AUTISM ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA CHANGES Autism Forum May 8, 2015 Wendela Whitcomb Marsh, MA, BCBA, LEP W. W. Marsh 2015
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AUTISM ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA CHANGES
Autism Forum May 8, 2015Wendela Whitcomb Marsh, MA, BCBA, LEP
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DSM-IVP.D.D.
Before…
Autistic Disorder
Asperger’sPDD-NOS
Childhood Disintegration Disorder
Rett
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DSM-5After…
Autism Spectrum DisorderSocial deficits
Repetitive patterns of behavior
(specify severity level)
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AUTISTIC-LIKEBEHAVIORS
Ed Code pre-2014
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Asperger’s: Dx to Treatment - Description Marsh CASP 2009
Autism / Autistic-Like Behaviors
CA Ed. Code Eligibility Criteria
California Education Code Title 5, Division 1
Chapter 3, Subchapter 1 Article 3.1, 3030 (g)
A pupil exhibits any combination
of the following autistic-like behaviors, to include
but not limited to:
Before…
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Asperger’s: Dx to Treatment - Description Marsh CASP 2009
1. An inability to use oral language for appropriate communication.
2. A history of extreme withdrawal or relating to people inappropriately and continued impairment in social interaction from infancy through early childhood.
3. An obsession to maintain sameness.4. Extreme preoccupation with objects or
inappropriate use of objects or both5. Extreme resistance to controls.6. Displays peculiar motoric mannerisms and
motility patterns.7. Self-stimulating, ritualistic behavior.
CHARACTERISTICSASSOCIATED WITH
AUTISMEd Code since July 2014
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Characteristics of Autism
2014 California Code of Regulations Title 3030 (b) (1)
(1) Autism means a developmental disability significantly affecting
verbal and nonverbal communication and social interaction,
generally evident before age three, and adversely affecting a child’s
educational performance. After…
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Characteristics of Autism
2014 California Code of Regulations Title 3030 (b) (1)
(1) Autism means a developmental disability significantly affecting
verbal and nonverbal communication and social interaction,
generally evident before age three, and adversely affecting a child’s
educational performance. After…
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Characteristics of Autism
2014 California Code of Regulations Title 3030 (b) (1)
Other characteristics often associated with autism are
engagement in repetitive activities and stereotyped movements,
resistance to environmental change or change in daily routines,
and unusual responses to sensory experiences.
After…
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Characteristics of Autism
2014 California Code of Regulations Title 3030 (b) (1)
(A)Autism does not apply if a child's educational performance
is adversely affectedprimarily because the child has
an emotional disturbance, as defined in subdivision
(b)(4) of this section.Afte
r…
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Characteristics of Autism
2014 California Code of Regulations Title 3030 (b) (1)
(A)Autism does not apply if a child's educational performance
is adversely affectedprimarily because the child has
an emotional disturbance, as defined in subdivision
(b)(4) of this section.Afte
r…
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Characteristics of Autism
2014 California Code of Regulations Title 3030 (b) (1)
(B) A child who manifests the characteristics of autism
after age three could be identified as having autism if the criteria in subdivision (b)(1)
of this section are satisfiedAfter…
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Repetitive
Activities
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Repetitive Interests
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Stereotyped Movements
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EnvironmentalChange
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Resistance to Change in Routine
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SO, WHAT’S THE
BOTTOM LINE?
VerbalCommunicat
ion
SocialInteraction
Nonverbal
Communicationall 3
needed
not prim
arily
due to E.D.
usually underage 3
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Low IQ High IQNonverbal Lecturer
Rigid Flexible
Sensory SeekingSensory Avoiding
Social Interest Social AvoidanceW. W. Marsh 2015
STRESS ABILITY TO COPE
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