By Zainab Ahmed

AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER

By: zainab ahmed

Pgd Audiology and Speech Pathology

Course: language disorders

By Zainab Ahmed

AUTISMA DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECTING VERBAL AND NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION AND SOCIAL INTERACTION, GENERALLY EVIDENT BEFORE AGE 3, THAT ADVERSELY AFFECTS A CHILD’S EDUCATIONAL PERFORMANCE

A Child with autism may appear unaware of his surrounding he may also fail to respond to the sights and sounds of a social world. An autism diagnosis involves deficits in 3 areas

By Zainab Ahmed

By Zainab Ahmed

By Zainab Ahmed

CAUSE: NO DEFINITE CAUSE ACCEPTED CAUSE : ABNORMALITIES IN BRAIN STRUCTURE OR FUNCTION BRAIN SCANS DIFFERENCES IN SHAPE AND STRUCTURE

PREVENTION

At this time, there are no known preventions of ASD, professionals are still evaluating the cause

By Zainab Ahmed

By Zainab Ahmed

By Zainab Ahmed

By Zainab Ahmed

By Zainab Ahmed

AUTISM FACTS AUSTISM AFFECTS 1 IN 50 SCHOOL AGE

CHILDREN.

AUTISM IS THE FASTEST GROWING DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY.

BOYS ARE NEARLY 5 X MORE LIKELY (1 IN 54) THAN GIRLS TO HAVE AUTISM.

THERE ARE NO MEDICAL DETECTION OR CURE FOR AUTISM.

By Zainab Ahmed

By Zainab Ahmed

By Zainab Ahmed

By Zainab Ahmed

By Zainab Ahmed

no babbling or pointing by age 1 no single words by 16 months or two-

word phrases by age 2 no response to name The child uses his/her way of

communication Unable to use words as meaningful

sentences. Lack of imitation of others.

By Zainab Ahmed

By Zainab Ahmed

Repetitive or rigid language (echolalia) Narrow interests and exceptional

abilities Uneven language development. Poor nonverbal conversation skills Do not babble A typically developing infant or toddler

may pull his mother over a desired object.

Indicates needs by using an adults hand.

No demands or requests from parents Difficulties with pronouns.

By Zainab Ahmed

By Zainab Ahmed