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Conditions....
Listed below is a list of some of the conditions we work with that may cause children to have learning difficulties. Please just click on the condition to find out more....
Autistic spectrum disorder |
Autistic spectrum disorder
A child with autism is likely to find it difficult to cope with the rules and lack of structure of 'our' world. This is because he/she will display impairments, to a lesser or greater degree, in three main areas (known as the triad of impairment):
1. Communication - difficulty with all areas of speech; gesture; body language; facial expression etc.
2. Socialisation - difficulties relating to people; poor social skills; obsessional behaviour; poor generalisation skills; little empathy with others; inappropriate eye contact.
3. Imagination - poor theory of mind, fixed thinking; difficulty with abstract ideas and resistance to change.
Autistic children can be upset by a change in their routine and may have some obsessional behaviours. They sometimes have stereotypical motor behaviours such as hand flapping, many have poor sensory awareness and are under or over-sensitive to sound or light or textures.
A multi-disciplinary approach for children with an autistic spectrum disorder is required in order to address the full range of needs |
