ASD WITH STUDENTS

ASD with Students

ASD With Students

Introduction

Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are a group of developmental disabilities caused by an abnormality in the brain. Studnets of 6 year old with ASDs tend to have learning and eduation problems. They are also prone to certain repetitive behaviors and do not want change in their daily activities. Also, many studnts of 6 year old with ASD learn, pay attention and react to different sensations in an unusual way. ASDs begin during early childhood and last throughout a person's life.

Theoretical approach for students with ASD

In the first year of life students begin initiating interactions with people regarding objects in their environment. Student's abilities to share interest and request objects and actions impacts their growth and development as they are exposed to language and social stimulation through the shared exploration of their environment. Triadic attention has been associated with communicative and social learning in infancy and into childhood. Two key aspects of triadic attention are joint attention, the use of verbal and nonverbal communication behaviors to involve another in an experience, and behavioral requesting, the use of verbal and nonverbal communication to elicit help from another. Mundy and colleagues (2007) found that the first year of life is a time of significant triadic attention development, with triadic attention behaviors typically emerging and becoming frequently utilized by 12 months of age.

In order to better understand the timing of the emergence of triadic attention behaviors in typically developing students within the first year, Striano and Bertin (2005a, b) observed the development of triadic attention behaviors in typically developing students from five to 10 months of age using dichotomous coding of presence or absence of infant-initiated triadic attention behaviors.

As allude to earlier, many areas of the brain exhibit abnormalities in Autism, including the cerebellum. Previous studies have shown a reduction of Purkinje cells in the cerebellum, as well as abnormalities in the number and size of neurons in the deep cerebellar nuclei as a possible indicator of Autism. Earle et. al. (2002) found the Purkinje cell size in the cerebellum is reduced in patients with Autism. This decrease in cell size may correspond to Purkinje cell atrophy in Autism. Blatt et. al. (2007) along with others found there were reductions in Purkinje cell numbers in Autism. The oxidative stress theory hypothesizes that toxicity and oxidative stress may cause Autism in some cases by damaging Purkinje ...