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Autism Spectrum Disorder?

Project: Colours of diversity vol.2 

                 AYPB “4Th April”

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This project is implemented with the financial support of the European Solidarity Corps program of the European Commission, administered in Bulgaria by the National Agency "Human Resource Development Centre". The content of this publication does not reflect the position of the European Community, the ESC program or the HRDC.

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WHAT IS �Autism Spectrum Disorder?

  • What is your preconceived notion or idea when you hear or see the term autism?
  • Preconceived feelings?

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WHAT IS �Autism Spectrum Disorder?

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  • The fastest growing diagnoses of childhood (from ‘91 to ‘99-up 1108%)
  • Very complex, often baffling developmental disability
  • First described by Leo Kanner in 1943 as early infantile autism
  • “Auto” – children are “locked within themselves.”
  • For next 30 years, considered to be an emotional disturbance

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WHAT IS ASD?

  • Today, autism is a severe form of a broader group of disorders
  • These are referred to as pervasive developmental disorders
  • Typically appears during the first 3 years of life
  • Expressed very differently – a wide range of abilities, strengths and limitations.

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WHAT IS ASD?

  • Neurological in origin – not emotional, not the refrigerator mom
  • Prevalence figures vary (1 in 166 in text) 1:110 NOW
  • 4 times more prevalent in boys
  • No known racial, ethnic, or social boundaries
  • No relation to family income, lifestyle

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WHAT IS ASD?

  • Autism impacts normal development of the brain in areas of social interaction and communication skills and behavior.
  • Difficult to communicate with others and relate to the outside world.
  • Occasionally, aggressive and/or self-injurious behavior may be present.

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WHAT IS ASD?

  • May exhibit repeated body movements (hand flapping, rocking).
  • Unusual responses to people
  • Attachment to objects
  • Resistance to change in routine
  • Sensory sensitivities

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WHAT ARE THE TYPES?

  • Actually, the “umbrella” heading is Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD).
  • Autism

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1. Autistic Disorder

  • Impairments in social interaction, communication, and imaginative play.
  • Apparent before age 3.
  • Also includes stereotyped behaviors, interests, and activities

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2. Asperger’s Disorder

  • Impairments in social interactions, and presence of restricted interests and activities
  • No clinically significant general delay in language
  • Average to above average intelligence

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3. Pervasive Developmental Disorder – Not Otherwise Specified (PDD-NOS)

  • Often referred to as atypical autism
  • Used when a child does not meet the criteria for a specific diagnosis, but there is severe and pervasive impairment in specified behaviors

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4. Rett’s Disorder

  • Progressive disorder which, almost exclusively occurs in females
  • Period of normal development and then the loss of previously acquired skills
  • Also loss of purposeful use of hands, which is replaced by repetitive hand movements
  • Beginning at age of 1-2 years, typically in first 5 months
  • Characterized by head growth deceleration and loss of previously acquired skills between 5-48 months
  • Entered into the DSM IV in 1994

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���5. Childhood Disintegrative Disorder

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  • Normal growth and development prior to manifesting social interaction (generally the first 2 years)
  • Then significant loss of previously acquired skills in at least 2 of the following areas(language, social skills, adaptive behavior, bowel or bladder control, play, or motor skills) before the age of 10

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IDEA- Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

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  • Autism was not an official disability category under federal education law until 1990
  • Before this services were received under other categories such as ID(MR), OHI , or BD

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Famous People with Autism

People on the spectrum have made some of the greatest contributions to the world we know…

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http://vodpod.com/watch/1570669-who-has-autism-famous-google-video?u=naguinaga&c=naguinaga

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Dr. Temple Grandin

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Susan Boyle

Albert Einstein

 Dan Aykroyd

Daryl Hannah

Sir Anthony Hopkins

Heather Kmichuz

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Association of Young Psychologists in Bulgaria “4TH APRIL”

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By telephone:+359 897 391 375

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