This umbrella term refers to the range of disorders characterized in varying degrees by difficulties in social interaction, communication and behavior.
What is Autism Spectrum Disorders?
100
This challenging behavior is often noted in children with ASD, particularly as an alternate means of communicating.
What is tantruming?
100
Vision/visual-percetion, touch, smell, taste, sense of movement and sense of position.
What are the sensory modalities that can be affected in children with ASD?
100
Imbalance / uncoordinated gait / poor postural control
What are gross motor impairments that can appear in ASD?
100
The use of repetitive patterns of speech. A term used to describe a "parroting" of the speech of others.
What is echolalia?
200
Deficits in social interaction and communication, together with stereotyped behaviors.
What are defining characteristics of ASD?
200
Rocking and flapping arms/hands are both examples of this kind of behavior.
What are repetitive/stereotyped behaviors?
200
Under-responsivity or over-responsivity
What is the range of how children with ASD respond to stimuli?
200
Difficulty managing coins/ manipulating zippers/ hand writing/ use of scissors
What are fine motor impairments that can occur in persons with ASD?
200
Ability to read orthographically with lower level comprehension (bottom up versus top down processing).
What is hyperlexia?
300
True or False:
Autism is caused by poor parenting in early childhood.
What is false?
300
These types of behaviors are not limited to individuals with ASD, however the frequency, severity and impact are what distinguishes these from individuals without autism.
What are obsessive behaviors and rituals?
300
A condition that exists when sensory signals don't get organized into appropriate responses.
What is Sensory Processing Disorder?
300
Proprioception, bumping into things and difficulty planning a series of motor movements are examples of this.
What is poor body awareness?
300
Within this component of language, children with autism often have problems manipulating facial expressions, movements, and gestures (amongst other things).