cfreeman grad project: austism walk...

Monday, September 22, 2008

austism walk...

I read about the autism walk that pittsburgh hosted at Heinz Field in June for a foundation called austim speaks. If this is the topic that i choose i would like to volunteer in any way that i could. I also read about the different severities of autism. My hopes with this project would be to get a team together to walk in the autism walk and also to have some type of foundraiser.

1 comment:

L. Savido said...: Chelsea,
To build your project around this walk, it would be best (because the amount of time that you have to work on it) if you were to research past walks, plans for the future walk, and not just walk, but to organize a team.; September 23, 2008 at 1:19 PM

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Key Terms

Aphasia: A loss of ability to implement or comprehend language.
Aspergers-Asperger's Disorder is a milder variant of Autistic Disorder.
Autism-A mental illness that typically affects a person’s ability to communicate, form relationships with others, and respond appropriately to the environment.
Autistic Savant – an autistic individual who has an extraordinary gift in a specific area
Communications Notebook: A notebook sent with a student (typically a young or special education student) to and from school by which parents and teachers maintain daily communication.
echolalia-repeating back something said to you.
High Functioning Autism: Individuals with autism who are not cognitively impaired are called
Ketogenic diet-diet said to helo improve symotims of autism
Mainstreaming-putting a disabled child with non-disabled peers in the same classroom
Motor planning - The ability to think through and physically carry out a task.
Secretin - a gut hormone that has been used in controversial treatment of autism.
Visual Supports: Written words, pictures and/or icons that convey information in visual medium. Individuals with autism are typically visual learners and conveying information visually assists with comprehension.