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Recent autism information research suggests that an autistic person has several genes, which may contribute to the disorder. It is also said that some brain regions show forms of abnormalities also.

 

It was also said autism information research into the causes of Autism, report a combination of genetic, biological, environmental, and sometimes other factors may contribute to autism.

 

Possibilities suggested for possible autism causes were that neurotransmitters in the brain may not be working normally, or even a faulty immune system could be the cause, or a virus.

 

Some autism information suggested the autistic individual may have been subjected to an increased level of protein in the mother’s blood during birth.

 

Or other suggestions were extreme stress in the mother whilst pregnant.

 

However as yet “no reasonably complete answer to the question what causes autism has been found”. With autism research continuing into this complex disorder.

 

Scientists have also been exploring the possibility of genetic imprinting…which could help determine the parental donor of the abnormal gene.

 

The autism spectrum ranges from low functioning autism where an individual  may have little or no speech, severe mental disabilities, maybe seizures, and will use stimming, like hand flapping and rocking.

 

To high functioning autism or aspergers syndrome, these individuals are less impaired with odd social approaches, narrowly focused interests, social impairments and communication difficulties.

 

Which ever end of the spectrum you autistic child is on there are common traits with autism spectrum disorder:

 

Social deficits

Communication deficits

Imagination deficits

 

All of these issues will be present in autism no matter where on the spectrum you child falls.

 

There are many resources available to parent, individuals, educators and guardians of autistic individuals…One of which and probably in our opinion one of the easiest to implement and use is autism social skills stories.

 

Autism social skills stories are short precise instructions to the autistic person. Giving them clear guidelines on situations and circumstances they may struggle with.

 

For example…

 

Brushing their teeth, using deodorant, good eating habits, saying Hi, saying thank you and many more covering possibly all situations your autistic child finds stressful or hard to understand.

 

Written specially for autistic individuals, research suggests that autistic and asperger individuals are visual thinkers and learners and find the visual context of social stories useful and easy to use. Reports also suggest autism social stories are an excellent autism tool and resource that can be used for all situations effectively.

 

Autism social skills stories are a significant autism tool used widely in schools, colleges, in the individuals home, clinics and by professionals working with or caring for children with autism spectrum disorder. Suitable social stories can be downloaded and used from

www.autismsocialstories.com

www.autismsocialstories.com/social_skills

www.autismsocialstories.com/school

www.autismsocialstories.com/hygiene

www.autismsocialstories.com/howto

www.autismsocialstories.com/autistic_teens

www.autismsocialstories.com/asperger_adolescents

www.autismsocialstories.com/potty

The most recent autism information research on what causes autism, shows that an autistic individual has several genes, which may contribute to the disorder. It is also believed several brain regions also show forms of abnormalities.

 

The latest autism information research into the causes of autism, also reports shows a combination of genetic, biological, environmental, and sometimes other factors contribute to autism.

 

Suggestions into possible autism causes were that neurotransmitters in the brain may not be working normally, or even a faulty immune system could be the cause, or a virus.

 

Some autism information suggested the autistic individual may have been subjected to an increased level of protein in the mother’s blood during birth as being as one of the autism causes.

 

Or other suggestions were extreme stress in the mother whilst pregnant may be one of the causes of autism spectrum.

 

However as yet no reasonably complete answer to the question what causes autism has been found. Research continues into this complex disorder.

 

Scientists have also been exploring the possibility of genetic imprinting which could help determine the parental donor of the abnormal gene.

 

The autism spectrum ranges from low functioning autism where an individual  may have little or no speech, severe mental disabilities, maybe seizures, and will use stimming, like hand flapping and rocking.

 

To high functioning autism or aspergers syndrome, these individuals are less impaired with odd social approaches, narrowly focused interests, social impairments and communication difficulties.

Which ever end of the spectrum you autistic child is on there are common traits with autism spectrum disorder:

Social deficits

Communication deficits

Imagination deficits

 

All of these issues will be present in autism no matter where on the autism spectrum you child falls.

 

There are many autism resources available to parent, individuals, educators and guardians of autistic individuals One autism resources…which and probably in our opinion one of the easiest to implement and use are autism social skills stories.

 

Autism social stories are short precise instructions to the autistic person. Giving them clear guidelines on situations and circumstances they may struggle with.

 

For example:

 

Brushing their teeth, using deodorant, good eating habits, saying Hi, saying thank you and many more covering possibly all situations your autistic child finds stressful or hard to understand.

Written specially for autistic individuals, research suggests that autistic and asperger individuals gain relief, and help using autism social stories. Reports also suggest autism social stories are an excellent tool and autism resource that can be used for all situations effectively.

