Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) a complex effect in brain development has limited many from having the opportunity to live a healthy, normal and stress free life. Today, the pervasiveness of ASD in society has gained momentum. The article, The Epidemiology of Autism Spectrum Disorder, by Newschaffer et al claims that it is “second only to mental retardation as the most common serious developmental disabilities in the United States (2006, p. 21.2).” In an objective but yet deliberate tone, this scientific article states that those who were born with this neurodevelopmental disorder lack skills in social interactions, communication and possess a limited and reoccurring pattern in behavior. The word “spectrum” in ASD refers to the wide range of
One of the key aspects of autism is not displaying joint attention because they don't understand social interaction, eye contact and how important it is. According to ASHA Daniels, characteristics are normal for his diagnosis ASHA writes autistic kids, “have social, communication and language problems. They also have restricted and repetitive patterns of behavior, interests, or activities, such as flipping objects, echolalia, or excessive smelling or touching of objects. Autism may be mild or severe. All children with autism don't have the exact same problems.
Autism can prevent a person from socializing and forming relationships with others. People with autism tend to repeat, as well as attach to, odd and unusual behaviors; a consistent routine is important
Autism Spectrum Disorder is a brain-based developmental disorder that involves multiple abnormal perceptual, cognitive, linguistic and social behaviors. With rates of Autism Spectrum Disorder rising, it is important that we improve our understanding of the causes of the disorder and become more culturally aware and sensitive to screening for the disorder in order to find effective interventions. Understanding of the current clinical picture, etiology and treatment of ASD will be discussed. Autism was a label coined in the early 20th century from the Greek word autos meaning “self” as it was used to refer to individuals who would “withdrawal from the fabric of social life into the self” (Hallahan, Kauffman, Pullen, 2015, pp.210). Symptoms
Autism Speaks Inc (2012) state the core features of ASD are areas in which difficulties can lead to feelings of frustration, confusion, anxiety or lack of control, this could result in a behavioural response. Moreover, since behaviour is often a form of communication, many individuals voice their wants, needs or concerns through behaviours, rather than words. Therefore, we need to understand what motivates children with ASD to have negative behaviours, also what we can do as parent/carers/practitioners to help to motivate them in replacing the negative with a positive appropriate behaviour. In 2008, The Department for Children Schools and Families started a new national strategy called, Every Child A Talker (ECAT) the idea behind this is to highlight, then, help children with their communication in social, speaking, understanding, listening and attention skills.
The three distinctive behaviours of Autism are: Repetitive behaviours, problems with verbal and nonverbal communication and social interaction. When parents realize that their child has autism they should be emotionally strong. Being consistent in your child’s learning environment is very key to reinforce learning. Also they should be able to find non-verbal ways to communicate with their child. You just have to learn their language of communication.
Also people with Autism have a difficulty following long verbal instructions. As I am viewing the behaviors of autism it has me thinking about a two-year-old boy in my classroom that show some of the signs of autism. Some of the behaviors that this child displays are lack of eye contact in which he does not look at you when you are talking to him he eithers look down at the ground or anywhere else but you. He also tends to play by himself or stand and watch his other friends play.
Autism is a lifelong brain disorder that messes with the development of the brain and make it harder for a person to communicate and interact with others. Some other symptoms to autism is repetitive behaviors. Since Autism is a spectrum disorder people diagnosed will have similar problems, but their condition will affect them in different ways. It is also a spectrum disorder because not every child has the same problems. One child can
Most people with Autism have a dysfunctional sensory system. Meaning that people with autism can be more sensitive to light, sound, and smells. When Lennie was in the situations where he was holding on the girl’s dress, holding onto Curley’s hand, and holding onto Curley’s wife’s hair. He was experiencing something called a Sensory overload. A sensory overload is one or more of the body’s senses experience over-stimulation.
SI theory believes that the processing and integration of sensory information affects psychological attributes such as behavior, so many autistic children may have symptoms stemming from a sensory integration disorder. By analyzing the methods and results of multiple papers referring to common practices of therapists and other practices when treating a common issue such as torticollis for physical therapists, communication disorders for speech therapists, and autism for both speech and occupational therapists, the articles can help establish common practices of physical, speech, and occupational
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The etiology of autism has been debated over many years since its discovery by Kanner and Asperger in the 1940s (). The theories of the physical abnormalities in the brain shape and structure, biochemical imbalance of neurotransmitter, and the genetic predisposition or vulnerability have been attributed as potential causes that lead to this condition in children. Thus, it appears there are multiple factors that contribute to its development in a child (Autism Society, 2015). Appropriate treatment of ASD should consist of thorough assessment to identify the strengths and needs of the children. The diagnosis is determined after systematic interviewing, observation, and assessment of the child 's communication, social interaction, behavior, and
Autism is a disorder in the nerves that makes the human brain socially inactive, and in order to understand it, several main aspects must be considered. Although autism
Everything a person does throughout their life such as, schoolwork, make friends, talk, work as an adult, all of these factors can cause stress within a person. Every single person on earth has experienced stress whether it be because of work or something far worse for that person. A person who is autistic is impacted by stress by a majority of things and some are the same as a person who is non-autistic. Stressors for a person with autism are not being able to communicate the same way as others, not being able to do an activity at the same length as other people, not always understanding what is happening around them, and sometimes even their muscles won’t function properly which also causes stress. Stress therefore has a huge impact on an
Social interaction problems arise when persons with autism find it very difficult to mingle. Problems associated with interaction include finding it difficult to establish and maintain friendship, lack of interest in people, withdrawing oneself from other people, not paying attention in anything, being distant, and difficulty in expressing one’s feelings and emotions. Social imagination is being able to understand a person’s behavior, thoughts, feelings, and a person’s creativity. People with autism find it hard in imagination due to problem such as general imagination difficulty, trouble in comprehension of future events, challenge in shifting to new and unfamiliar situations, and finding it difficult to understand other person’s feelings, actions, and thoughts. Autism in the Inclusive Classroom Inclusive classroom entails bringing of students with and without disabilities together in school to access education in a general class.
