Tuesday 4 November 2014

Autism Awareness

 1.  …gain an understanding of what autism is.
2.  …learn basic facts about autism.
3.  …discover how some people with autism might behave.
4.  …learn how people with autism are similar to themselves.
5.  …gain an understanding of how people with autism see and feel the world around them.
6.  …discover ways students can help people with autism.
There is no cure for ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder). Therapies and behavioral interventions are designed to deal with different symptoms and can bring about great improvement. The ideal treatment plan brings together therapies and interventions that meet the specific needs of individual children. Most health care professionals today agree that the earlier the better. Ideas about autism and how to treat it (medication, therapy, education, special diet, institutionalization, etc) even among doctors, have changed a lot over time. 

Your job is to investigate how autism has been understood over time and check out the past, present, and future possibilities for treatment (in other countries, too!)

These websites will get you started, but you’ll need to do strategic Google searches as well. Make sure you understand the content (stick with websites geared to kids/teens), otherwise you’ll find the many medical terms confusing. I suggest you divide your puzzle organizer into  4: past, present, future, and other countries. 

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