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So much goes into diagnosing Autism. Knowledge is continually changing. There are new studies and new findings each year. I recognized multiple "dianosis'" that were given that aren't used anymore. One thing that I learned was that students' diagnosis can change and the nature of autism can change as well. We learned more about the regression of autism. One professional mentioned that the regression of autism vs. onset-autism may come from a different gene that is affected. I wonder if this really is true. To me it seems that autism is such a wide spectrum that I wonder if it really is the same gene that is being affected or even if it is the same diagnosis all over. It makes sense because there are similarities in all students with autism, but it makes me wonder if there is a difference between each different case of autism? What is that difference if there is one. This video definitely got my brain questioning autism and it makes me wonder what more could we find out about autism? What more will we find out? I should ask.

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Films Media Group. (2010). A mother's courage. Films On Demand. Retrieved February 7, 2022, from https://fod.infobase.com/PortalPlaylists.aspx?wID=114324&xtid=142006.

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"I often think, 'what would it be like to have a normal brain?' It might be totally boring."

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There is a possibility that there is a difference in genes when there is regressive autism vs. early-onset autism

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There are studies where children actually progress normally and they slowly start to lose their abilities.

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-IS SELF-INJURY A SENSORY NEED?
-HOW TO REPLACE THOSE INAPPROPRIATE SENSORY NEEDS WITH APPROPRIATE SENSORY NEEDS?

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If students learn to communicate (even if not verbally) then it allows them to interact with others in the world and helps them to be involved and grow and gain knowledge.

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Students can learn and learn to communicate even if it isn't verbal.

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Temple Grandin mentions that student getting one-to-one teaching have more progress than other students

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-Stim brings peace and repetition, but if you just let a child self stim all day then they don't actually learn and the brain doesn't develop.

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Don't talk about the student in front of them.
You can have language, but not know how to communicate with speech.

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"I'm a visual learner, some may be auditory learner.  Usually students are better at one or the other."

Is this true of all students with Autism?

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Mainstream or Invovlement in Gen Ed Class

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Mainstream or Invovlement in Gen Ed Class

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This Principal states that if students are still working on imitation then they should not be as included in the mainstream class. ???

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-Amygdala grows way too fast in brains with autism. (helps process fear and threatening stimuli, and activates fear-related behaviors in response to threatening or dangerous stimuli)

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"Some days I want to just crawl up in a whole with my kids and hide, but I can't do that because they need interaction with other people because that is what is going to happen."

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Parent Concerns/Questions that were asked while receiving a diagnosis

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Parent Concerns/Questions that were asked while receiving a diagnosis

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Is there a cure? What is autism? Where does it come from? What is the difference between mental retardation diagnosis and autism?

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by Kate Winslet