AUTISM & APPLIED BEHAVIORAL ASSESSMENT

AUTISM

PERVASIVE DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER - NOT OTHERWISE SPECIFIED PDD-NOS  A condition on the spectrum that exhibits some, but not all, of the symptoms associated with classic autism  Difficulty socializing  Repetitive behaviors  Heightened sensitivity to certain stimuli  A condition on the spectrum that exhibits some, but not all, of the symptoms associated with classic autism  Difficulty socializing  Repetitive behaviors  Heightened sensitivity to certain stimuli

ASPERGER’S DISORDER  Mild variant of Autistic Spectrum Disorders  Characterized by social isolation & eccentric behavior.  Speech may sound mechanical due to abnormalities of inflection  Mild variant of Autistic Spectrum Disorders  Characterized by social isolation & eccentric behavior.  Speech may sound mechanical due to abnormalities of inflection

RETT SYNDROME  Characterized by normal early development followed by  loss of normal use of hands  Distinctive hand movements  Slowed brain and head growth  Gait abnormalities  Seizures  Mental retardation  Affects females almost exclusively  Characterized by normal early development followed by  loss of normal use of hands  Distinctive hand movements  Slowed brain and head growth  Gait abnormalities  Seizures  Mental retardation  Affects females almost exclusively

CHILDHOOD DISINTEGRATIVE DISORDER  Children develop normally until age 3 or 4 then show a severe loss of:  Social  Communication  Play  Motor skills  Other skills  Children develop normally until age 3 or 4 then show a severe loss of:  Social  Communication  Play  Motor skills  Other skills

WHO DOES IT AFFECT?  Diagnosed in 1 out of every 150 children - typically by the age of 3.  MORE THAN:  CHILDHOOD CANCER  JUVENILE DIABETES  PEDIATRIC AIDS COMBINED!!!  1 out of 94 boys are diagnosed with autism  Government estimates that the rate is increasing by % annually  Diagnosed in 1 out of every 150 children - typically by the age of 3.  MORE THAN:  CHILDHOOD CANCER  JUVENILE DIABETES  PEDIATRIC AIDS COMBINED!!!  1 out of 94 boys are diagnosed with autism  Government estimates that the rate is increasing by % annually

SYMPTOMS SOCIAL ISSUES

SYMPTOMS COMMUNICATION ISSUES

SYMPTOMS BIZARRE & REPETITIVE BEHAVIORS

SYMPTOMS SAFETY ISSUES

SYMPTOMS SELF- INJURIOUS ACTIONS

SYMPTOMS SENSORY OVERLOAD

SYMPTOMS MOTOR ISSUES

SYMPTOMS SLEEP DISTURBANCES, PAIN RESPONSES, SEIZURES

HOW IS IT DIAGNOSED? As developmental milestones are missed or delayed, parents are given the Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers (M-CHAT) As developmental milestones are missed or delayed, parents are given the Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers (M-CHAT)

HOW IS IT DIAGNOSED? If any 2 critical questions are “failed” or any 3 questions are failed, it is recommended that the child should be tested more in- depth by a specialist

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TECHNOLOGY AIDS

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REFERENCES  Autism Speaks Day Kit  Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance, Tuberous Sclerosis and Autism Spectrum Disorders  National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke website:  Rett Syndrome Fact Sheet Rett Syndrome Fact Sheet  Asperger’s website Asperger’s website  Mayo Clinic Mayo Clinic  Help Autism Now Society Help Autism Now Society  Physicians Handbook Physicians Handbook  US Dept. of Education, Institute of Education Sciences (ies National Center for Special Education Research  Accommodations, Services, and Supports Provided to Students With Autism Accommodations, Services, and Supports Provided to Students With Autism  Autism Speaks Day Kit  Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance, Tuberous Sclerosis and Autism Spectrum Disorders  National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke website:  Rett Syndrome Fact Sheet Rett Syndrome Fact Sheet  Asperger’s website Asperger’s website  Mayo Clinic Mayo Clinic  Help Autism Now Society Help Autism Now Society  Physicians Handbook Physicians Handbook  US Dept. of Education, Institute of Education Sciences (ies National Center for Special Education Research  Accommodations, Services, and Supports Provided to Students With Autism Accommodations, Services, and Supports Provided to Students With Autism