1. Autism Spectrum Disorders: Navigating the Autistic Spectrum
ADM/545
Staff Development Presentation
May7, 2011
Learning Team A
Edna Calhoun-Lawrence
Jacob Roth
Linda Blackmon
Pamela Smith-Johnson
Jiliann Tamayo
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2. Understanding Autism Spectrum Disorder
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A Developmental Disability

3. Results from a disorder of the human central nervous system 4. Manifests itself before the age of three (3) years 5. No two children with autism are the same 6. Affects Language, Social interactions, and neurotypical behavior