Youth With Asd

The Texas juvenile justice system is comprised of 166 juvenile probation departments serving all 254 Texas counties. Approximately 98% of youth in the Texas juvenile justice system are provided services through their local probation departments. On an annual basis the Texas juvenile justice system receive over 60,000 youth referrals. One juvenile could have multiple referrals within that time. Question is how many of these juveniles are classified as mentally ill. The number is unknown due to adolescents not being diagnosed until they are in their later teens. Departments, agencies and residential facilities provide numerous services, but only a small number of facilities offer programs and housing

In order to successfully treat juvenile offender we must first understand the different factors that contributed to their criminal behavior. We know that there is no underlined path to juvenile offending

ASDs are chronic conditions that begin in childhood and have potential to affect outcomes into adulthood. Primarily, ASDs are neurodevelopmental disorders. They are characterized by heterogeneous severity of the core impairments (social interaction, communication, behavioral). Their other symptoms include language delay and intellectual disability. Although ASDs have not been reported to be completely cured, the evidence-based interventions have been reported to improve the core impairments and their other symptoms. However, because of the expense associated with behavioral interventions, financing these evidence-based interventions to improve outcomes for children with ASDs has often been the subject of debate. In fact, to improve access to behavioral interventions for children with ASDs, several states have passed mandates. Additionally, evidence suggests improvement in insurance coverage for children with ASDs after the passage of mandate. Therefore, economic evaluation of evidence-based interventions for children with ASDs can contribute to development and dissemination of best practice standards, and also support policies to ensure access to effective

Students with EBD have the poorest outcomes compared to their typical peers and other students with disabilities (Kauffman & Landrum, 2012; Wagner & Cameto, 2004; Villarreal, 2015). These students have low academic achievement in school that directly affects their life outcomes. Several dropout of school and others end up in the juvenile system (Kauffman & Landrum, 2012; Wagner & Cameto, 2004). Research has indicated the school to prison pipeline is a trend with students identified with EBD due to the lack of engagement in school, poor relationships, and high suspension rate (Tobin & Vincent, 2011; Wagner & Cameto, 2004). Due to the poor relationships students with EBD develop with peers and teachers directly effects their outcomes (Kauffman

Police will likely have to interact with individuals on the autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or those with intellectual disabilities (ID) early and often in their careers. These interactions may occur because the individual is the victim of a crime, perpetrated a crime, is reporting a crime, or is in need of assistance. Police officers may also respond to calls from bystanders who have observed erratic behaviors or from family members calling due to a behavioral crisis.

Research designs will be a mixed measures design such as a combination of a typical experiment and other forms of non-experimental designs. Procedures will be used in this research will be audio and video recording, audio and video editing, researchers and confederate will observe children and their families, in addition to ask open and closed ended questions to children, parents, teachers, and school administrators. Younger children would benefit from play therapy, whereas older children would benefit from written and spoken journals in addition to additional learning time in respite care. What are the necessary steps, procedures, and funding to help these children, teens, and young adults with ASD to become overachievers in academic, vocational, and professional settings?

Only a minority of people with autism will encounter the criminal justice system, either as a victim, witness, suspect or offender. However, majority of those who do, will suffer under the hands of an out of date legal system –that only works well for people who communicate well. Regardless of the role that they enter as, those on the autism spectrum need help to ensure that they are being treated fairly without their mental disability interfering. Society has come so far on what is defined as the perception of autism or Asperger's. Recognized today as an independent neurologically based disorder of significance, and a major public health problem raises awareness that helps fight the stigma. All members within the legal system need the proper

For many adults diagnosed with ASD, taking the risk of leaving the security of a parent’s or relative’s home is driven by the desire for independence and involvement in community life. In 2011, the Autistic Self Advancement Network (ASAN), Self-Advocates Becoming Empowered (SABE), and the National Youth Leadership conducted 72 one-on-one interviews to ask persons diagnosed with ASD what they sought in a community. Most interviewees expressed they desired a community that:

