -competitiveness
• -high expectations

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Aspergers Syndrome and communication

• -reciprocity
• -sense of humor
• -tone of voice
• -volume
• -precise/ states the facts
• -literal interpretation
• -vocalizing thoughts

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Aspergers Syndrome and cognition

• Long term memory
• Computer skills
• Specific learning problems
• Imaginative play
• Visual thinking
• Special interests
• Routines and order
• Movement

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Profile of a student with Asperger's Syndrome
Age 16yrs, 7mos
Age
Social use of lang.
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High Functioning Autism vs.Aspergers
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Imagine
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by Elisa Gagnon and Brenda Smith Myles
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Straight from the Mouths of Babes

• I want a world with friends.

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You got to be careful if you dont know where
youre going, because you might not get
there.-Yogi Berra
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Therapies and Methodologies

• Applied Behavior Analysis
• (RDI) Relationship Development Intervention
• Occupational Therapy
• Speech and Language Therapy
• Sensory Integration Therapy
• Diet
• Pharmocotherapy
• Music Therapy
• DIR Floortime

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Where do we start?
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1.Identify underlying characteristics
behaviors
Underlying characteristics
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2. Prioritize skills to be taught.
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3. Select strategies.
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4. Determine who will deliver instruction.
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A look towards the future

• The Hidden Curriculum
• Social Stories
• Scripting
• Comic Strip Conversations
• T-charts
• The Incredible 5 point scale
• Stress thermometer
• Power Cards
• Rule Cards
• Visual supports
• Behavioral supports

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• The Big BANG Theory