Autism Spectrum Disorders

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Autism Spectrum Disorders

• Bradley University
• Mandy Ellis
• Summer 2007

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• One man with autism compared himself to a
  locomotive traveling down a railroad track.
  

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Cars Vs. Trains

• Cars change lanes
• Cars take many different roads
• Cars go around obstacles
• Trains stay on a track
• Trains go the way they are pointed
• Obstacles stay out of the way of trains

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Moral of the Story.

• Trains may function differently than cars, but if
  you let them stay on their tracks, they will
  eventually get to their destination.
• If you park your car in the way, the train may
  well make a scrap heap out of it.
• Its often best to go with our strengths. We may
  not
• always go quickly, but if we are pointed in the
  right
• direction, we will make progress, whether we are
  on
• a road or a train track.

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The Asperger TrainBy Kristin Piaquadio

• My son built a train track not so long agoIt
  wraps around his entire roomIt's painted red and
  shines with goldI helped him surround the
  tracksWith a landscape of greenMost of the time
  when the train is runningIt stays hidden in the
  tunnels he addedEvery few moments it comes
  outThen returns back into the tunnelMore than
  once the train has broke downSometimes inside
  the tunnelHe won't let me remove the tunnel to
  fix itI must slide my fingers through the
  entranceAnd with my little flashlight and short
  fingers, I get it going againHe will never part
  from this train and its tracksIt has become part
  of himSomething I reluctantly accept

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Autism Awareness
http//www.autismspeaks.org/media/what_it_is/what_
it_is_05_256k.wmv
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Symptoms

• Does not babble, point, or make meaningful
  gestures by 1 year of age
• Does not speak one word by 16 months
• Does not combine two words by 2 years
• Does not respond to name
• Loses language or social skills
• Poor eye contact
• Doesn't seem to know how to play with toys
• Excessively lines up toys or other objects
• Is attached to one particular toy or object
• Doesn't smile
• At times seems to be hearing impaired

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Causes and Effects
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Characteristics of ASD

• ACTIVITY

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Characteristics of ASD

• Hard to know how friends FEEL
• LIKE to follow routine or schedule
• HEARS even little noises loudly
• GOOD at following rules
• Unusual POINT of VIEW

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Multicultural Awareness

• China
• Korea

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Autie and Aspie Culture
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Autism Culture Terms

• Aspie - A shortened version of Asperger's
  Syndrome, very popular in usage. Aspergian - A
  term meaning a person with Asperger's, coined by
  Edan Dagan, and used on his Aspergia website.
  Autie - A shortened version of autistic, and in
  popular use within the autistic community.
  Cousin - A person who is not on the autistic
  spectrum, but shares similar traits and ideals.
  Curebie - A person, usually part of a pro-cure
  group, that seeks a cure for autism.
  Autisticphobe - A person with a fear or hatred
  of autism or autistics.

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Autism Speaks Are You Listening?

• What Kind of World do You Want?
• Basketball Player

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Autism Acrostic Poem Activity

• Write an acrostic poem about what you have
  learned about Autism.

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• Asperger Syndromes affects the
• Social skills and
• Pragmatic skills of children
• Everyday (Janzen, 2003).
• Rarely do these children make
• Good
• Eye contact, use turn taking skills, or stay on
  topic (Janzen, 2003).
• Repetitions about the
• Same topic could go on for
• Years (Janzen, 2003).
• No one knows exactly what causes this
• Disorder.
• Routines changing leads to
• Overwhelming experiences (Janzen, 2003).
• My duty as a parent is to get my child to
• Engage as much as possible and to help them lead
  a happy life.