General purpose: To inform
Specific purpose: To inform my listeners about Autism spectrum disorder and how it affects children in society today.
Central Idea: Autism Spectrum Disorder is a developmental disability that affects very many children in the United States today. Although there is no cure for autism, through early intervention, and proper therapies it can reduce the child’s ASD symptoms and improve their ability to grow and learn new skills.
INTRODUCTION
I. Attention Material
A. Imagine living in a world where you are pressured to think or act like others, but your brain just won’t process the information the same way. Author Paul Collins once wrote “Autists are the ultimate square pegs, and the problem with pounding a square peg into a round hole is not that the hammering is hard work. It’s that you’re destroying the peg.”
B. ASD is a developmental disability that affects very man children in the US today
C. Testimony- My son was diagnosed with autism at the age of 3
II. Orienting material
A. Today I will be talking about:
1. what Autism spectrum disorder is
2. what the signs and symptoms of autism spectrum disorder are
3. And what early intervention treatments are available for children with ASD
(Transition: So, what is Autism Spectrum Disorder?)
BODY
III. Autism spectrum disorder is a developmental disability that can cause significant behavioral, social, and communication challenges (CDC, 2015).
A. ASD is a disease that can appear invisible to someone looking
Stereotypes tend to be made by those who lack understanding whether is unintentional or not. Understanding is the key to accepting and valuing all differences. Whether it is about our race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, or whatever else makes up an individual’s identity. It is this lack of understanding that normally leads to stereotyped views, prejudice and discrimination. This sadly is mostly the case for those with autistic spectrum conditions and has a large affect on not only the
This adds on to not accepting Autistic people into society. As Neil said, Autistic kids, including himself, tend to go into their own imaginary world. While he hates others not connecting with the real world, he also acknowledges himself as one of them. Henry likes to enter his fantasy dinosaur world and others also tend to like to enter their own imaginative world. The reason Autistic kids tend to go into their own fantasy world is because they aren’t accepted, even if they wanted to. Other kids tend to see them as deviants and not invite them to play or join them, but instead, harass them, making the autistic kids feel lonely and insecure. This is not just the case for kids. Even teenagers our age and adults, are not acceptant of Autistic people, adding on to the first point mention. However, in this video, I learned that to connect with the Autistic kids, we need to make them feel welcome, and to make them feel welcome, we must also fantasize their world and do what they do. This includes running around screaming or clapping our hands from time to time. Only then, will we be able to understand them, acknowledge them and befriend
Understand how autistic spectrum conditions can impact on the lives of individuals and those around them
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