These methods of communication can be useful for building vocabularies of individuals with limited speech. Other individuals may have a vast vocabulary, but due to rigid sets of interests may only use repetitive speech which means their communication can be out of context, making conversations difficult. 2. - Problems that individuals with an autistic spectrum condition may have in social interaction and relationships Due to the social difficulties linked with autism, individuals often find social interaction and the building of relationships very difficult. Individuals with autism often have difficulties reading non-verbal forms of communication, such as body language, and find it hard to relate to other people’s feelings and emotions, which can effect their responses to a social situation as they will appear out of context or inappropriate.
Introductory awareness of autistic spectrum conditions 1.1 Describe the types of difficulty that individuals with an autistic spectrum condition may have with language and other ways of communicating with others. The different types of Autism in the autistic spectrum are: * social interactions (ie people with autism would often find it difficult to understand others' mental states and emotions, and respond accordingly) * verbal and non-verbal communication The sort of problems that adults with Autism may have include one or more of the following: * Not being able to express themselves well. * Not being able to understand gestures, facial expressions, or tone of voice. * Saying odd things. For example, repeating your words back to you, time and time again.
1.1 describe the types of difficulty that individuals with an autistic spectrum condition may have with language and other ways of communicating with others The communication difficulties of autism vary from individual to individual. Some individual maybe unable to communicate verbally whilst others have an extreme vocab and are able to discuss un-depth areas of interest to them, some are able to communicate their needs and are able to express themselves whilst others need more visual methods such as pec’s or makaton. Expression of their needs can be very frustrating and they can only communicate this by shouting or screaming/challenging behaviours including self-harm. Individuals with ASD sometimes find it difficult or are unable to understand
The disorder covers a large spectrum of symptoms, skills, and levels of impairment. It ranges in severity from a handicap that somewhat limits an otherwise normal life to a devastating disability that may require institutional care. Nature of Autism Children with autism have trouble communicating. They have trouble understanding what other people think and feel. This makes it very hard for them to express themselves either with words or through gestures, facial expressions, and touch.
Symptoms are affected by age, level of cognitive functioning and degree of social impairment. -Communication deficits if a child has a shortage in communication, this could be a sign that the child may not be developing at the right rate. Communication deficits may be related with a decreased level of spoken anxiety. -Attention deficit- hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) ADHD is when people have problems with attention, hyperactivity, acting impulsive or not acting their age. -Bipolar disorder Bipolar is a mental illness characterised by periods of depression.
Temple showed these behavioral when her attention would wonder while working with her speech therapy. A syndrome known as savant syndrome occurs in individual with autism and usually involves special abilities in areas such as music, art, and mechanical/spatial skills. Autism individual frequently engage in motor movement with repetitive and stereotypic behavior which includes hand flapping or acting as though, they are washing their hands and rocking back and forth. Autistic individuals likes to keep everything the “same”, they do not like to change their routine. When a routine is interrupted, it will result in frustration and temper tantrums.
There are many answers for this question. One is that studies on autism have led us to new findings about the brain, and how to provide help to people on the spectrum and their families. But more than that, autism is important because it creates a diversity among people. Although people with autism are impaired in some aspects, they are also extremely intelligent and capable of extraordinary things, such hyperlexia (reading before anyone has even taught them and often at a very young age) and extreme memory recall. Many people on the spectrum have gone on to be successful.
There are times, however, when advocating for those with a disorder can spill over and promote the spread of the disorder to others who are mislabeled. The mental disorders all have unclear boundaries among themselves and with familiarity. Clinical experience and caution are necessary in distinguishing at the boundary who does and who does not meet the criteria for the diagnosis. Well informed self diagnosis or family diagnosis can play a screening role and is part of being a responsible caretaker. But self diagnosis is usually far too inclusive and requires validation by a precautious clinician.
My understanding of Autism has changed over the years I have worked in the care profession. There is such a wide spectrum to be covered such as the Classic, pervasive, high function and Asperger’s characterisms but I feel that all bring with them different degrees of problems not only for the people who have autism but for the families and carers involved. People with autism are often diagnosed with learning disabilities because they have problems with social interactions and relationships, they have difficulty sometimes with communication, language and their imagination effects the way they think, others also have sensory issues such as sight and sound ect; Autism can have a profound effect on families, especially when it has not been recognised until the person with autism is older, the families feel responsible and feel that they have let their child down, they feel isolated and depressed and need as much help and support as the person with autism. My experience of this is with the family of a person who I support who say they are always going in a different direction than they anticipated and their life is constantly a journey to find a new way forward. Learning disabilities can
Manifestation of disorders has been shown to vary cross-culturally, threatening the validity of existing diagnostic criteria in terms of capturing the full spectrum of a disorder presentation. Finally, beliefs about etiology and what is considered an appropriate intervention challenge the effectiveness of existing treatment protocols. This paper will discuss the obstacles culture presents in all these three domains, with examples from a variety of cultures. Obstacles in Assessing, Understanding, and Treating Child Psychopathology: A Cultural Perspective The term culture has yet to be clearly defined. In a broader sense of the word, culture includes aspects such as sexual orientation, religion, or socioeconomic status.