*Teacher
Autistic Resource
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Autistic Self Contained (9 and up)
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Autistic Self Contained (7-9)
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*Melia Evans |
Joan McAllister and Corey Morrison |
Autistic Self Contained (6-7)
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Autistic Self Contained (5-6)
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Autistic
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Autistic
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Applied
Behavior Therapy
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Autistic
Consultants
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Erma Quarterman |
Websites
| http://unlockingautism.org | |
| www.autismlink.com | www.nationalautismassociation.org |
| www.autism-society.org | http://www.autism.com/ari/ |
| www.centerforautism.com | http://www.autismone.org |
Contact Information
Parent group Meetings
Monthly during school year on 4th Thursday 6:30-8:00 Lester Elementary
for more information about the parent group contact Cindy Lewis
Cindy Lewis 843-667-1619 or clewis50@hotmail.com
Autism Characteristics
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A aloofness; appear to not be listening; answering complex questions is difficult; almost always…visual learners
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U unique tone/rhythm of speaking; usually like routines/ rituals/sameness; unbelievable skills; unable to make needs/wants known
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T trouble relating to people/objects; Talk preservative; Third most common disability worldwide; think in pictures, not words; tremendous memories
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I inappropriate emotional responses; incidence is 1 in 150; intense interests; inclusion helps; imitate what you say
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S symptoms vary (if you have met one child with autism…..you have met ONE child with autism); show you things through behavior; self-stimulatory behaviors; spectrum disorder; social age is 2/3 chronological age; sensory overload
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M make inappropriate comments….no social filter; much more common in males; meticulous in their work; minds are tuned in to the concrete; motivated by unusual things
