What is Autism? Info for Coaches and Recreation...
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What is Autism? Info for Coaches and Recreation Staff Ausm Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a developmental disorder, more generally referred to as ‘ausm.’ It is a referred to as a ‘spectrum’ disorder because there is a significant variability amongst those who share the diagnosis. “If you’ve met one person with ausm, you’ve met one person with ausm.” — Stephen Shore Core Features of Ausm (DSM V, 2013): Challenges with social-emoonal reciprocity: Iniang social interacons, maintaining conversaon, sharing emoons Challenges with non-verbal communicaon: Reading and using appropriate body language, facial expressions and eye contact Challenges developing and maintaining relaonships: Making and keeping friends, adjusng behavior to suit different social contexts Stereotyped or repeve speech, motor movements or use of objects: Repeve play, speech, or use of objects Excessive adherence to rounes, ritualized paerns of verbal/nonverbal behavior, excessive resistance to change: Struggling with changes, repeve quesoning, thriving in roune and ritual Highly restricted, fixated interests that are abnormal in intensity or focus: Strong interests in parcular topics or objects Hypo or hyper reacvity to sensory input or unusual interest in sensory aspects of the environment: Apparent indifference to heat/cold/pain, adverse responses to sounds or textures, etc. NOTE: Ausm may be diagnosed with OR without: A) Intellectual disability B) Language impairment Ausm Stats and Facts: The U.S. Centre for Disease Control (CDC) esmates 1 in 68 children have ausm. This marks a 23% increase since 2009, and a 78% increase since 2007 Ausm is almost 5 mes more common among boys. 1 in 42 boys are diagnosed with ausm. (CDC, 2012) There are over 11,000 children and youth in Brish Columbia diagnosed with ausm (Ministry of Children and Family Development, 2011) Approximately 1/3 of individuals with ausm are nonverbal Approximately one third of individuals with ausm have an intellectual disability (Ausm Speaks, 2017)
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What is Autism? Info for Coaches and Recreation Staff
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a developmental disorder, more generally referred to as ‘autism.’ It is a referred to as a ‘spectrum’ disorder because there is a significant variability amongst those who share the diagnosis. “If you’ve met one person with autism, you’ve met one person with autism.” — Stephen Shore
Core Features of Autism (DSM V, 2013):
Challenges with social-emotional reciprocity: Initiating social interactions, maintaining conversation, sharing emotions
Challenges with non-verbal communication: Reading and using appropriate body language, facial expressions and eye contact
Challenges developing and maintaining relationships: Making and keeping friends, adjusting behavior to suit different social contexts
Stereotyped or repetitive speech, motor movements or use of objects: Repetitive play, speech, or use of objects
Excessive adherence to routines, ritualized patterns of verbal/nonverbal behavior, excessive resistance to change: Struggling with changes, repetitive questioning, thriving in routine and ritual
Highly restricted, fixated interests that are abnormal in intensity or focus: Strong interests in particular topics or objects
Hypo or hyper reactivity to sensory input or unusual interest in sensory aspects of the environment: Apparent indifference to heat/cold/pain, adverse responses to sounds or textures, etc.
NOTE: Autism may be diagnosed with OR without: A) Intellectual disability B) Language impairment
Autism Stats and Facts:
The U.S. Centre for Disease Control (CDC) estimates 1 in 68 children have autism. This marks a 23% increase since 2009, and a 78% increase since 2007
Autism is almost 5 times more common among boys. 1 in 42 boys are diagnosed with autism. (CDC, 2012)
There are over 11,000 children and youth in British Columbia diagnosed with autism (Ministry of Children and Family Development, 2011)
Approximately 1/3 of individuals with autism are nonverbal
Approximately one third of individuals with autism have an intellectual disability (Autism Speaks, 2017)
