Three Levels of Diagnosis:
Level 1 (Requiring Support): This person shows perceptible difficulties in social skills. The individual may struggle to start a conversation with someone and may respond in uncharacteristic ways to those who try to engage in a conversation with them. Overall this person may have little interest to form attachments with others.
- Besides having difficulties in social interactions, their behavior is not flexible in terms of not being able to alternate from one task to another along with other and such. This person might have to rely on others to organize and plan things.
Level 2 (Requiring Substantial Support): This person has pronounced shortfalls in spoken and gestural communication skills. Social skills are limited which interferes with being able to commence interactions with others. As well, this person has …show more content…
It is extremely challenging for them to accept and adapt to change. This makes living a normal life difficult, for they cannot function in a normal manner. They also experience excessive distress; once they become focused on something, it is arduous to get back their attention or have them focus on something else.
II. Essential Features of ASD:
i) The most distinct characteristic of Autism Spectrum Disorder is when the child shows continuous and obvious difficulties in social communication and social interaction. Children that have ASD struggle in the following 3 areas:
(a) Social-emotional reciprocity: Being able to hold and keep a conversation going. Being able to have social interactions based on similar interests, emotions, and affect.
(b) Nonverbal communication: Being able to use eye contact with others when it’s necessary, knowing to use hand gestures, and knowing what facial expression is appropriate to use.
(c) Interpersonal relationships: Having a desire and interest to form friendships, and bonds with others, and being able to maintain
Level 1 (Requiring Support): This person shows perceptible difficulties in social skills. The individual may struggle to start a conversation with someone and may respond in uncharacteristic ways to those who try to engage in a conversation with them. Overall this person may have little interest to form attachments with others.
- Besides having difficulties in social interactions, their behavior is not flexible in terms of not being able to alternate from one task to another along with other and such. This person might have to rely on others to organize and plan things.
Level 2 (Requiring Substantial Support): This person has pronounced shortfalls in spoken and gestural communication skills. Social skills are limited which interferes with being able to commence interactions with others. As well, this person has …show more content…
It is extremely challenging for them to accept and adapt to change. This makes living a normal life difficult, for they cannot function in a normal manner. They also experience excessive distress; once they become focused on something, it is arduous to get back their attention or have them focus on something else.
II. Essential Features of ASD:
i) The most distinct characteristic of Autism Spectrum Disorder is when the child shows continuous and obvious difficulties in social communication and social interaction. Children that have ASD struggle in the following 3 areas:
(a) Social-emotional reciprocity: Being able to hold and keep a conversation going. Being able to have social interactions based on similar interests, emotions, and affect.
(b) Nonverbal communication: Being able to use eye contact with others when it’s necessary, knowing to use hand gestures, and knowing what facial expression is appropriate to use.
(c) Interpersonal relationships: Having a desire and interest to form friendships, and bonds with others, and being able to maintain