Autism Spectrum Disorders

Eugen Bleuler
Presented by: Brent Daigle, Ph.D.

Eugen Bleuler
hysteria

Eugen Bleuler
Dementia Praecox

Eugen Bleuler
schizophrenia

Eugen Bleuler
autism

“self-sufficient”
“like in a shell”
“happiest when left alone”
“acting as people weren’t there”
“perfectly oblivious to everything about him”
11 children

absorbed special interest
1 sided conversation
Fritz = Newton's law
clumsy movement
lack of empathy
positive – why?
little professors
friendships
1944-1981

autism
asperger
rett
childhood disintegrative disorder
PDD-NOS
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classroom
self-stimulatory behavior
sameness with routine
place for everything
crave deep pressure
repetitive behavior
interest areas
sensory issues
pain / heat
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1 in 150
race ?
class?
gender?
Atlanta?

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Developmental disability affecting
verbal & nonverbal communication
and social interaction, generally
before age 3, that adversely affects
a child’s performance.
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Response To
Intervention
multi-modal
assessment
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direct instruction (including rules/expectations)
promote independence
teach social competence
teach communication
embedded IEP goals
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maintain / generalize
engaged learning
classroom layout
do not infantilize
visual schedules
work areas
partner
Presented by: Brent Daigle, Ph.D.

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Presented by: Brent Daigle, Ph.D.