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| Autism Spectrum Disorders |
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| A neurological disorder that effects a person's communication, social, and behavior skills. |
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| Considered a high-functioning form of autism |
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| Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) |
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| The evaluation and modification of a child's environment to improve behavior |
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| Types of Autism Spectrum, Disorders |
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*Autism
*Asperger's Syndrome
*Pervasive Developmental Disorder |
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| Skills or behaviors that most children can say or do by a certain age (crawling, walking, talking,etc...) |
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| Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule-considered to be one of the best tools for diagnosing ASD |
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| Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised tool used to diagnosis and assess severity of autism |
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| Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-lists the clinical criteria for diagnosing autism |
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| Developmental milestone by six to nine months. The repetition of constant vowel combinations like "da da" |
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| Nonverbal behavior used to express emotions or exchange information without the use of words |
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| Repeating others (words, phrases, or sounds) |
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| When a child uses objects for their appropriate or usual purpose |
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| Language with private meaning that only makes sense to those using it |
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| Repetitive Motor Mannerisms |
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| Stereotyped or repetitive movements of the body (hand flapping, finger twisting , wringing hands, etc...) |
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| Terms for Repetitive Motor Mannerisms |
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*self-stimulating behaviors
*stimming |
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| Causing self-inflicted bodily harm |
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| Restricted Patters of Interest |
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| A limited range of interests that are intense in focus; one becomes obsessed with a single topic |
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| Specific and seemingly meaningless behaviors that one performs repeatedly (turning lights on and off) |
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| An abnormal or excessive repetition of an action carried out in the same way over time |
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| Deliberate repetitive behaviors that follow specific rules, such as counting, checking or cleaning |
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| Communication is the use of nonverbal (eye gaze, facial expressions, body posture, gestures) and verbal (speech or spoken language) behavior to share ideas, exchange information, and regulate interactions |
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| A child's ability to notice and respond to internal and external sensory input, and then adjust his emotions and behavior to the demands of his surroundings |
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| The use of verbal behavior, or speech, to communicate thoughts, ideas, and feelings with others |
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| Movements of the face used to express emotion and to communicate with others |
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| Hand and head movements, used to signal to someone else, such as give, reach, wave, point, or head shake |
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| Describes the physical, mental, and social development of a child who is acquiring or achieving skills according to the expected time frame |
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| An abnormal sensitivity of over reactivity to sensory input, such as; sound, touch, taste, or smell |
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| Nonverbal behaviors are those things people do to convey or exchange information or express emotions without the use of words |
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| Pervasive Developmental Disorders |
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| PDD is an umbrella term for a wide spectrum of disorders referred to as Autism or Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) |
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| Pretend play is when children use their imagination to do things and to be something or someone else |
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| Screening is a quick and simple way to monitor a child's development |
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| Symbolic play is where children pretend to do things and to be something or someone else. This is normal for children between the ages 2 and 3 |
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