But, thanks to your teachers this is during class so you do not have a choice ' ' '

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But, thanks to your teachers this is during class
so you do not have a choice . . .
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So, sit back, relax, and try to learn something
new. (be open minded, it might be interesting . .
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Plus, you might have the chance to earn cash and
prizes!
(Well, someone will get a dollar and the rest of
you get a treat. Better than nothing!)
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Famous People with Traits of ASD
The famous Raymond Babbitt played by Dustin
Hoffman
Albert Einstein
Lisa Simpson from The Simpsons
Billionaire Bill Gates
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Friends with Aspergers and Autism
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Autism SPECTRUM Disorder
ASD
Aspergers Syndrome
Classic Autism
Neurotypical
High Functioning Autism
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Autism Spectrum Disorder
info to/from the brain
5 Senses!
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Brain Research
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Autism Info

• BORN People with Autism are born with the
  disorder. It is usually noticed around the age
  of 3 - 5 years. As children they are very smart,
  but get upset easily and have trouble playing
  with other children.
• BOYS Autism is 4 times more likely in boys than
  in girls.
• BEWARE? No, you cannot catch Autism like a
  cold.
• BRAIN People with Autism do not usually have a
  physical disability because it is a disorder that
  affects the brain (neurological).
• BECAUSE The cause is unknown.

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General Education Life

• Strengths
• Good at a subject
• Good at sports
• Make friends easily
• Talent in art
• Collect Items

• Weaknesses
• Struggle in school
• Like to watch sports, but not really good at
  playing sports
• Shy or struggle making friends
• Only draw stick figures

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Characteristics

• Aspergers Disorder
• acquire facts and information easily on areas of
  interests such as sharks, space or weather which
  makes them like a little professor
• high academic ability, but low social skills
• advanced language at an early age
• Autism Spectrum Disorder
• delay in speech language
• can be non-verbal or verbal
• self stimulation

• difficulty with social and communication skills
• need for routine/predictability
• may have fine and gross motor difficulties
• sensory issues
• obsessions
• difficulty controlling emotion
• unique voice tone (lack inflection)

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People with ASD can be good at vocabulary and
reading math and puzzles memorizing facts
(Science and Social Studies) special interest
(weather, animals, space) visual skills
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People with ASD can have difficulty
with Communication topic issues (staying on
topic or only talking about their
interest) perspective taking (understanding
another persons thoughts/point) being literal
(jokes sarcasm) and understanding body
language organization of thoughts and materials
(hard to write sometimes) Social knowing and
understanding social rules/hidden
curriculum making friends or having
relationships social skills eye contact,
blurting out, unusual social habits things
being changed from the routine
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THINGS YOU MAY SEE
take a break
Aide or Extra Teacher
?Schedules
Sensory Toys

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token strips

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Our scale of sensory emotion goes from 1-10.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
A person with ASD can have a scale that does not
register the between numbers to know escalation
of feelings sensory or emotion.
1 2 9 10
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Who Cares?
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Two Key Goals
Socialization Independence
Socialization the ability to interact socially
with others
Independence the ability to do something on your
own
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Ok, but what can I do?!
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KNOTS Process

• A letter permission slip will go home
  explaining KNOTS to your family.

• Talk to your parents and consider volunteering.
  If so, turn in the permission slip to your
  teacher if you are interested.

• Teachers choose KNOTS mentors based on schedules.

• KNOTS mentors meet with staff during lunch twice
  a month for training and updates.

• Main Focus KNOTS mentors help students with ASD
  in one general ed classroom (organize,
  re-explain, bullying issues) OR during
  lunch/recess OR you can volunteer to go to the
  Autism classroom to help 1 hour a week.

• KNOTS mentors are included in activities such as
  fieldtrips or parties as it fits into the general
  education schedule.

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Q A Time