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What's autism
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ID in 1943
Brain Disorder begins in early childhood Lifelong Affects 3 areas: verbal/nonverbal comm, social interaction, creative play |
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What's ASD
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Pervasive Developmental Disorders
-asperger's -high funct autism -classic autism -PDD-NOS -Rhett syndrome -Childhood Disintegrative disorder affects indivs diff and varying degrees |
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What's Aspergers
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ID 1940s
Added to PDD 1994 Affects 1/250 No significant delay in cog dev |
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Key characteristics of Asperger's
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Social comm impairment
Co-mingling of mental health disorders (anxiety, depression, OCD) Sensory impairment (touch, hearing) Impaired executive functioning: organizational skills, big picture thinking Decreased inhibition -impulsivity, excessive verbal output Little professor- narrow interests |
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Comm probs ASD
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Hallmark: pragmatic, expressice, receptive
40% will not speak at all Flat Speech Echolalia (repetition) Difficulty with abstract, non-literal lang Lack of "theory of mind" (ability to take perspective of another person) |
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Social skills
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Topic Maintenance
Reading cues Turn taking Eye contact Personal space Rules overgeneralized -taught to be honest |
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Social thinking
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public vs private actions
thinking about what other people are thinking about reviewing previous experiences interpreting the perspective of others |
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Social thinking therapy
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Goal- increased perspective taking ability
Teaching the "why" behing the social skill, allows for social judgment and the foundation for appropriate generalization Can't teach only the skill because the rules change for context, age, gender Requires understanding of nuances Form of cognitive behavioral therapy |
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Visual strategies
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Visuals are key
Strive to make abstract concepts as concrete as possible thinking with your eyes rock brain vs flexible brain |
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Video taping
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Debriefing
review successes capture spontaneous behavior provide info about the effect of others Priming- "expected" behavior |
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Strategies
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5 point scale
comic strip conversations social stories |
