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WHERE RE WE ARE - WHERE WE ARE GOING ING

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Autism

sm Spectrum trum Disorde rder r (ASD) ) is the name given to describ ribe e the wide range of behavior

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s amongst st the Autist stic popu pulation tion. . Childr dren en with autism are l less able to interact ct wi with the world as o

• ther

r childr dren en do. . Typically they have defici cits ts in three key areas:

• Verbal

l and nd non-verb erbal l comm mmuni nica cati tion

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• Social awareness and intera

teracti ction

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• Imagin

ginati tive e play

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 Most

t signs s or characte terist ristics cs of Autism sm are e evident ent in the areas of speech ch or communica cati tion

• n (verba

bal and non-ver erba bal). ). Many of the signs s

• r sympto

toms ms of Autism sm begin presenting ting themse selves es between een 2 and 6 years of age.

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The research indicates the following

symptoms are the most commonly found characteristics of Autism:

• The child is unable to coo by 12 months.
• The child also does not point or gesture by 12

months.

• The child does not say single words by 16

months.

• The child does not say 2 or more words by 24

months.

• Has lost some of social skills or language

abilities.

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No fear r of dang nger. er. May avoid id eye e conta tact ct with th you. May pref efer r to be by him/h /herse rself. May echo ho words ds or phrases. May spin n his/h /hers rsel elf or objects. ects. May insist t on thing ngs/r /rout utine nes always ys being ng the e same. e. May display play tantr trum ums for r no appare rent nt reason. n. May exhibit t sel elf injur urious us beha havior r when en upset i.e.

• e. biting

ting sel elves es or banging ng heads ds.

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 Class

ssic ic Autism ism

 Aspe

pergers rgers Syndro drome

 Childh

ldhoo

• od

d Disin sinte tegrative grative Diso sord rder

 Rett Syndro

drome me

 Pervas

vasive ve Deve velop lopme ment ntal al Delay lay -NOS

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 Maryland

d Study dy Results ts:

• Six

x Coun unties ies were e select lected: ed: Carro roll ll, , Balt ltimore imore County, unty, Howard, , Ann nne e Arundel, undel, Harfor rford, , and Cecil cil.

• Stud

udy y inv nvolve

• lved 8 year

r old popul ulati tion

• n.
• 27,022

022 tota tal l cases ses reviewe iewed.

• 336 cases

ses ident entif ified ied with th ASD Preva evalence: ence: 12.4/1000 4/1000 or 1 in 80 Boys ys – 1 in 49 Girls rls – 1 in 256

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 Year

Birth ths # of ASD Gra rade

 2003

2003 1910 1910 24 3rd rd

 2004

2004 1984 1984 24 24 2nd nd

 2005

2005 1949 1949 24 1st st

 2006

2006 1933 1933 24 K

 2007

2007 1857 1857 23 4 yr yr

 2008

2008 1767 1767 22 3 yr yr

 2009

2009 1619 1619 20 20 2 2 yr yr

 2010

2010 1588 1588 19 19 1 1 yr yr 180 180

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 Four Sites:

s:

• Carro

rroll ll Springs rings Scho hool

• l (Pre

re K)

• Hamps

mpstea tead Eleme ment ntary ry

• Winfi

nfield eld Elemen entary tary

• New Windsor

ndsor Middle le (Mid iddle le Scho hool

• l

program)

• gram)

Stud uden ents ts sup upport

• rted

ed at each ch site te with th SLP, P, OT, and nd PT serv rvices ices. Beha havio iora ral l Specia eciali list st assi sign gned ed to work k with th each ch site. te.

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 Need for expansion

sion of existi ting g sites. s.

 Develop

• pment

ent of additi tion

• nal sites.

 Continu

tinued ed effort rt to provide de program rammin ming g that allows CCPS S to meet the needs s of all studen dents ts with autism. m.

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Number

mber of stu tuden ents ts with th auti tism m will l possib ssibly ly cont ntin inue ue to increa crease se even en dur urin ing g decli clini ning ng enrol rollmen lment. t.

Reso

sour urces ces (materi terial l and pers rson

• nnel)

el) requi uired red to meet t the e needs eds of our r stude udents ts with th aut utis ism will l increa crease. e.

Expansi

sion n of present esent sites tes and nd the possib ssible le develop elopment ent of additi tion

• nal

l sites tes will l be requi uired red to meet t the e needs eds of our r stude udents ts with th aut utis ism.

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 Contin

tinue to monit nitor

• r enrollme

rollment t proje jecti ction

• ns

s to estim timate ate the pote tent ntial ial numb mber r of stud udent nts s with th autis ism m in CC CCPS base sed d on the e CD CDC C stud udy.

 Contin

tinue to deve velop lop the neces cessary ry programs grams to allow

• w CCPS to meet

t the needs ds of our studen udents ts with h autis ism m to eliminat iminate the poss ssibili ibility ty of a non- public blic placem cement. t.

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