“Autism Spectrum Disorder”

By: Adian Gorge G. Orellana

AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER
• Is a developmental disorder which means the impairment of Social
Interaction, Learning system, Actions and Repetitive Behavior.
• This disorder last throughout person’s life.
• There’s no cure but has treatment.
• Diagnose before 3 years old of Child.
• “Own world”
TYPES OF AUTISM
1. Asperger’s Syndrome: struggle to understand and interpret social cues. Often
display a higher than average and even gifted intelligence.
2. Rett Syndrome: Autism that only affects girls.
3. Childhood Disintegrative Disorder (CDD): Seem to develop normally and
meeting all of their milestones but then suddenly start regressing around age
of 2.
4. Kanner’s Syndrome: “Classic Autistic Disorder” Difficulty understanding and
communicating, limited to no eye contact, hypersensitivity to senses.
5. Pervasive Development Disorder – Not Otherwise Specified (PDD-NOS):
Social or Developmental Delays like walking or talking later than most children
BASIS OF ASD

• GENETIC FACTORS - maybe the most significant cause of ASD because

this can be inherited.
• PRENATAL ENVIRONMENT - The risk of ASD may associated with
several prenatal risk factors.
• INFECTIOUS PROCESS - Infections may affect immune system during
prenatal period. Being exposed by it may cause higher risk of ASD.
THERAPY FOR ASD
• SPEECH THERAPY: If your child is non-verbal, this will likely focus on
basic communication skills. Focus more pragmatics the ability to use
language is a social setting.
• OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY: This can range from handwriting, drawing,
and sensory integration to play. Depending on the need and the
amount of time available
• PHYSICAL THERAPY: Ideally, therapist will work on motor skills.
• SOCIAL SKILLS THERAPY: Therapist will work more on interacting,
collaborating, asking and answering questions.
LEARNERS with LOW-INCIDENCE
DISABILITIES
• LOW-INCIDENCE: Can be defined as disability that the rate of occurrence is minimal such as:
a) DEAF or HARD OF HEARING: Those individuals who do not hear well enough to rely on their hearing
process.

b) VISUALLY IMPAIRED: Medically Verified accompanied by limitations in sight that interfere with acquiring
information or interaction.

c) BLIND: Inability to see anything

d) Physical Impairment: Medically diagnosed with physical impairment that may affect physical and academic
functioning.

e) SIGNIFICANT HEALTH IMPAIRMENTS: Having limited strength, vitality and alertness.

f) DEVELOPMENTAL COGNITIVE DISORDERS: condition that results intellectual functioning significantly below
average and affect adaptive behavior.
TEACHING EFFECTIVELY for LID
• EXPECTATION: Society does not always support an attitude of what students with
LID accomplish. For this to change, student need encouragement and support to
push toward goals and higher achievement.
• COMMUNICATIONS: Effective communication supports successful school
experiences. (Active listening, provide kind of communication that support their
needs such as written, oral, non verbal and connection with students.
• RESPECT: Effectively work with students and their families, they need to accept
students for who they are demonstrating respect and an unbiased attitude.
• PROFESSIONALISM: Teachers need to keep current with new advances in technology
and current network. If one strategies won’t work, then try another strategies.
• RELATIONSHIP: Positive relationship should be supported between the teacher and
the student. Student must learn forming relation with their peers and see the
teacher not as a friend but as educator.
• MULTIPLE DISABILITIES Person with multiple disabilities have a combination of two
or more serious disabilities and not require Mental Retardation as one disability.
Such as Mental Retardation blindness.
• SEVERE DISABILITIES Person with severe disabilities have mental retardation and
does not required another disability.

• CAUSE: • DISABILITY:

-Speech
-Heredity -Physical Mobility
-Problems during pregnancy -Learning
-Incidents after birth -Mental Retardation
-Problems at birth -Visual
-Hearing
-Brain Injury
EDUCATIONAL APPROACHES
• FUNCTIONAL SKILLS: Activities of daily living skills.
• AGE-APPROPRIATE SKILLS: Activities that are appropriate for same age
peer with disabilities.
• COMMUNICATION SKILLS: An essential quality of Human Life.
• LITERACY: Provides access to information and further learning.
• RECREATION AND LEISURE SKILLS: The ability to play and later to
occupy themselves constructively.
• MAKING CHOICES: Opportunities to make good choices and the ability
to make choice.
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