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Down Syndrome and Autism Spectrum Disorder (DS-ASD)… al., 2015 ). However, it is important to know that: Like autistic people, people with Down syndrome have a range of skills and vary in achieving developmental milestones The common characteristics of autism may appear differently in people who … When autism occurs in someone with Down syndrome, the characteristics of autism (social and behavioral challenges, communication difficulties and restricted interests) may be observed in addition to the symptoms of Down syndrome … than their peers with Down syndrome Provide access to strategies, interventions and therapies aimed at improving interactions and decreasing behavioral challenges Help access needed educational and community services and social supports …
Autism and Social Skills Development… to engage appropriately or may be overwhelmed by the process. Some students are painfully aware of their social deficits and will avoid interactions even though they desperately want to connect with others. Others will engage in attention seeking behavior to … need to interact. Social development represents a range of skills, including timing and attention, sensory integration and communication, that can be built and layered to improve social competence. Building competence will result in further …
Autism symptoms… What are the symptoms of autism? The two core autism symptoms are: Challenges with social communication and interaction skills and Restricted and repetitive behaviors While autism spectrum disorder (ASD) looks different from … autism may have difficulty with social interaction and communication skills, particularly in these three areas: Social interactions Starting and taking turns in conversations Sharing interests or emotions Understanding what others are thinking …
Tips for Supporting Social Interaction in Youth Groups… to engage appropriately or may be overwhelmed by the process. Some youth are painfully aware of their social deficits and will avoid interactions even though they may want to connect with others. Or they could go in the opposite direction and engage in … peers who model strong social skills and pair the youth with autism with them. Provide peers with strategies for eliciting communication, but be careful not to turn the peer into a teacher. Strive to keep peer interactions as natural as possible. …
Improving autism therapies by exploring the roots of social avoidance… a 2012-13 Autism Speaks Dennis Weatherstone Predoctoral Fellow. Today, Dr. Stavropoulos is a clinical psychologist and neuroscientist at the University of California-Riverside. Her recently published research findings grew out of her … behavior, and we base these approaches on different ideas about why people who have autism tend to struggle with social interactions. My Weatherstone fellowship project launched my research into two seemingly different ideas about why many … braking outside too high pitched. Along these lines, perhaps we should rethink the current practice of working on social communication and sensory issues separately. For example, a child with autism may work on social skills with a behavioral …
Notes for the school nurse: Common challenges related to autism… Like every other kid, students with autism and other developmental disabilities are likely to visit the nurse’s office with bumps and bruises, headaches and colds and … have a conversation at the beginning of every school year to discuss the student, review needs and establish lines of communication. Additionally, it can be helpful for the school nurse and an autistic student to get to know each other before a medical need, illness or emergency occurs. Scheduling a tour of the nurse’s office or planning some interactions between the nurse and the student early in the school year, can help the student become comfortable with the …
Autism Speaks announces new grant opportunity for autistic scientists… Scientists . Through this fellowship program, we hope to increase autistic representation in the field of autism research and empower a greater number of autistic scientists to pursue long-lasting research careers. The Predoctoral Fellowship … in low resource settings Pre-clinical studies aimed at reducing the most disabling challenges associated with autism Interactions with service systems that can inform systematic policy changes Research that benefits intersectional … Studies that focus on individuals who experience autism with intellectual disability, who use augmentative and alternative communication (AAC), or those for whom communication solutions are unavailable Letters of Intent are due on or before …
Autism Speaks opens grant applications for autistic researchers… Scientists . Through this fellowship program, we hope to increase autistic representation in the field of autism research and empower a greater number of autistic scientists to pursue long-lasting research careers. The Predoctoral Fellowship … studies aimed at helping to ameliorate the most disabling challenges associated with autism Research addressing interactions with service systems that can inform systematic policy changes Research that benefits communities who … Studies that focus on individuals who experience autism with intellectual disability, who use augmentative and alternative communication (AAC), or those for whom communication solutions are unavailable Last year’s grant recipients designed …
Making sense of autistic meltdowns in adults… an overwhelming emotional or sensory experience. Autistic adults across the spectrum are vulnerable to them due to social, communication and/or sensory differences. While meltdowns can look like tantrums to those on the outside, they are not a behavioral … an autistic person’s mind can be thrown off balance. Changes in routine and other sources of anxiety, like social interactions or anticipating high-stress events can also be triggers. Meltdowns are common too in situations when …
Social skills and autism… Many children and adults on the autism spectrum need help in learning how to act in different types of social situations. They often have … to be part of the community. What are social skills? Social skills are the rules, customs, and abilities that guide our interactions with other people and the world around us. In general, people tend to “pick up” social skills in the same way … instruction and "teachable moments" with practice in realistic settings Focus on timing and attention Support for enhancing communication and sensory integration Learning behaviors that predict important social outcomes like friendship and …