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What is Autism?
Alena DavisBlock- B12-13-12
Introduction Autism is a severe disorder of brain
function that causes problems with social contact, communication, and behaviors that repeat over and over again
This disorder usually starts out when the child is young
Occurs in about 1 out of 150 children
What are the symptoms?
Learning disabilities:- Communication- Tasks Social Interaction- May act aggressively around people- May prefer being alone- May have strange or unusual, or
repetitive behavior
Are there any treatments?
Drug therapy can reduce repetitive behaviors in some people
Children can be in some kind of programs:
-speech and language: talking properly
-Listening: attention problems
Is Autism more common in certain
groups? 4 times more in boys than girls
Everywhere around the world among all races and social backgrounds
Does prenatal care increase the chance of
Autism? Disorder certainly develops before the
child is born
Genetic disorder: twins probably will both have autism
Drinking alcohol
How many kids have Autism?
Number of children is rising
500,000 individuals younger than 21, have
autism
2% of children under the age of 18, have a
serious developmental disability:
- Hearing loss
- Mental disability
- Vision disability
Special Ed Teacher Special education teachers help children
and adults with autism.
Preschools, kindergartens, or elementary
schools
- median: $50,000
- 50% earned between $40,000 and $63,000
- Lowest 10% earned less than $33,000
- Highest 10% earned more than $78,000
Special Ed Teacher The number of special education teachers is
expected to increase by 17 percent from 2008
to 2018
Can advance to become supervisors or
administrators
Can become instructors in colleges that
prepare others to teach special education
Related Careers:
Psychologists, Therapists, Social workers
High school career academies
Atholton High school
Allied Health Academy
I picked this because there are some
requirements that go along with my
career like, you have to have a c average
in science coursework. Special education
teachers need to know about science to
understand children and adults with
mental disabilities.
University of Maryland
Location:
- University of Maryland, College Park, MD
20742
Tuition:
- $8,650 as a resident
- $26,000 as non-resident
5 year combined Bachelor’s and Master’s
program in special education
University of Maryland
2 year specialization in levels: early
childhood, elementary, or middle school
Ranked 23rd in the Nation by U.S. News and
World Report
37,595 students
2009-10 about 81.5% of students graduated
with a 4 degree
Community Service
Volunteer at Grace Community Church,
Fulton, MD, for “A Place For Me”
program
Volunteer at Maryland Therapeutic
Riding, Crownsville, MD
Volunteer at an Easter Seals Program,
College Park, MD
Prior Job Experience
Babysitting
Worked as a counselor at summer church
camp
Babysitting accomplishments: learned how
to deal with kids
Awards: honor roll, job payment
Citations
http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocoso70.htm
http://www.mtrinc.org/
http://www.easterseals.com/site/PageServer?pagename=ntl_volunteering
http://www.gcchoco.org/APlaceForMe/tabid/113/Default.aspx