 

Autism social skills stories can be downloaded and used from

www.autismsocialstories.com

www.autismsocialstories.com/social_skills

www.autismsocialstories.com/school

www.autismsocialstories.com/hygiene

www.autismsocialstories.com/howto

www.autismsocialstories.com/behavior

www.autismsocialstories.com/autistic_teens

www.autismsocialstories.com/asperger_adolescents

www.autismsocialstories.com/potty

 

 

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As more and more special needs students with autism are coming into mainstream regular classrooms, teachers are faced with the challenge of meeting their needs as well as the needs of all students within their classroom.

 

So how do teachers cope with autism in the classroom? Autism and classroom accommodations need to be put in place before the autistic student starts school.

 

Nurturing the parent-teacher relationship is key. A meeting with the child’s parents should be held prior to the start of the school year. Parents can help identify the pragmatic skills in the autistic child, learning patterns, current cognitive skills, and the behavioral techniques that are used with the child.

 

All autism classroom accommodations should be noted and all the appropriate adults in the child’s care team should be involved, like school speech therapist, occupational therapist, special education teacher.

 

Students with autism will often struggle to express what they need or what they don’t understand.

 

Autism in the classroom can be helped by using visual cues around the classroom, for example above the bathroom a picture of a toilet, sink with the written word on show also. Using visual cues can help the autistic child quickly identify certain areas, without feeling frustrated.

 

Pictures and words should be used all around the classroom to help identify areas such as where coats and lunches are stored, pencils are sharpened, and books are put on the shelf.

 

As well as visual cues the teacher should have the appropriate autism social stories

….Autism social stories are designed as a tool for helping parents, teachers of autistic children better cope with challenging and often frustrating behaviors.

 

Social stories will act as a best friend to the autistic child…helping them cope with all the daily activities in school, as well as helping with all classroom accommodations and as an aid in pragmatic skills in autistic children.

 

To obtain your social stories to help manage autistic behavior in the classroom and at school visit

 

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So Autism what is it?….

Autism is a developmental disability of the brain; autism is not a form of mental retardation.

The word autism can refer to several similar disabilities, like Autistic Disorder, Aspergers Syndrome, also Atypical Autism (a type of Pervasive Developmental Disorder, not otherwise specified) etc.. There are differences between these conditions, but on the whole they are quite similar.

The word ’spectrum’ is used because, while all people with autism share three main areas of difficulty, their condition will affect them in very different ways. Some are able to live relatively ‘everyday’ lives; others will require a lifetime of specialist support.

There are three main areas of difficulty which all people with autism share these are referred to as the

‘triad of impairments’. They are:

• Difficulties with communication
• Difficulties with social interaction
• Difficulties with imagination.

Some autistic people may be affected more by one symptom, while others may be affected more strongly by a different symptom.

People with autism may experience some form of sensory sensitivity. This can occur in one or more of the five senses - sight, sound, smell, touch and taste. A person’s senses are either intensified (hypersensitive) or under-sensitive (hypo-sensitive).

For example, a person with autism may find certain background sounds, like the hum of a fridge for example unbearably loud or distracting, while the rest of us can ignore or block out the noise. To an autistic person the noise can cause anxiety or even physical pain, this can be referred to as an autism anxiety trigger.

People who are hypo-sensitive will often not feel pain or extremes of temperature. Some may rock, spin or flap their hands to stimulate sensation, this is called autistic stimming. An autistic person will use stimming to help with balance and posture or to deal with stress, another autism anxiety trigger.

People with sensory sensitivity may also find it harder to use their body awareness system. Which tells us where our bodies are, so for those with reduced body awareness, it can be harder to navigate rooms without walking into objects or bumping into others. They will not appreciate what is an appropriate distance from other people to stand.

This can cause social problems, as the person will be unaware of the need for personal space and may stand very close, making people feel very uncomfortable.

They may also have problems with ‘fine motor’ tasks such as tying shoelaces, or fastening buttons…

Sometime autistic people may have learning disabilities, which can affect all aspects of their life, from going to school, to learning how to wash themselves, clean their teeth, Or how to feed themselves.

The symptoms of autism will vary from person to person each autistic person will have a different degree of learning disability.

Some autistic people will be able to live fairly independently, but may need some support.

While others may require lifelong, specialist support. However, all people with autism can, and do, learn and develop with the right sort of support and resources.

One such form of autism resources is something called autism social stories…These are short pieces of text with appropriate pictures-giving your autistic child, teen or adult specific social cues for everyday living skills.

Like how to wash their teeth, visiting the doctor, eating out. Social skills stories for autistic children and teens, or adults can be printed and used as instructions for all of life’s “normal” and “not so normal” life experiences and actions.

They can be like a best friend to an autistic person helping them feel better in, and cope with, situations they may struggle to understand or deal with - by giving them clear and accurate information about those situations.

Autism social stories are an excellent resource tool which can become a valuable part of an autistic person’s life.

To obtain these valuable autism resources visit us at autism social stories

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www.autismsocialstories.com/high_functioning_autistic_Aggression

 

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