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Michelle Antle, Ed.S.School Psychologist and
Field Training Coordinator
EarlyRecognitionofAutismSpectrumDisorders
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ThemissionoftheKentuckyAutismTrainingCenteristostrengthenourstate'ssystemsofsupportforpersonsaffectedbyautismby
bridgingresearchtopracticeandbyprovidingtrainingandresourcestofamiliesandprofessionals.KATCiscommittedto
improvingthequalityoflifeforthoseaffectedbyASD.
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RecentStatistics• March2014:1in68children• 30%increasesince2008• Over2millionAmericanslivewithanautismspectrumdisorder
• Morecommoninboysthangirls;characteristicscan“look”differentinboysthangirls
• 60%ofcostsareinadultservices.• Costoflifelongcarecanbereducedby2/3withearlydiagnosisandintervention.
CenterforDiseaseControl,2014
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4CornerActivityCharacteristicsofAutism
ØIhavenoclueØIhaveheardaboutitØIknowaboutthemØIusemyexpertisetoproblemsolvestrategiestoaddressthecharacteristicsofASD
NOTE:seepostersaroundtheroom-take10secondsandgostandbytheonethatbestdescribesyourawareness,knowledgeandapplicationofproblemsolvingthecharacteristicsofASD.
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AutismSpeaks,2015
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AutismSpeaks,2017
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WhatisAutism?• Acomplexneurologicaldisorderthataffectsone’ssocialization
andcommunicationskills.• Restricted,repetitive,and/orstereotypedbehaviorsarealso
present.
Autismisaspectrumdisorder--“Ifyouknowonechildwithautism,youknowonechild
withautism.”
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A. Persistentdeficitsinsocialcommunicationandsocialinteractionacrossmultiplecontexts,not
accountedforbygeneraldevelopmentaldelays,andmanifestbyall3ofthefollowing:
• Deficits in social-emotional reciprocity • Deficits in nonverbal communicative behaviors used for
social interaction • Deficits in developing, maintaining, and understanding
relationships
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B. Restricted,repetitivepatternsofbehavior,interests,oractivitiesasmanifestedbyatleast2of thefollowing:• Stereotyped or repetitive motor movements, use of objects,
or speech • Insistence on sameness, inflexible adherence to routines, or
ritualized patterns of verbal or nonverbal behavior • Highly restricted, fixated interests that are abnormal in
intensity or focus • Hyper-or hypo-reactivity to sensory input or unusual
interest in sensory aspects of the environment
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Strengths:• Smartinan“outofthebox”way
• Creative• Strongrotememoryskills
• Canbeveryaffectionateandloving• Seetheworldinadifferentway!
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AreasTargetedforIntervention:CommunicationSocializationAdaptiveSkills
ExecutiveFunctioningSkills
**GeneralizationofAllSkills**
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EarlySignsandSymptoms
üJointattentionüInappropriatetoyplayüLackofImitation
Note:Thisisnotanexclusivelist,butmerelystartingpoints.
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EarlySignsandSymptomsJointattentionInappropriatetoyplayLackofImitation
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EarlySignsandSymptomsJointattentionInappropriatetoyplayLackofImitation
Tip of the Iceberg is generally all you see……..
But what is underneath is often more important
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Communication Socialization Restrictive/Repetitive
Cognition Characteristicsof
AutismSpectrumDisorders
Sensory
Academic Emotional Vulnerability Motor
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Tantrum=togetsomething
Meltdown=sensoryoverload
Howdoesthatchangehowyourespond?
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Dr.EricRossen,PhD.,NCSP,NationalAssociationofSchoolPsychologists
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Takeaminutetoprocesswhatyouhavelearned?
Whatquestionsdoyouhave?
Yourturn!• Thinkofastudentwhomyouhaveorwillserve--withanelbowpartnerdiscusswhat3thingsyouhavelearnedtodaytoaddressanindividual’sneeds.
• Bepreparedtoshareout
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REFERENCES
AutismSpeaks.(2017).www.autismspeaks.com
Myers,Deborah.Collaboration—GreenRiverRegionEducationalCooperative,LowIncidenceConsultant.
Rossen,Eric.(2015).FundamentalConsiderationsinCreatingTraumaSensitiveSchools.PublicPolicyInstitutePresentation.
Questions?
MichelleAntle
(270)792-7840
Centercontactinfo:
Telephone:(502)852-4631Fax:(502)852-7148E-mail:katc @ louisville.euhttps://louisville.edu/education/kyautismtraining
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