1 in 2501 in 250

4 : 14 : 1

1 in 11 in 1

DifferencesDifferencesoror

Deficits?Deficits?

Asperger’s Asperger’s Syndrome isSyndrome is

Not Not ManipulativeManipulativeNot Not PsychologicalPsychologicalNot Not Poor Poor ParentingParentingNot Not ADDADDNot Not DefiantDefiant

Asperger’s Asperger’s Syndrome Syndrome isis

•PervasivePervasive•PersistentPersistent•GeneticGenetic•NeurologicalNeurological•ManageableManageable

TRAITSHigh

IntelligenceNarrow Interest

Social Desire Awkward Reciprocity

Physically Active

Motor Clumsiness

Sensory Efficiency

Sensory Overload

Highly Verbal Pedantic & LiteralOrganized Unimaginative &

Rigid

InInpressionspressions

InInpressionspressions•StimuliStimuliStimuliStimuliStimuliStimuliStimuliStimuli•What happened?What happened?•Failure—Again!Failure—Again!•Injustice—Injustice—HelplessnessHelplessness•DespairDespair

ExExpressionspressions

ExExpressionspressions•Little ProfessorLittle Professor•Geek SyndromeGeek Syndrome•OvercontrollingOvercontrolling•MeltdownMeltdown•ShutdownShutdown

•On the studentOn the student•On other On other studentsstudents•On adultsOn adults

IMPACTSIMPACTS

Social Disruption

Social Interventions

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Social Interventions

•Social Stories•Put Behaviors on Cue•Practice Explicit Empathizing•Coach Peers to Coach•“Take Ten”•“Mimic Human Behavior”

Topical Disruption

Topical Interventions

•Redirect special interest•Cue focus on academics•Manage group settings

Environmental Disruption

Environmental Interventions

•Create Safe Places•Limit Sensory Overload•Manage Lighting•Make Concessions

Big Pictures

Interventions for Interventions for

Asperger’sAsperger’s

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Colorado Springs, COColorado Springs, CO

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