Social Challenges ASD Flashcards
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Early Communication Deficits - ASD
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- delayed onset of speech (or regression)
- low responsiveness to speech
- less pretend and symbolic play
2
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Verbal difficulties
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- pronoun reversal
- unconventional use of words
- echolalia
- perserverative
- lack of voice and prosody
3
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Adolescent Deficits
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- topic management/termination
- TOM
- Sparse conversation
- eye contact
- failure to adjust style to person
- say too much or too little
4
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ASD and Social communication behaviors
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- not able to interpret intentions of others
- not able to initiate/maintain shared focus
- restricted language use
- narrow interests
5
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Define Theory of Mind
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The ability to make inferences about the beliefs and desires of others
6
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TOM and language learning
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communication is about discerning what other people intend for you to pay attention to when talking
7
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core SOCIAL deficits
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LACK:
• nonverbal behavior (eye gaze, expression, body)
• peer relationships
• Seeking engagement with others
8
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Social interaction deficit results
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- less likely to respond to social bids
* less likely to initiate interactions
9
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core COMMUNICATION deficits
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- language development
- initiating/maintaining conversations
- repetitive language
10
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communication deficit results
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- nonverbal
- awkward language
- echolalia
- use scripts from favored cartoons or movies
11
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core BEHAVIOR deficits
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- restricted, repetitive patterns (rocking, spinning, hand flapping)
- limited play
- narrow interests
12
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behavior deficits results
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- possible physical injury
- play is repetition of videos/cartoons
- lack of cooperative play
