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Autism In School

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This is my presentation on the issues of autism in a school environment. making sure that autistic children have the right treatment in their schools is imperative and crucial to the improvement of their social development.

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AutismIn School

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Problem● Autism is a spectrum disorder that affects tens of millions

worldwide

● Autism is more common than childhood cancer, juvenile

diabetes, and Pediatric Aids combined

● Affects kids ability to perform social related tasks

● Autism negatively affects a child’s ability to do well in

school

● It becomes imperative to insure the right treatment is being

offered in school and that students are tolerant

● There may not be enough treatment for kids with Autism in

some lower budget public schools

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Causes● There are very few known

causes of this disorder

● The only known cause is

that it stems from simply

genetics

● There are multiple theories

on what other causes there

could be

● Age of father, vaccines,

GMO’s,

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Effects● Autism affects the part of the brain that

controls social related tasks

● Tasks such as making eye contact and

holding a conversation can be both

strenuous and difficult for autistic kids

● They become hyper-sensitive to all forms of

contact stimulant including touch, hearing,

taste, visual

● Loud noises and strange feelings can be very

disorienting

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In School● Autism can make it extremely hard to work well

in school

● An autistic student may find the urge to huddle

into a corner to lock out all stimulant

● It is extremely hard for an Autistic child to

overcome inner issues let alone learn in school

● Autism treatment is expensive itself, so public

schooling for them and their families may be an

only resort

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Bullying● Autism is a spectrum disorder, meaning it comes in all

severities

● Asperger syndrome is a form of Autism but less severe, it

can be hard to diagnose and you may be not able to tell if

somebody has it

● kids with Aspergers may just appear to be socially

awkward but it can be much more than that.

● Because of possible social awkwardness kids with Autism

and Asperger's are easy targets for bullies

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Evidence● Autism speaks is a non-profit organization founded by Susan

Wright and Bob Wright because of their grandson who also has

Autism

● According to Autism Speaks Autism has jumped from affecting 1

in 88 children to 1 in 64 a dramatic increase

● it affects 1 in 42 boys and 1 in 189 girls, it is unknown why it is

more prevalent in boys than in girls

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ConclusionHow can I help?

You can help by simply being kind, tolerant, and compassionate towards

others. It may be hard to distinguish high-functioning autistic kids, so it is of the utmost importance to be kind

and tolerant to all people around you

can get involved by visiting http://www.autismspeaks.org/

My goal was to raise awareness so that it could possibly be easier for kids with Autism to learn in a

school environment.

As you can see Autism is a disorder that can make it extremely difficult for kids to perform in school.

Making it our job to help them out as much as we can, because Autism does not mean you can’t learn.