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Autism and My Sensory

Based World 4th Edition

Temple Grandin


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A good teacher is gently insistent

Early intervention essential

Minimum 20 hours weekly of

one-to-one teaching


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Sensory processing disorder occurs

with many other disorders (co-morbid)

Autism spectrum

Dyslexia

Learning problemsADHD

Asperger

Head injury

Oppositional defiant

Many others


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Sounds are better tolerated when

the child initiates them.

Little Rainman by Karen Simmons

Child blocks ears because

certain sounds hurt


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Auditory Threshold Normal

Hearing auditory detail is impaired

Stretch out and enunciate consonants

Hearing may be like a bad mobile

phone connection

Occurs with many disorders

Hearing may fade in and outlike a poor mobile phone

connection

Echolalia increases as receptivelanguage becomes worse.

Jacqueline Roberts, 1997


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Attention shifting slowness

occurs with many disorders

Takes longer to shift backand forth between

two different things


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Ami Klin

Viewer with Autism (Red Line)

Normal Comparison Viewer

(Yellow Line)


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Oliver Sacks

Visual images break up

and fragment


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Signs of Visual Processing Problems

Finger flicking near eyes

Tilts head when looking at things

Hates escalators

Hates fluorescent lights and

sees flicker

Difficulty catching a ball

Eye exams may be normal


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Words vibrate and jiggle on page


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Interventions for Visual Processing Problems

Incandescent lamp by desk

Block fluorescent lights with a hat

Laptop or tablet computer

Gray, tan, or pastel paper

Irlen lenses or pale colored glasses

Balancing games - sit on ball

Prism glasses - Developmental Optometrist


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Severe Sensory Problems

Extreme effort required to screen out

background noise and visual distractions

Needs frequent breaks to prevent sensory

overload

Mono-channel

Body boundary problemsOften an auditory thinker


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Best Books to Understand

Severe Sensory Problems

How Can I Talk if my Lips Dont Move

by Tito Rajarish Muhopadhyay*

Carlys Voice by Arthur Fleischmann

with Carly Fleischmann*

* Nonverbal and types independently


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Heller, W., and Nitsch, J.B. 1997, Cognition and Emotion, 11:637-661.


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Structural MRI Connection

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VisualRepresentation

SpeechProduction


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Auditory

Walt Schneider, Univ. of Pittsburgh


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Develop the Child

s Strengths


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My mind works like

Google for Images



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Sensorythinkers sort specific

pictures, sounds, touches, and

smells into categories


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Most people see in

their imagination ageneralized generic

steeple


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I see only specific pictures ofsteeples I have observed

They flash into my memory like a

series of still Googled pictures


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My childhood church

First category under steeples


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Local churches in Fort Collins

Secondary category under steeples

F St l


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Famous SteeplesMormon Temple, Washington, D.C.

Third category under steeples


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Famous Steeples

Old North Church - Boston



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Famous Steeples

Notre Dame



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Famous Steeples

Westminster Abbey


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Brain Scans

T. GrandinControl

Humphreys, Minshew, Behrmann, and Cibu, 2006


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Brain Scans

T. Grandin Control



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Abnormalities in Left

Hemisphere

University of Utah, 2010


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Develop Talents in the

Individuals Specialist Brain

1. Photo Realistic Visual Thinking Poor at algebra

2. Pattern Thinker Music and Math Poor in reading

3. Verbal Facts Language Translation Poor at drawing

4. Auditory Thinker Visual perception fragmented

There can be mixtures of these thinking types


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Two Categories of

Mathematicians

Algebraists

a2+ b2= c2

Geometers See this figure

Masha Gessen Perfect Rigor, 2009


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Is autistic learning just memorization? It is

memorization and scripting, but as moreinformation is memorized, it can be assembledinto more and more categories which will help

thinking to become more flexible.


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Teach Number Concept

Generalization

Count a variety of different kinds of objects

Addition and Subtraction - Teach with many

objects

Fractions Teach by cutting up fruit and paper

circles

T h W d C t ith


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Teach Word Concepts with

Specific Examples

Walk downthe stairs

A plane goes downand lands

Put a cup down

Lie downon the bed


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Objects are More Interesting than Faces

T. Grandin Control

Blue = objects Red = faces


S i l I t ti Th h


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Social Interaction Through

Shared Interests

School Clubs and Activities

Organizations such as Scouting,

FFA and 4-H

Maker Community Groups

Careers

Classes that really interest

an individual


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Categorize Behavior Problems

Is it biological?

