Definitions
Characteristics
Indicators
Resources
Key Terms
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Autistic disorder, Asperger's disorder, Childhood disintegrative disorder, and Pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified are all components of
What is the autistic spectrum
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About 70-80% of people with ASD have an abnormal reactions to this.
What is sensory stimulations
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This is the age at which most parents are able to tell that something is different with their child's development.
What is 15 months?
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This is one of the most highly regarded organizations that have impacted those with Autism.
What is Autism Speaks
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The compulsive, recurrent consumption of nonfood items
What is pica
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This includes impairment in social areas, deficits in nonverbal behaviors related to social interaction, and above intelligence
What is Asperger's disorder
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Children with autism usually have a difficult time expressing and perceiving this.
What is emotion
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This criteria is used to diagnosis Autism Spectrum Disorder.
What is DSM?
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These are ways for families to grow connected to others who have similar struggles as they do in their own lives.
What is a parent support group
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an extraordinary ability or knowledge in a particular area such as memorization, mathematics, drawing, sculpture, or music ability while functioning at the intellectually disabled level in all other areas.
What is Salvant syndrome
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1 in how many children have autism?
What is 110
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This type of ASD individual may seem oblivious to stimulation which most people react.
What is underresponsive
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The age at which Autism Spectrum Disorder can be reliably diagnosed.
What is 18 months?
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This is the name of a local Autism agency here in Bellingham.
What is the Arc of Whatcom County
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shares behavioral characteristics with autistic disorder, but the condition does not begin until after age 2.
What is Childhood disinitegrative disorder
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Children who meet some but not all criteria for autism have what is considered
What is pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified
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When someone with autism is insistent on routine, they have a desire for this characteristic of people with autism.
What is sameness and preservation
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For a child with Autism Spectrum Disorder, physical development continues normally but these two areas of development tend to have delays.
What is social skills and communication?
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The NEA is a great resource for learning about issues and what?
What is action
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A social communication skill developing children begin to display during infancy
What is joint attention
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The age autism is generally evident
What is 3
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Though about half of ASD children are mute, many speak in this "language".
What is echolalia
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Name four early indicators for Autism Spectrum Disorder.
What is lack of pointing or gestures, infrequent or poor imitation of facial features, no single words by 16 months, lack of smiling, not responding to own name, lack of joint attention, loss of previously acquired language or social skills, withdrawn, and/or aimless. (List four).
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This adult book on Autism can get you really excited about learning!
What is Autism Revealed!
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marked by three defining features with onset before age 3: a) qualitative impairment of social interaction b)qualitative impairment of communication c) restricted, repetitive, and stereotyped patterns of behavior, interests, and activities.
What is Autism disorder
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