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Autism

Autism. Developmental disability that significantly affects a student’s verbal and nonverbal communication, social interaction, and education performance. Pervasive Developmental Disorder Autism Spectrum Disorder. Characteristics. Language development

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Autism

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  1. Autism • Developmental disability that significantly affects a student’s verbal and nonverbal communication, social interaction, and education performance. • Pervasive Developmental Disorder • Autism Spectrum Disorder

  2. Characteristics • Language development • Wide range of abilities (no verbal communication to complex communication • Typically have a number of language impairments • Delays-limited topics, limited interactions on a topic, limited gestures, reverses pronouns, lack of eye contact • Echolalia-repeating what others say

  3. Social Development • Impaired use of nonverbal behavior • Lack of peer relationships • Failure to spontaneously share enjoyment, interests, and achievements with others • Lack of reciprocity

  4. Repetitive Behavior • Obsessions • Persistent thoughts, impulses, images of repetitive nature • Tics • Involuntary, rapid movements that occur without warning • Perseveration • Verbalizations or behaviors that are repeated to an inappropriate extent

  5. Problem Behavior • Self Injurious Behavior • Head banging, biting, scratching • Aggression • Behavior directed toward others • Problem behaviors can serve a communicative function

  6. Need for Environmental Predictability • Predictability and structure • Changes can cause high degree of anxiety • Things in their place • Classroom supports (schedules,routines) • Planning for transitions/changes

  7. Sensory and Movement Disorders • Sensory • 42-88% of persons with Autism/Asperger Syndrome • Under or over responsiveness to sensory stimuli • Movement • Abnormal posture • Abnormal movements of face, head, trunk, limbs, repeated gestures & mannerisms

  8. Intellectual Functioning • Autism occurs in children with all levels of intelligence (gifted to mental retardation) • 72% have some type of limited cognitive functioning • Savant syndrome

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