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ASD social communication criteria

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  1. Social reciprocity
  2. Joint attention
  3. Non verbal communication
  4. Social relationships
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Component of autism: what is social reciprocity

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how child responds and reciprocates in social interactions. An impairment might be playing alone and not interacting with another.

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Component of autism: what is joint attention

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Wanting to share an interest with someone else. Child doesn’t share amusement with an object with their parent.

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Component of autism: what is non verbal communication

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problems using or interpreting nonverbal cues like not being able to tell a parent is upset if they are frowning or crossing their arms

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Component of autism: what is Social relationship issues

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difficulty developing or maintaining friends.

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2 Major components of autism

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  1. Issues with social communication and interaction

2. Restricted or repetitive behaviors, interests, or activities

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What are signs and symptoms of restricted or repetitive behavior, interests, or activities

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  • lining up toys in a certain way
  • flapping hands
  • imitating parents
  • fixed on certain routines e.g. taking same route to school every day
  • restricted thinking e.g having specific knowledge about a certain thing
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Making an autism diagnosis

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behaviors observation from people like parents or teachers

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Level 1 severity of autism

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Child needs some support.
Child can speak in full sentences but has trouble having normal back and forth conversation.
Child may have difficulties switching between activities.

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Level 3 severity of autism

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Child needs very substantial support
Very few words
Rarely initiate or interact with others
Extremely resistant to change
Bx severely interferes with their daily life
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Cause of autism

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Genetics–affects brain development associated with social and communication
No clear environmental risk factors identified but need to be explored

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Autism treatment

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Tailored to each child that includes educational programs and behavior therapy to maximize quality of life and independence