1. Autism

2. Autism is a
complex
neurological
disorder of
development that
lasts throughout a
person’s life.

4. Language
Social
Behavior
Challenges
Routine

5.  Communication
 Verbal
▪ Not responding to his/her name
▪ Inability to explain what he/she wants
 Non-Verbal
▪ Not smiling when someone smiles at him/her
▪ Not making eye contact

7. Technology

8.  Sharing Emotions
 Empathy
 Lack of interest in peers
 Holding a Conversation
 SpendingTime Interacting with Others
 Intense orViolentTantrums

9.  Repeating words or actions
 Obsessively following routines and
schedules
 Having specific and inflexible ways
of arranging items

11. Spectrum

12.  Definition: a group of disorders with
a range of similar features.
 Different people with autism have
very different features and
symptoms.

13. Asperger’s
Disorder
PDD-NOS
Autistic
Disorder
Rett’s
Disorder
Childhood
Disintegrative
Disorder

14.  People withAsperger’s Syndrome have
similar problems as those with autism. These
problems often arise in the areas of social
interaction and communication.
 People with Asperger’s Syndrome are
generally considered to have normal
intelligence and verbal skills, unlike many
people with autism.

15.  Obsessions are incredibly common among
people with Asperger’s Syndrome.
 Children withAsperger’s Syndrome are
generally able to communicate well.
However, they often have trouble
understanding non-literal language and non-
verbal communication methods.

16.  Pervasive Developmental Disorder –
Not Otherwise Specified
 “Atypical autism”
 Symptoms may manifest later in life or be slightly
different from that of autism.
 Often, but not always, PDD-NOS symptoms
are milder than autism symptoms.

17.  No official cure
 BUT, many children with ASDs progress to
the point that they do not show symptoms of
the full syndrome as adults.
 Early diagnosis and interventions have a
strong positive effect on later skills and
symptoms.

18. Treatments
Behavior
Management
Therapy
- Reinforce
wanted
behaviors
-Reduce
unwanted
behaviors
- Often based
on ABA
Speech-
Language
Therapy
- Help people
on the
spectrum
improve their
ability to
communicate
Occupational
Therapy
- Help people
adjust tasks
to match
their needs &
abilities
Physical
Therapy
- Use
activities and
exercises to
build motor
control and
improve
posture &
balance

19.  Public schools must provide free, appropriate
education from age 3 through high school or
age 21.
 Typically, students with ASDs will receive
support from a team of people who create an
Individualized Education Plan (IEP) to help
guide the child’s school experiences.

21.  All images from Google Images.
 Information paraphrased from Marc
Lombardy, Psy.D.