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be/BPDTEuotHe0
May be normal
May have an underlying oral-motor problem,
language
May struggle with non-verbal communication
e.g. eye contact, personal space, etc.
intervention (ABA/IBI)
Pivotal Response Therapy (Based in ABA principles)
Interactive approaches (Floortime/DIR, SCERTS models)
The Denver Model: Sally Rogers
The Miller Method
Social skills/social stories/ The Hidden Agenda
(Myles-Smith)
Teaching Mindreading
Parent training programs e.g. Hanen: More than
Words
Computer technologies e.g. Fastforward, Earobics
AAC/sign language
based approaches
Accountability
Child-centered versus adult-driven
Role of the family
Cost
Financial
Time/family commitment
Speech-Language Pathology
Occupational Therapy
Auditory Integration Therapy
GFCF diet and other supplements
Chelation/detoxification therapies
Music therapy
Sensory integration therapy
Neurofeedback therapy
Therapeutic horseback riding
Dolphin therapy
Canine therapy
Family
Physician
Developmental paediatrician
Developmental psychologist
ABA therapists
Speech-Language Pathologist
Audiologist
Occupational therapist
Social worker
Teacher and teaching assistants
dysfunction
Performance IQ significantly weaker than verbal IQ
Difficulty with visual-spatial skills
Difficulty with reading facial expression
Personal space challenges
Difficulties with socialization
May have attentional/organizational challenges
Challenges writing legibly
Monitoring Network:
www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/autism/addm.html
The Hanen Centre: www.hanen.org
The Interdisciplinary Council on Developmental
& Learning Disorders: www.icdl.com
DSM5: www.dsm.psychiatryonline.org