By: Amanda Clark & Mikayla Corda Autism By: Amanda Clark & Mikayla Corda
Daily life Routine is important Child may stress without a routine Communication is usually difficult No two children are alike http://943thepoint.com/a-day-in-the-life-of-an-autism-parent/
onset Symptoms will usually occur by the age of two Noticed with undeveloped motor skills, visual skills, and social communication Regression can occur around the age of one (loss of skills)
Treatment Options Medications: such as anxiety or even depression medicine may help reduce the symptoms that cause problems for the child Applied Behavioral Analysis(ABA) : One-on-one teaching approach used to guide a child close to normal developmental functioning
video http://www.ted.com/talks/wendy_chung_autism_what_we_know_and_what_we_don_t_know_yet/transcript#t-428418
Test Questions True or False: Autism is diagnosed more often in males rather than females? TRUE
Test Questions 2. Autism is often detected when? a. After 5 years b. Adulthood c. As Teenagers d. Around the age of 2
Works cited http://autism.lovetoknow.com/Everyday_Life_with_Autism http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2857525/ http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/autism-spectrum-disorders-asd/index.shtml
Works cited (con.) http://www.autismspeaks.org/science/science-news/closer-look-early-autism-symptoms-emerge-infancy http://943thepoint.com/a-day-in-the-life-of-an-autism-parent/