{"id":3076,"date":"2011-08-06T06:00:31","date_gmt":"2011-08-06T11:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/k12teacherstaffdevelopment.com\/tlb\/?p=3076"},"modified":"2019-03-27T14:28:49","modified_gmt":"2019-03-27T19:28:49","slug":"recognizing-the-signs-of-autism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/k12teacherstaffdevelopment.com\/tlb\/recognizing-the-signs-of-autism\/","title":{"rendered":"Recognizing the Signs of Autism"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/professionallearningboard.com\/blog\/\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"check_out_the_new_blog\" title=\"Check Out the New Blog\" alt=\"Check Out the New Blog\"  src=\"https:\/\/k12teacherstaffdevelopment.com\/images\/check_out_the_new_blog.jpg\"><\/a> <span><span style=\"font-size: small\"><a href=\"https:\/\/k12teacherstaffdevelopment.com\/tlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/06RecognizingtheSignsofAutism.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3077\" style=\"margin: 5px 20px;border: 4px solid grey\" src=\"https:\/\/k12teacherstaffdevelopment.com\/tlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/06RecognizingtheSignsofAutism.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/k12teacherstaffdevelopment.com\/tlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/06RecognizingtheSignsofAutism.jpg 300w, https:\/\/k12teacherstaffdevelopment.com\/tlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/06RecognizingtheSignsofAutism-226x300.jpg 226w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>The Autism Society of America defines autism as a &#8216;complex developmental disability that typically appears during the first three years of ones life&#8217;. It is the result of neurological differences that affect normal processing and reactions of the body and brain. Both children and adults with autism typically show difficulties in verbal and non-verbal communication, social interactions, and leisure or play activities. Language and communication develop in stages and students with autism may not be at the same stage as their peers<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Some of the signs of autism are:<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small\">Lack of or delay in spoken language<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small\">Repetitive use of language and\/or motor mannerisms (hand-flapping, twirling objects)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small\">Little or no eye contact<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small\">Lack of interest in peer relationships<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small\">Lack of spontaneous or make-believe play<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small\">Persistent fixation on parts of objects<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small\">Autistic children begin to show signs of autism from as early as 18 months. Identifying these signs early helps deal with the condition with greater ease.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>From Professional Learning Board\u2019s online continuing education course for teachers: <a href=\"https:\/\/k12teacherstaffdevelopment.com\/tlb\/introduction-to-autism-class\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Introduction to Autism<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>  The Autism Society of America defines autism as a &#8216;complex developmental disability that typically appears during the first three years of ones life&#8217;. It is the result of neurological differences that affect normal processing and reactions of the body and brain. Both children and adults with autism typically show difficulties in verbal and [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1335,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1,38],"tags":[232,237,234,236,235,233,231],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/k12teacherstaffdevelopment.com\/tlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3076"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/k12teacherstaffdevelopment.com\/tlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/k12teacherstaffdevelopment.com\/tlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/k12teacherstaffdevelopment.com\/tlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1335"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/k12teacherstaffdevelopment.com\/tlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3076"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/k12teacherstaffdevelopment.com\/tlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3076\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24852,"href":"https:\/\/k12teacherstaffdevelopment.com\/tlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3076\/revisions\/24852"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/k12teacherstaffdevelopment.com\/tlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3076"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/k12teacherstaffdevelopment.com\/tlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3076"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/k12teacherstaffdevelopment.com\/tlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3076"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}