Red Flags for ASD + family concern - answer1. need to have a reason to be assessed
and areas of concern
2. some families are overly concerned when the child is really young and some aren't
until much later
3. we have kids who aren't diagnosed until they go to school, and encounter a teacher
who refers them
ex: 3 year old with only 5 words
ex: 14 months very concerned mom
Sings of ASD - answer1. Inappropriate playing with toys
2. hyperactivity or passiveness
3. inappropriate laughing or crying
4. strange attachment to objects
5. poor speech or lack of
6. lack of awareness of danger
7. difficulty dealing with changes to routine
8. oversensitive or under-sensitive to sound
early signs of ASD? - answer1. avoiding eye contact
2. disinterest in other kids
3. repetitive behaviors
4. lack of intentional gestures
5. sensory sensitivity
, 6. fewer vocalizations
Early Signs of Autism @ 12mo
(9) - answer1. Social and Joint Attention Deficits
2. Looking at the face of another
3. Seeking contact
4. Imitating
5. Responding to name
6.. Joint Attention
7. Pointing
8. Showing
quick assessment of joint attention - answer1. pointing to a toy and the kid looks at you
and look back at you
2. a picture on the wall, they are working with somebody and then look at the picture
and say "ohhhh" so they are checking to see if the child can orient a different way.
3. start with just pointing and making a sound like "AAAH!" without giving the verbal
command of "oh look!"
importance of developmental approach - answer1. look at them from a standpoint of
developmental approach because TD students are a framework of where the child
should be
2. important in order to prevent drift
3. we work with children with speech and language delays have to keep in mind what
TD students are doing
drift - answerdrift away from the norm of scoring (which is standardized)
regression - answer1. some parents and students report a sudden loss of language or
social skills in the 2nd year of life
2. unclear definite may mark 15-50% of ASD cases
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