Show:
Autism Spectrum
Classroom Implications
Causes
Characteristics
Facts & Statistics
100
What is another name for Autistic Disorder?
Classic Autism
100
It is important to provide what?
As stable an environment as possible.
100
Is the cause for Asperger Syndrome known?
No
100
What kind of memory skills is a characteristic of Asperger Syndrome?
Good rote memory skills
100
What percent of children with Asperger Syndrome are victims of Bullying?
94%
200
What is another name for Asperger's Disorder?
Asperger Syndrome
200
Variations should be kept to a _____.
Minimum
200
Current research points to...
Brain abnormalities
200
People with Asperger SYndrome have difficulty with what concepts?
Abstract concepts
200
Up to 94% of children with Asperger Syndrome are victims of what?
Bullying
300
What is another name for Pervasive Development Disorder?
PDD-NOS
300
Be very _____ about topics and modules that are being tested.
Specific
300
What have scientists long suspected are components to Asperger Syndrome?
Genetic and environmental componenets
300
People with Asperger Syndrome frequently have what kind of delays?
Motor skill delays
300
1% of children in the US ages ___-____ have an autism spectrum disorder.
3-17
400
What is another name for Rett's Disorder?
Rett Syndrome
400
What should you do on the day of an exam?
Give the student the opportunity to arrive early.
400
What specific gene has been identified for Asperger Syndrome?
Got ya! NONE
400
The most common characteristic of people with Asperger Syndrome include...
Socially awkward
400
4:1 children with Asperger Syndrome are male or female?
Male
500
What is another name for Disintegrative Disorder?
CDD
500
What is the key to working with a student with Asperger Syndrome?
BE FLEXIBLE!
500
Spell the name of this disorder.
ASPERGER
500
People with Asperger Syndrome may appear...
Clumsy and awkward
500
What is the cure for Asperger Syndrome?
There is no cure