In the study done by McLachlan, Roesch, Viloen, and Douglas (2014) they explored the procedural protections of juvenile offenders with FASD they included being tried when it is deemed that the offender is able to understand, to appreciate, and be able to communicate with their counsel. Prevalence rates include 9.1 per 1,000 births, 10% to 23% of those with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Disorder (FASD) are involved in the criminal justice system, and 1 and 3 per 1000 births for Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) (McLachlan et al., 2014). Deficits of FASD fall into 3 categories they are cognitive, behavioral, and social skills (McLachlan et al., 2014). Cognitive deficits include academic skills, motor skills, learning and memory, and executive functioning

Children with ASDs have many listening and attention deficits. Thirty to fifty percent of individuals diagnosed with ASDs are also diagnosed with attention-deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD), a disorder associated with difficulty sustaining attention, hyperactivity, and impulsive behavior (Leitner 1). Children diagnosed with ASDs, especially if they are diagnosed with ADHD too, are often hyperactive and can run without ever tiring (Furneaux 29). To help children with these deficits, variable-speed tape recorders and personal FM listening systems may be used (Stanberry 2-3). Variable-speed (VSC) tape recorders allow a user to listen to pre-recorded text or to capture spoken language and play it back later (Stanberry 5). The user can than speed

In America, there is a problem with juveniles who has mental health issues receiving the help that they need in order to progress. Mental health problems are usually frowned upon in society. Many individuals who have the mental deficit often times are closely associated with behavioral issues. The attitudes and social norms impacts the juveniles who are mentally incompetent and not receiving help. Because the system overlooks juveniles’ mental health issues, they are thrown in jail instead of being rehabilitated. Annually, there are approximately 50-70% of youth involved in the juvenile system and about 1.4 of 2.4 million adolescents (Burke, J. D., Mulvey, E. P., & Schubert, C. A. (2015). High percentages of juvenile offenders are placed in

A total of 32 high school students with ASD and 32 of their peers from two racially and ethnically diverse urban school districts will participate. Half the participants will attend the Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools (student population of 75,000) and half will attend the Allentown (PA) School District (student population of 18,500). Students

I agree with you, tantrums are one the most unpleasant behaviors in ASD and non-ASD children, I would say they are parent’s worst nightmare and a problem that all parents fear to deal with. Unfortunately, people believe that children are not disciplined at home when overreact in public. Children do tantrums as a way communication, to express themselves. But with play therapy, music, and breathing techniques can be improved. I used play therapy with my son, when we started the PCIT (parent child intervention therapy), I did the time-out square. When my son would do tantrums in public, I would pull out a blue handkerchief and place it on the floor in a specific corner for him to do time-out. I only did it about three times. When I knew

Autism was discovered in 1943 by Leo Kanner. He observed a group of children that did not seem emotionally disturbed or mentally retarded. Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is characterized by social-interaction, difficulties, communication challenges and tendency to engage in repetitive behaviors (Autism speaks 2015). ASD can range in mild challenges to more severe symptoms, and affect every child differently. Some mild cases of ASD will involve head banging, repetitive behaviors, rocking and hand flapping, and one-third will develop seizures in their childhood or adolescence stages. “And research suggests, if you have one child with ASD, your risk of having another autistic child increases by 20 percent” (Lopatin 2015), Some can have extraordinary

Mental health is a major factor to consider with juvenile offenders. Much of the literature regarding the juvenile justice system and juvenile diversion programs focus on mental health. It is estimated that 50%-70% of juveniles in the justice system have a diagnosable disorder, oftentimes with a comorbid substance use disorder, yet these disorders are sometimes overlooked during intake (Schubert, Mulvey & Glasheen, 2011). In a 2010 study by McReynolds, Schwalbe and Wasserman, almost half of the sample of 915 youths participating in the study reported a disorder such as an anxiety disorder, affective disorder and disruptive behavior disorder, with substance use disorder being the most prevalent. Approximately half of the participants were first time offenders,