1. Autism By
Arika
&
Michele

2. Autism Spectrum Disorders
Asperger’s Syndrome
Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)

3. Statistics
Begins before the age of three and lasts through the person’s life
4x more likely to occur in boys than girls
1:166 affected with ASD
Possibly 1:86 as of recent stats
6th most commonly classified disability in the U.S.
There is no cure

4. Early Signs Regression in the development of language
1st year
Regression in the development of language
Sensitivities to touch, movement, light, and sound...worsens later
2nd year
Words and phrases that were established disappear
Disengage in eye contact and participation
Behavior becomes rigid and inflexibile

5. Later Signs Unusual interests Unusual social interactions
Unusual physical movements
Unusual reactions to objects people and situtations
Unusual speech and language
Unusual abilities

6. Causes Complex interaction between genetic and environmental factors
Certain medical conditions
Immunizations

7. Interventions Developmental screening Early intervention
Crossing the mid-line and other “brain” exercises
Music therapy
Sign language

8. How does this apply to me?
THE HINDERANCES OF ACADEMIC INSTRUCTION:
SOCIAL SKILLS
COMMUNICATION SKILLS
COGNITIVE SKILLS
PHYSIOLOGICAL SKILLS
AN EFFECTIVE PROGRAM WILL ASSIST FUTURE ACADEMIC LEARNING, SOCIAL INTERACTION, AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE STUDENT’S SELF CONTROL AND SELF DISCIPLINE

9. How does this apply to me ? (cont)
Asperger’s Syndrome require a mixture of the following structures to have successful achievement in the classroom
Behavior is an indicator of stress and frustration!
The following ideas will assist
their management and are also
beneficial to all students!

10. Social Helps Teach others to greet and how to wait turns.
Have multiple lines to line up
Use peers as examples to demonstrate proper social etiquette
Social stories

11. Communicative Helps Provide a bridge between literal and imagination
Clear, simple, specific instructions
Be sensitive towards testing
Sign language in the classroom is both helpful to an Autistic child

12. Cognitive Helps
Cooperative and group learning instead of one-on-one help
Peers should be those who participate and attend
Present new concepts in a concrete manner
Organizational skills
develop schedules,
homework assignments,
Make a copy for the student

13. Physiological Helps Routine! Routine! Routine!
Let child know of any anticipated changes as soon as possible

14. Other helps… Keep white board as neat as possible Visual aids
Place student up front and away from distractions
Be aware of “personal space” issues
Teacher Resources:
(affliation of University of North Carolina: Treatment and Education of Autistic and Related Communication Handicapped Children)