Sensory over sensitivity

Hidden painful medical problem

Difficulty processing rapid information

Is it behavioral?

Frustration because cannot communicate

Get attention

Escape from a task


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Sensory and Neurological Problems

Accommodations are Essential

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Screams when the fire alarm rings

! Tantrums in a supermarket due to sensory overload

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Cannot tolerate scratchy clothes

! Poor handwriting Let the student type

! Tantrums or hyperactive under fluorescent lights

! Difficulty multitasking

! Difficulty with long verbal directions provide written

directions


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Examples of BAD Accommodations That

Cause a Handicapped Mentality

!A shy boy who was allowed to do

public speaking on a computer

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A kid who was allowed to stay in hisroom day after day

!A teenage girl who had all her

shopping done for her


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My 1950

s upbringing taught me many important

social and job skills. Everything was learned by

categorizing specific examples into these

concepts:

! Turn taking in conversation and activities such asboard games

! Being on time

! Doing family activities I disliked

! Doing things that pleased other people

! Sayingpleaseand thank you

! Social mistakes were instantly corrected by telling mewhat to do

B d B h i W N t


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Bad Behavior Was Not

Tolerated When I was a Child

! Being rude

! Bad table manners

! Manipulating a teacher by having a tantrum constant

rules at both home and school

! Poor grooming and sloppy clothes

! Laughing at an overweight woman

! Swearing


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Kids doing projects and playing

games where the rules and

duties are negotiated teachesvaluable social skills


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Sitting on a ball and wearing a weighted vest


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Sitting on a ball and wearing a weighted vest

helps concentration. Use for 20 minutes

then take off for 20 minutes.


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Preparing for Employment

1.

Jobs for teenagers

2.

Mentors

3.

Visit work place4. Trade journals

5.

Wall Street Journal

Make portfolio - people respect talent6. Sell your skill, not yourself


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Jobs for Middle School


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Jobs for Middle School

and High School Kids Walking dogs

Maintaining computers

Making PowerPoint presentations

Selling artwork or crafts

Working on church or neighborhoodwebsite

Working in a farmers market


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LEGOMINDSTORMS

& LEGO Technic


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Educational Resources


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Educational Resources

Community Colleges Technical Schools

Free On-line Learning University Courses


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Sh Kid I t ti Thi


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Show Kids Interesting Things


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Jobs for Music and


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Math Thinkers

Math teacher

Scientific researcher

Electronics technicianMusic teacher

ChemistComputer programmer

Engineer

PhysicistMusician/composer

Statistician


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Jobs for People with Poor


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Verbal Skills or Non-Verbal

Shelve Library Books

Factory Assembly Work

Fast Food Restaurant Work

Running Copies and Mail Room

Lawn and Garden Work

Recycling Plant/Warehouse

Stocking Shelves

Inventory Control

Handcrafts


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It Takes a Village to Raise a Child

"Parents, teachers, therapists,

businesses, law enforcement, and

religious organizations need to worktogether

"All members of the family need help

to handle the stress of severe autism


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SSRI S Antidepressants


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SSRIS AntidepressantsWork really well for anxiety and panic attacks

Prozac (fluoxetine)

Zoloft (sertraline)

Celexa (citalopram)

Lexapro (escitalopram)

Paxil (paroxetine)

Atypical Anti-Psychotics


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Atypical Anti PsychoticsMay have severe side effects

Risperdal (rhisperdone)

Geodon (ziprasidone)

Zyprexa (olanzapine)

Abilify (aripiprazole)

Seroquel (quetiapine)


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Blood Pressure Medications Reduce

Anxiety and Are Used as Sleep AidsMuch Safer than Atypicals

Beta blocker propranolol

Clonidine

Anti Convulsant Drugs for


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Anti-Convulsant Drugs for

Aggression and Mood Stabilization

Depakote

Lamitel (lamotrigine)

Topamax (topiramate)


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Einsteinhad many

autistictraits


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Autism.org


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800-3-AUTISM

TempleGrandin.com

Future Horizons

http://www.fhautism.com/

Autism Asperger Publishing

Books by Temple Grandin


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