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Autism (autistic disorder) is a developmental disability that affects the way a child interacts with the rest of the world. Communication and social skills impairments as well as unusual behaviours, repetitive motor movements or preoccupations are usually present within the first thirty-six months of life. Dr.
This condition was originally described by Hans Asperger in Vienna in 1944. Although Asperger was not aware of Leo Kanner's work on autism, he did use the word autism ("autistic psychopathy") to describe the social deficits he observed in a group of children.
An Individual Education Plan (IEP) is a written document for a student that describes program modifications and/or adaptations and services to be provided. It is a concise, usable, summary plan. It normalizes planning decisions; provides a record; tracks and reports on students' progress; and provides a means for a student and parent involvement. The school Case Manager coordinates the development and implementation of IEP.
Functional curriculum are those skills which significantly affect quality of life in the community. They are all grouped together as Life Skills. Students with autism have significant difficulty learning life skills.
Early life events and environmental factors may interact significantly with genetic susceptibility in a child. Environmental stimuli may be disturbing or even painful to someone with autism. This may apply to any or all types of sensory input. Personal accounts of autism have emphasized this.
Functional behaviour assessment (FBA) is a systematic process that enables teachers, parents and other caregivers to: a) describe problematic and challenging behaviour; b) identify environmental factors and setting events that influence, or increase the probability that the challenging behaviour will occur; and, c) determine what factors may cause the student to maintain the challenging behaviour and design effective and efficient behaviour support plans to reduce or elimin
One of the major challenges associated with autism spectrum disorders is impaired language and communication development. Difficulties communicating with others pose a significant obstacle for students with autism. The extent to which each individual is communication impaired depends on the severity and type of autism. Some students with autism may not use words at all.
Individuals on the autism spectrum, by definition, exhibit challenges in both understanding and participating in meaningful social interaction. Impairments in social functioning include: initiating and responding to social interaction, engaging in joint attention and sharing enjoyment with others, understanding and demonstrating non-verbal social communication i.e. the "unwritten rules" of social interactions.
Applied Behaviour Analysis has been defined as ‘the science in which procedures derived from the principles of behaviour are systematically applied to improve socially significant behaviour to a meaningful degree and to demonstrate empirically the procedures employed were responsible for that improvement’(Cooper, Heron & Heward, 1987, p. 14)