Asperger's
Causes
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Characteristics
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Video clip of child with Aspergers below:
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- Genetic-Asperger's has been observed to run in families.
- Complications during pregnancy or birth
- Pre natal infections
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Characteristics
- "Invisible disability"- at face value, students may appear to not have a disability
- Inability to see things from others point of view
- Interpreting language literally
- Not understanding responsibility or independence
- Unable to plan or organize time, materials, and belongings
- May not be able to learn from mistakes
- Inability to apply previous knowledge to current situations
- Sensory under- or over-sensitivity
- Melt downs or fits
- Defiant and oppositional behavior
- Repetitive behaviors, actions, and thoughts
- Average to above average intellectual ability
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Video clip of child with Aspergers below:
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Video clip of a child expressing how it feels to have Aspergers:
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Accommodations
- Allow for extra time for handwritten work and explore the use of word processors
- Do not expect for skills to be learned right away - teach skills and rehearse in a variety of setting
- When presenting multiple set directions, pause between instructions and check for comprehension
- Provide visual cues for instructions
- Repetition of instruction
- Providing similar content to students, but at a different grade level
- Provide grades based on individual goals or progress towards a goal
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Resources for Parents
Resources for Parents
- Asperger strength audio program (provides strategies for home, school, behavior management, depression, and anxiety as they co-occur with AS) http://aspergerstrength.com/
- Article http://www.researchautism.org/resources/reading/documents/EducatorsAsperger.pdf
- Sibling workshop that provides support groups of families with special needs children http://www.siblingsupport.org/
- Ebooks for parents to read and educate themselves http://www.myoutofcontrolteen.com/ebooks-for-educators.html
- Parents support one another as they advocate for the unique needs of their children http://www.myaspergerschild.com/2008/05/aspergers-support-groups-and.html
Children's books
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- Amazingly ... Alphie! Understanding and Accepting Different Ways of Being. Written by Roz Espin, Illustrated by Beverley Ransom
- The Asperger Children’s Toolkit. Written by Francis Musgrave
- A Different Kettle of Fish: a Day in the Life of a Physics Student with Autism. Written by Michael Barton
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