|
Autism Spectrum Disorder
ASD
Ø
Our Mission Statement
Our mission is to improve the quality of life of children and
families of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) through
education that includes meaningful learning experiences with high
expectations.
Ø
Our Philosophy
All children have a fundamental right to an education appropriate to
their needs.
Ø
Inclusion
v
We support our students
with ASD in the general education setting and encourage all students
to participate as full members of the school in activities to the
best of their abilities.
Ø
Our Program
·
Skills We Focus On:
·
Pre-academic/Academic
·
Social Emotional
·
Sensory Regulation
·
Fine and Gross Motor
·
Communication
·
Play/Leisure
·
Self Help
Ø
We Encourage:
·
Family Involvement
·
Meaningful Community
Learning Experiences (Field Trips)
·
Daily Communication
with Families through Home Notes
·
Visual Strategies to
Facilitate Comprehension and Communication
·
Positive Behavioral
Supports to Increase Positive Behaviors
Ø
Our Assessments
Include:
·
Brigance Diagnostic
Inventory of Early Development II (Yellow)
·
Brigance Diagnostic
Comprehensive Inventory of Basic Skills Revised (Green)
·
The Assessment of Basic
Language and Learning Skills (ABBLS)
·
Other standardize
assessments if appropriate such as FCAT, DRA and DIBBLES
Ø
What is Autism Spectrum
Disorder (ASD)?
Autism is the fastest growing
developmental disorder in the United States. In February 2007,
the Center for Disease Control (CDC) stated that the prevalence of
autism in the United States is about 1 in 150. ASD is more
common in boys than in girls.
**Not all
individuals with autism are the same. Below are some common
characteristics of ASD.
v
Communication
Individuals with ASD May:
·
Need help with
expressing needs and/or ideas
·
Use gestures such as
pointing instead of or more than words
·
Respond more
effectively to visual directions
·
Be non-responsive to
verbal cues
·
Communicate with visual
tools (such as pictures) or through sign language
v
Social Relatedness
Individuals with ASD May:
·
Need cues or prompts to
interact with others
·
Prefer to be alone
·
Have little or no
eye-contact
·
Insist on sameness
·
Learn expected social
skills when presented with appropriate model
v
Sensory
Individuals with ASD May:
- May have
abnormal response to sight, hearing, touch, balance, smell,
taste or reaction to pain
|
