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AUTISMVS.

DYSLEXIA

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Characteristics

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AUTISTIC DISORDER

A mental condition characterized by difficulty incommunicating with others.

Infants failed to cuddle, make eye contact or exhibit facialresponsiveness.

Unable to play cooperatively or make friendship.

Language maybe totally absent. If child does speak,grammatical structure may be Impaired.

There is abnormal speech melody.

Echolalia (repetition of words or phrases spoken by others).

intense reaction to minor changes in the environment

Music holds special interest by them.

Have labile mood

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DYSLEXIA DISORDER

A condition involving difficulty inreading and spelling.

Is characterized by difficulties withaccurate and/or fluent wordrecognition and by poor spelling and

decoding abilities. people who have dyslexia are perfectly

intelligent in other ways. Intelligenceisnt the problem. Reading andwriting is.

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Autism

A pervasive developmentaldisorder.

It is an impairment in social andcommunication skills, and thedisplay of stereotyping behaviors.

A mental condition characterizedby difficulty in communicating withothers.

Dyslexia

A specific developmentaldisorder.

Inability to read, spell, and wwords, despite the ability to and recognize letter.

A condition involving difficreading and spelling

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Similarities

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They are both Mental disord Occurs more frequently in

males than females.

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SYMPTOMS

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Autism Failure to develop social relations

Stereotyped behavior such as handgestures

Extreme resistance to change in routine

Abnormal responses to sensory stimuli

Decrease sensitivity to pain

Inappropriate or decreased emotionalexpressions

Specific, limited intellectual problemsolving abilities

Stereotyped or repetitive use oflanguage

Impaired ability to initiate or sustain aconversation.

Dyslexia Reverses letter sequences Slow to learn prefixes, suffixes, root words

other spelling strategies

Avoids reading aloud Trouble with word problems Difficulty with handwriting Awkward, fist-like, or tight pencil grip Avoids writing compositions Slow or poor recall of facts Difficulty making friends Trouble understanding body language and

expressions Difficulty expressing oneself Mixing the order of letters or numbers whil

reading or writing

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MANAGEMENT

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Autism Parent needs a great deal of

support so that they do notreject their child because thechild seems to be rejectingthem because of lack ofinteraction.

Behavior modification

therapy may help. Day care program can help

to promote social awareness.

Dyslexia

Teaching phonics, programs to improphonemic awareness, and guidedrepeated oral reading can help thestruggling reader.

Classroom accommodations help aswell.

use of laptop computers, spell checke

tape recorders, recorded books, andlecture notes, a quiet room

use of tutors can assist the reader.

young students need to be counseledthat they are bright and have a uniquway of reading.