A brief description of what Autism looks like.

1. The Language of Autism
Victoria Lee
Speech, Language and the Developing Child
August 02, 2015

2. Autism Spectrum Disorder
What is it?
A childhood disorder where a child has one
or more disabilities in social, behavioral,
language, play and with verbal
communication.(Brown pg.392)

3. Signs of Autism
Autism can begin in early childhood and continue into
adulthood.
They may:
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Show little interest
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Avoid eye contact
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Does not like to be touched
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Repeat words or phrases
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Have trouble adapting to change

4. The Face of Autism
A child with ASD can range from gifted to mental
retardation. 1 in 150 children are diagnosed. The
disorder crosses all cultural and racial boundaries
although more boys then girls are diagnosed.
Social cues go unnoticed such as gestures and
everyday nuances are taken literal. Ex: if you say
wait a second, the child will actually wait a
second.

5. Emotional Aspects of Autism
●Emotional Outbursts
●Depression
●Isolation
●Alexithymia – the inability to identify
or describe one's own emotions
●Fixation on a specific thing.
●Shows lack of interest
●Sensory problems
●Uneven cognition (Savant)

6. Autism Resources
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Local Help
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Special Kids Crusade's Family Resource Center: One-to-
one parent education, appointments and developmental
milestones screening tools. 1900 Garden Rd, Monterey
or in-home appointments. (831) 373-2730 or
Frc@specialKidsCrusade.org
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Special Education through the school district or MCOE:
901 Blanco Circle, Salinas, CA (831) 755-0345
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San Andres Regional Center: 344 Salinas St, Suite 207
Salinas, CA. Www.SARC.org
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7. Parents Support
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Fathers Support Group
meets once a month,
various days and times.
Call (831) 626-3524
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Moms Night-Out Second
Mondays 6:30pm – 9pm
Call (831) 372-2730

8. Family Support
●Family Camp for families with disability's
http://www.campharmon.org/
●Theraputic and recreational equestrian farm.
http://www.cmstarriders.com/

9. Educational Resources
●Www.autismspeaks.org
●Autismnow.org
●http://www.easterseals.com/centralcal/
●http://www.autism-society.org/
●Social Security
www.ssa.gov/kids
●Disability Rights California
Www.disabilityrightsCA.org

10. References
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Shulman, B.B., & Capone, N.C., (2010). Language
development foundations, processes, and clinical
applications. Boston, MA: Jones and Bartlett.
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http://www.specialkidscrusade.org/
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Stanford Report, August 13, 2012; Article; Stanford
researchers investigate the emotional side of Autism by
Max McClure.