Autism Flashcards
Reason
Exact cause unknown
Genetic predisposition
Environmental trigger
Physical impact
Sensory impairments
Find hard to make eye contact
Some can’t talk
Intellectual impact
Developmental disability
So find it hard to learn new things takes longer then nromal
Hard to communicate
Can’t xconcentrae for long
Emotional impact
Stress frustration anxiety
Social impact
Hard to communicate so hard to make relationships
People are ignorant find hard to understand
Financial impact
Lack of job opportunities lack communication skills maybe hard to get job because of learning disability
May have to rely on disability allowance
Education barriers
May struggle in mainstream school have to go to special
Employment barriers
Struggle to get a job due to their disability and needs or lack of qualifications
Low expectation of ability
Societal barrier
Difficult to socialise as people are ignorant and prejudice hard to make friends
Economic barriers
If uncle to et a job may not have much money
Rely on benefits
May need extra resources
Hard to get a job due to communication probs
Environmental barriers
May she to adjust the home if child is unable to leave home when they are older
Bullying risk
Due to ignorance for being different
Stress risk
Due to frustration because of lack of communication skills
Stress due to meltodowns cos of sensory overload
Abuse risk
May be abused in mainstream
Self harm risk
Due to depression cos of bullying
Social isolation and exclusion risk
Hard to make relationships because of communication probs so feel alone
People are ignorant and prejudice
Practitioners
GP
Speech and language therapy
Health visits
GP
Disagnoses condition regular checkups refers to others such as speech and language advises families
Speech and language
Helps developing their communication skills bybusing techniques and advising families try to help the development of their speech assess their development
Health visitors
Assess child’s development and raise concerns routine developmental assessments responsible for promotion of health and development
Legislation
Children’s act
Equality act
Child act
Welfare is paramount
Protecting hildren giving them care they need
Equality act
Ensuring people with disabilities etc get treated equally and have equal opportunities
