On researching the historical, theoretical and clinical perspectives regarding ASD, I found the information concerning the Triad of Impairments especially interesting as it explains the main difficulties I encounter within my profession, being that of problems in social communication, interaction and imagination. I had previously considered these secondary issues resulting from ASD and not the primary aspects. On realising this, it has helped me revise my practice into dealing with these principal characteristics instead of treating them as a derivative cause. The revised notion of the Triad of Impairments by Pellicano (2007) was particularly motivating, including the Theory of Mind, Executive Functioning and Central Coherence. This new revised
Specific data in regards to the individual’s social development and behaviour is collected. Inquiries about core ASD symptoms including, unusual, or repetitive behaviours and social relatedness are done, the family’s input is important.
ASD is a pervasive developmental disorder that consists of abnormal development and functioning of the brain. ASD may involve deficits in social behaviors, abnormalities in communication, cognitive delays, and repetitive behaviors (UC San Diego Autism Center of Excellence, 2016). ASD is a broad spectrum neurological disorder with a variety of symptoms affecting each individual differently (Debbaudt & Rothman, 2001). ASD involves severe impairments of reciprocal social interactions, impaired
ASD is rather an umbrella terminology, used to describe varying behaviours, which affect the way some groups of people process and act in response to their surrounding stimuli (FP; 2012). As a ‘spectrum’ of disorders, this includes autism, Asperger’s syndrome
One of the issues in the search for an ASD biomarker is the heterogeneity of the condition. ASD contains a broad spectrum with individuals diagnosed located anywhere from low to high functioning. Additionally, the position that individual is placed on the spectrum is not static and an individual may move within the spectrum throughout their life. Furthermore, ASD is often described by the negative attributes of the condition such as social impairments and stereotypically behaviors instead of some of the more positive attributes such as incessant interests, attention to detail, unusual memory, and ability to identify patterns. The research into ASD has brought to light a debate regarding whether it is a difference or a disability. Research
When reflecting, it is important to consider how children with ASD communicate with adults or people in authority, as well as their peers. It is known there is a power relationship between teachers and students, which has a direct effect on the children’s development (Hayes & Matusov, 2005). In fact, the way in which teachers communicate with children has been found to have direct consequences on children’s language development (Dangel & Durden, 2010) and social interactions (Stanton-Chapman, 2015; Irvin, Boyd & Odom, 2014) both of which are important for those with ASD due to their specific deficits in these areas. It is possible that due to deficits in ToM and executive functioning, which are commonly recorded in ASD (Llaneza, et al.,
Complex impairments observed in ASD patients are caused by a number of biological and environmental factors; these factors to ASD have gone through years of research and have sufficient evidence to support their truthfulness. Beginning with biological factors, “ASD abnormalities may result in abnormal mechanisms for brain development which may lead to structural and functional brain abnormalities,” a peer reviewed article by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association claims. The development of the brain is key and problems arise with genetic code development involving multiple brain regions, this can also include the frontal and anterior temporal lobes, caudate, and cerebellum. Relating to the frontal and temporal lobes, there is an increased
Recent estimates in the United Kingdom from an economic perspective have shown that the aggregate annual costs of providing support for children with ASD is approximately £2.7 billion (Knapp, Romeo and Beecham, 2007). ASD is a non-curable disorder and requires prompt management. ASD has a range of effects on the health, economic wellbeing, social integration, and quality of life of individuals living with the disorder affecting families, healthcare professionals and also teachers (Knapp, Romeo and Beecham, 2007). There has been a consistent report within different literatures identifying the critical need for further research that aims to improve the currently available interventions to mitigate the essential features of ASD as a result of various compelling impacts (Baird, et al., 2006). These essential characteristics are related to severe and pervasive impairments in reciprocal to social interaction skills, communication, and the presence of restricted repetitive and stereotyped patterns of behaviour, interests, and activities (or lack of imagination) (American Psychiatric Association, 2000). Recent prevalence studies of autism conducted in the United Kingdom indicate that 1.1% of the population may have autism (Baird, et al.,
At the point when an instructor does not have the capacity to be comfortable when educating and interacting with ASD kids their capacity to actualize pertinence reveals their lack of increased skills and methodology. For this reason, one noteworthy purpose behind the failure of these ASD kids to have the capacity to read and communicate at the correct time as their peers, is decisively connected to the absence of the right mentality from the instructors that if present, could help them to guarantee that they can teach these learners how to read successfully.
The social interaction includes sharing emotions and exchange of information (Brentani, et al., 2013). However, most children with ASD have trouble engaging in everyday social interactions and to request joint attention or respond to another’s request for joint attention (Bolick, 2008).
The results of the study supported the hypothesis that a mirror like system in Broca’s area may play a role in the language deficits seen in children with ASD. The children with ASD were less likely to choose the corresponding shape and name compared to the control group. The results suggest there is no evidence that the children with ASD use any type of multisensory process, and their answers were random.
ASD research is important for several reasons. The most apparent reason is the dramatic increase in the occurrence in the last 20 years. Other reasons are economic costs of children with ASD, burdensome responsibilities, and emotional hardships on parents, family members, and communities. Factors contributing to the increase could very likely be caused by our better understanding of the disorder and diagnosis due to human genome sequencing technology and other scientific research. Another factor that could explain the rise of
Children who have ASD frequently avoid eye connection with other individuals and may miss to answer to their names. They are unable to recognize social signals, such as tone of voice or facial expressions, and do not look for signs in other people’s faces about suitable manners and for that, they have trouble understanding other individual’s philosophy and sensation. They lack understanding.
For this study an experiment was used to measure the different levels of performance between ASD and TD children. Both groups were tested in different settings; the ASD group performed the task in Sant’ Alessandro Clinic in Rome and the controlled group (TD) performed their task at school. The children were tested one at a time in a quiet room with dim lighting. During this test pictures were alternated repeatedly in its original and modified version until the child could detect change. After noticing the change they were instructed to press the space bar and verbally explain the change that occurred, while an experimenter noted whether the child was accurate or inaccurate. This procedure was done within 18 experimental trials per individual.
Children with ASD find it challenging, but can find it easier to use eye contact or gestures to get someone to stop doing something. For example, he or she doesn’t like the way their mum put their toys back. They find being in the middle of attention hard, for example, the need to develop communication and language skills. For example theirs a picture of a dog, but he or she is looking somewhere else their distracted, it will be difficult for he or she to learn the association between a picture of a dog or a cat and the word ‘ dog’ or cat’.
Individuals with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) experience difficulties with “social communication, social imagination and social interaction” (American Psychiatric Association, 2000), this is described as a ‘triad of impairments’ (Wing and Gould, 1979). In the most recent edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual this ‘triad of impairments’ has been changed to just to two impairments,