Kategorier: Alle - symptoms - needs - relationships - misconceptions

av Melynne Brown 3 år siden

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Autism Spectrum Disorder

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is surrounded by various societal views and misconceptions. A significant misunderstanding is the belief that vaccines cause autism, which is scientifically untrue.

Autism Spectrum Disorder

Autism Spectrum Disorder

People

Societal roles
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Teachers
Caretakers
Leaders
Age Group
Adult
Adolescent
Infant
Personal Relations
Romantic relationships
Professional Relationships
Familial Relations
Parental Roles
Child Support and Care
Understanding of Child's needs
Responsibility for wellbeing

Societal Views

Public awareness
Misinformation
Lack of media attention
Lack of Awareness
Misconceptions
Autistic people are still people
Autism is not contagious
Vaccine do not cause autism
Public Opinion
Supportive, but also negative
Generalization of ASD people
Misunderstood individuals
Media Portrayal
Temple Grandin
Lack of Representation
Inaccurate portrayals

Education

Gifted/ Savant
Need for a challenge
Advanced in one area/ Deficient in others
Extremely motivated in special area
Learning Disabilites
Difficulty with tests
Attention defecits
Extra tutoring needed
School involvement
Teacher interactions
Warnings in personal file
Access to extra resources
Modifications
504 Plan
Tailored schedule
Smaller classrooms

Needs

Reassurance from caretakers
Consistent therapy
Communication from peers
Healthy Diet
Exercise regularly
Comfortable textures
Environment
Presence of comforting people
No bright lights/neon lights
Limit background noise

Symptoms

Social
Struggles with interaction
Often by themselves
Few friends
Emotional
Easily upset by changes in environment
Lack of sympathy/empathy towards self and others
Overreacting to negative/strong emotions
Mental
Difficulty with academics
Audio Processing Issues
Anxiety in social situations and new environments.
Physical
Oversensitive to stimulus
Lack of Eye Contact
Nervous Tics

Diagnoses

Effects
Medications prescribed
Environmental changes
Treatment Plan
Administration
Special Needs Services
Child Specialists
Psychologists
Parental Involvement
Primary Caretakers
Reporting
Identification
Tests Used
IQ Tests
ADOS
Labels
Autism
Aspergers
ASD Syndrome