Week 13: Autism Flashcards
what is the diagnostic criteria for ASD?
- Persistent deficits in social communication and social interactions across contexts
- Restricted repetitive patterns of behavior interests or activities
what is the relationship between DLD and ASD?
-autism can co-exist with DLD
-children can have a need for language support associated with autism- a language disorder associated with a biomedical condition
what are shared characteristics of ASD and DLD?
- challenges with social communication
- Difficulty expressing thoughts and understanding others’ speech
- Life long condition
what are communication challenges for children with ASD?
- difficulties with early communication which will then in turn effect word learning
- Difficulties with coordinating gestures with vocalizations
what are additional considerations for assessment?
Building an honest connection with your client and following their lead.
Knowing and honoring all communication attempts.
building on the child’s communicative system and incorporating caregiver support
providing supports for self regulation.
Multiple instruments and assessments for autism, remember that if we are using an assessment that we…
can use for anyone it may not be appropriate
early intervention xxx outcomes
improved
autism can coexist with xxx
DLD
what are often the first signs of a developmental delay or disability?
early delays in social communication, expressive speech/language, and symbolic functioning
define The CSBS DP Infant-Toddler Checklist
pediatricians used the checklist to screen children at 1-year check-ups, showed great promise in detecting possible early signs of autism
what is the M-CHAT-R/
a 2-stage parent-report screening tool to assess risk for ASD
children with ASD prefer xxx play over xxx play
solidary; social
children with autism do object exploration in xxx or xxx ways
repetitive; restricted
define the theory of mind
The ability to understand that others have thoughts, beliefs, feelings,
and perspectives that are different from one’s own
Larger xxx than xxx language at 30 months of age , but
discrepancy does not continue through preschool years
expressive; receptive
children with ASD have xxx sense of semantic relationships and categories
poor
what are some other struggles that children with ASD have with semantics?
encoding relevant messages
pronoun reference
language comprehension
literal interpretations
temporal sequencing
what are some differences that children with ASD have in pragmatics
joint attention
gestures or imitation behaviors
initiating and ending interactions
turn-taking
use of prosody
xxx and xxx xxx may be meeting communicative functions
echolalia; scripted speech
children with ASD are often described as language xxx
chunkers
what is gestalt processing style?
Produce whole phrases without understanding the individual components
what does gestalt processing style limit?
the ability to form associations in
language
is there evidence supporting natural language acquisition
not sufficient or inconclusive supporting empirical evidence to date
children with ASD tend to have difficulties breaking down language, this can be seen through challenges with..
morphosyntax
phonology
-good producing, poor processing
hyperlexia
- good word recognition with little comprehension
define multi sensory processing
integrating info from different senses
in terms of sensory what do we need to consider?
the child’s sensory needs first
Consult and collaborate with OT
General sensory strategies to support children with Autism
xx-xx% of autistic individuals experience auditory sensitivity in their lifetime
50-70%
68.9 % of the children with ASD between 3 and 5 years and 11 months old showed indicative of
sleep disorders
There is a positive correlation between xxx xxx and ASD xxxx
sleep disorders; severity
Possible xxx xxxx in
processing visual, auditory, linguistic, and cognitive processing
neurological differences
what are some ways we can support children with ASD?
encouraging communication rather than demanding it
comments more than questions
differences over deficits
acknowledging their interests
social skills are bidirectional
we want to xxx vs “fix” deficits
affirm
what are some key factors that improve the effectiveness of early social communication?
inclusion of caregiver
increased dosage of treatment
earlier intervention
treatment in natural environment
consider child’s indiv characteristics
define naturalistic developmental behavioral based interventions (NDBI)
model based on behavioral and developmental principles, which incorporates naturally occurring contexts and contingencies
shared control between the interventionist and student
