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Behavioral Chara..istics
Autism Spectrum
Treatments
Difficulties in School
100
When a child might not smile/laugh in social situations or when it isn't appropriate.
What is impaired social interaction?
100
Disorder of neural development characterized by impaired social interaction and verbal and non-verbal communication, and by restricted, repetitive or stereotyped behavior.
What is autistic disorder?
100
the clinical and evidence-based use of music interventions to accomplish individualized goals within a therapeutic relationship by a credentialed professional who has completed an approved music therapy program.
What is music therapy?
100
Appears disinterested or unaware, cannot connect with others, does not play pretend games, or use toys in creative ways
What is social interaction?
200
Having little or no desire to speak, or sounding robotic.
What is impaired communication?
200
Autism spectrum disorder that is characterized by significant difficulties in social interaction and nonverbal communication, alongside restricted and repetitive patterns of behavior and interests. It differs from other autism spectrum disorders by its relative preservation of linguistic and cognitive development.
What is asperger's disorder?
200
focuses on receptive language, or the ability to understand words spoken to you, and expressive language, or the ability to use words to express yourself. It also deals with the mechanics of producing words, such as articulation, pitch, fluency, and volume.
What is speech and language therapy?
200
Repetition of words or phrases, responding to questions by repeating the questions rather than answering it, difficulty communicating needs and desires
What is speech and language?
300
The act of spinning, flicking hands, etc.
What is repetitive and stereotyped patterns of behavior?
300
also known as Heller's syndrome and disintegrative psychosis, is a rare condition characterized by late onset of developmental delays in language, social function, and motor skills.
What is childhood disintegrative disorder?
300
used to improve vision skills such as eye movement control, eye coordination and teamwork.
What is vision therapy?
300
Tend to avoid eye contact, makes very few gestures, abnormal posture, clumsy
What is nonverbal communication?
400
Having difficulty understanding material.
What is impaired cognition?
400
Originally termed as cerebroatrophic hyperammonemia, is a neurodevelopmental disorder of the grey matter of the brain clinical features include small hands and feet and a deceleration of the rate of head growth (including microcephaly in some). Repetitive stereotyped hand movements, such as wringing and/or repeatedly putting hands into the mouth, are also noted.
What is Rett's disorder?
400
Encouraging rehabilitation through the performance of activities required in daily life.
What is occupational training?
400
Difficulty adapting to change, obsessively lining things in order by color, size, etc., nervous when presented with new situations
What is inflexibility?
500
Used for "severe and pervasive impairment in the development of reciprocal social interaction or verbal and nonverbal communication skills, or when stereotyped behavior, interests, and activities are present, but the criteria are not met for a specific PDD" or for several other disorders.
What is Pervasive Developmental Disorder- Not Otherwise Specified
500
a form of psychotherapy involving the encouragement of free self-expression through painting, drawing, or modeling, used as a remedial activity or an aid to diagnosis.
What is art therapy?
500
The four main areas of difficulties in school.
What is social interactions, speech and language, nonverbal communication, inflexibility?