PowerPoint by Eileen M. Fiore

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PowerPoint by Eileen M. Fiore
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• Teachers,
• Take a Look
• around your classrooms

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These days, it seems more and
moreeducators are seeing studentswith
issues such as..
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• ADD/ADHD
• Sensory Integration Disorder
• Autism spectrum disorder

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Lets take a l k at these common issues.

• Knowing what theyre all about can help us help
  kids!

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ADD/ADHDCharacteristics

• Inattention
• Impulsivity
• Hyperactivity
• These interfere with a childs ability to
  function
• normally in day-to-day activities
• at school and at home

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Students with ADD/ADHD Often

• fail to give attention to details or make
  careless mistakes
• have difficulty sustaining attention in tasks or
  play

• do not seem to listen when spoken to directly
• do not finish schoolwork, chores- not due to
  opposition or comprehension

• have difficulty organizing tasks, activities
• dislike tasks that require sustained mental
  effort
• lose things important for tasks/activities

• are easily distracted
• are forgetful in daily activities

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Sensory Integration Disorder (Sensory Processing
Disorder)

• Sensory Integration Disorder is a neurological
  disorder
• Inability of the brain to correctly process
  information brought in by the senses
• Comes in many different forms high co-morbidity
  
• No two children will be affected in the same ways

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Students with SI Often

• Love to spin, swing and jump-
• will calm down after
• several minutes
• Complain of how clothing feels, do not like tags
  in clothing
• Are picky eaters-get stuck on one certain
  food- tough to persuade to eat anything else
• Show oversensitivity or undersensitivity- to
  smells-
• may sniff people, objects, food
• Show oversensitivity or undersensitivity to
  sounds
• -will frequently cover ears

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What is Autism?
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"Course, course this is definitely not my room,
and I don't have my Tapioca pudding, and the
bed's in the wrong place. That's definitely not
my bed." 
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AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER

• Its a Pervasive Developmental Disorder
  neurologically-based
• 1 in 166 births is now a child with Autism
• (10 years ago it was 1 in 10,000)
• Every 20 minutes someone is diagnosed
• Nearly 1.5 million people
• Chances are youve had a student with Autism!

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Three Problem Areas

• Communicative deficits
• Impairment in Reciprocal Social Interaction
• Repetitive Ritual Behaviors

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There is no known cause or cure

• In the past, Autism research received less than
  5 of federal funding going to less prevalent
  childhood diseases
• but now.

• Its more common than childhood cancer, diabetes
  and AIDS combined

• Growing at a rate of 10-17 per year

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Some good news!

• In July 2006,
• the Autism Society of America
• announced that the
• Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions
  Committee
• passed the
• Combating Autism Act
• which will provide 1 billion in funding
• for autism research !!!

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Asd characteristics

• Language comprehension difficulties
• Sensory processing difficulties

• Expressive language difficulties
• Distractibility
• Social relations difficulties

• Organizational difficulties
• Preference for familiar routines, consistency

• Resistancetochange
• Difficulty attending to relevant stimuli

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The most important thing is.

• INTERVENTION !!!

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• Parents need to be involved and so they need
• education
• advocacy
• and support !
• Helpful resources include
• Strong special needs school program
• Home-Based Therapeutic Services
• funded through the Katie Beckett program
• Exploring possible biomedical treatments
• Parent support groups

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• I really didnt know
• very much about
• Autism and then
• along came..

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PETER !
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• Our son Peter was diagnosed with Autism Spectrum
  Disorder when he was four years old.
• He is very high functioning but has many social
  and communicative issues.
• We have tried to educate ourselves and become as
  proactive as possible!

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• With appropriate
• early-intervention services
• from ages 3-5,
• between 20 and 50
• of children diagnosed
• with Autism
• will be able to attend mainstream Kindergarten! 

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• And now

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Peter is in Kindergarten!
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So when you think of Autism, try not to think of
someone like this at first
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Picture someone like this!
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• Autism Awareness is so important !
• These children need educators and families
  to work together to keep the future bright!

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What are Your Experiences?

• Do you know any children with
• Autism or other disorders?
• Have you ever had or do you have
• any students with ASD or other disorders?
• Have you had training experience?

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ResourcesCLICK TO VISIT

• www.necc.org/autism_resources/understanding_autism
  .asp
• www.autismspeaks.org
• www.mentalhelp.net
• www.kid-power.org/sid.html
• www.angelfire.com/pa5/as/asteachersites.html
• lots of great teacher resources!
• www.frsd.k12.nj.us/autistic/Social20Stories/socia
  l_stories.htm - social stories

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