Autism

The Autism Class app assists parents and educators with on-the-go ideas for supporting individuals with autism. With podcasts, videos, ideas for lessons, places for discussion and photo examples, there is always something new to discover. Take a look!

KEY FEATURES of this app:

- Strategies for educators and parents at your fingertips.

-Videos about Communication, Social Skills, Play Skills, How To Set Up a Work Area at Home and Making Place to Place Transitions Smoother.

-Podcasts featuring various topics related to teaching students with autism.

-Picture examples of supports and strategies.

-Behavior support questions to help you sort through ideas about challenging behaviors. (NOTE: We cannot and do not recommend treatments for behavior. Just questions to ask yourself and your team/family.)

-5 lesson ideas to jump-start a lesson for each of the following areas:

play,

fine motor,

imitation,

joint attention,

self-help,

communication,

independent skills,

pre-vocational skills,

social skills,

sensory involvement,

basic concepts,

vocabulary,

gross motor,

and seasonal activities

- In-app purchases for non-interactive e-books for kids about colors, same/different, big/little, motor imitation and more. (Pages are not interactive. They are designed to be worked on together as the child points to the answer, but the adult advances the screen.) E-books may provide a supplement to instruction for some students working on the skills in each e-book.

-Tips for turning the various areas of home into learning spaces.

Whether you are a teacher, para-educator, administrator, clinician or family member of a student with special needs - this "AutismClass" app is for you, for free.

See the app here on the app store.

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Links to the Current DSM-V Criteria Information

Autism Criteria 1

Autism Criteria 2

Former Definition Autism Diagnostic Criteria (from DSM-IV Manual)

(A) A total of six (or more) items from (1), (2), and (3), with at least two from (1), and one each from (2) and (3):

1. Qualitative impairment in social interaction, as manifested by at least two of the following:

(a) marked impairment in the use of multiple nonverbal behaviors such as eye-to-eye gaze, facial expression, body postures, and gestures to regulate social interaction

(b) failure to develop peer relationships appropriate to developmental level

(c) a lack of spontaneous seeking to share enjoyment, interests, or achievements with other people (e.g., by a lack of showing, bringing, or pointing out objects of interest)

(d) lack of social or emotional reciprocity

2. Qualitative impairments in communication as manifested by at least one of the following:

(a) delay in, or total lack of, the development of spoken language (not accompanied by an attempt to compensate through alternative modes of communication such as gestures or mime)

(b) in individuals with adequate speech, marked impairment in the ability to initiate or sustain a conversation with others

(d) lack of varied, spontaneous make-believe play or social imitative play appropriate to developmental level

3. Restricted repetitive and stereotyped patterns of behavior, interests, and activities, as manifested by at least one of the following:

(a) encompassing preoccupation with one or more stereotyped patterns of interest that is abnormal either in intensity or focus

(b) apparently inflexible adherence to specific, nonfunctional routines or rituals

(c)stereotyped and repetitive motor mannerisms (e.g., hand or finger flapping or twisting, or complex whole-body movements)

(d) persistent preoccupation with parts of an object

(B) Delays or abnormal functioning in at least one of the following areas, with onset prior to age 3 years: (1) social interaction, (2) language as used in social communication, or (3) symbolic or imaginative play.

(C) It is not better accounted for by Rett’s Disorder or Childhood Disintegrative Disorder.

DSM-IV

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The links on this page discuss food allergies that some individuals with autism face.

Special Diets

Gluten Free/ Casein Free Diet Information

Gluten Free Diet Information

Food Allergies and Autism

Links to Food Allergy Information

Information About “Leaky Gut” Syndrome

Gluten Free Apps

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People with autism spectrum disorders may exhibit some of the following traits. However, it is important to remember that each person is an individual and not all of the listed characteristics will be seen in every person with autism spectrum disorder. The Autism Society of America lists the following characteristics for autism spectrum disorders:

Insistence on sameness; resistance to change

Difficulty in expressing needs; uses gestures or pointing instead of words

Repeating words or phrases in place of normal, responsive language

Laughing, crying, showing distress for reasons not apparent to others

Prefers to be alone; aloof manner

Tantrums

Difficulty in mixing with others

May not want to cuddle or be cuddled

Little or no eye contact

Unresponsive to normal teaching methods

Sustained odd play

Spins objects

Inappropriate attachments to objects

Apparent over-sensitivity or under-sensitivity to pain

No real fears of danger

Noticeable physical over-activity or extreme under-activity

Uneven gross/fine motor skills

Not responsive to verbal cues; acts as if deaf although hearing tests in normal range

Characteristics, of course, vary in every person. One book, that is a great read, helps us to see the unique qualities that each individual with autism brings to the table. More about this book from our affiliate can be found by clicking on the book.

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