Special Educational Needs (Sen) Advanced - Qp3

Autism can be described as: “A condition which has its onset in childhood and is marked by severely unlimited responsiveness to other persons, restricted behaviour patterns, difficulty with abstract concepts, and usually normal speech development .”

Autism spectrum disorders are extremely heterogeneous, and this means that it comes in many forms, with wildly different manifestations, and two people with the same diagnosis may not appear to have any one similarity between them.

The main ways in which ASD (Autistic Spectrum Disorders) can be observed fall under Three specific areas of difficuly:-  (Please select)               

A child with ASD may also demonstrate repetitive or limited behaviours and interests that are very specifically associated with autism, and they also often have sensory issues, such as acute sensitivity to _______ or touch. 

The interpretation of gestures, body language, and facial expressions can cause difficulty to children with autism, as they may struggle to understand deeper meaning within spoken language, and this deficit makes it hard for an autistic child to figure out social cues.

A child with an ASD may demonstrate what appears to be a lack of _______ for others, as well as an inability to understand what motivates others to do and say what they do.  For example, they may not really understand that pain and emotional upset might be felt by someone they hit in the face.

Social imagination refers to the ability of a child to :-  (Select Three)

Treatment and Education of Autistic and Communication handicapped Children's aim is to enable an autistic person’s independence by providing a calm and safe setting. Each activity has a defined start, middle and end, and is supported by the use of words, images, symbols and visual aids.

When doing self-assessment remember to include the unstructured times within the timetable, such as break time or lunchtime, as these can be problematic times for pupils with autism, and helping them to develop better social understanding can help protect them from ______ and isolation.

It is also important to remember that the parents of autistic children may have some of the characteristics of the condition themselves, therefore social situations such as meetings, may be difficult for them so keep meetings to a small number of attendees.