Signs and symptoms of ASD?
lack of eye contact no jar no pretend play specific interests/repetitive bx poor pronoun use
Assessment?
CELF- metalinguistic
Westby play scales pretend play at 24 months
What would results show?
decreased desire to play together
decreased pretend play
theory of mind decreased
Treatment?
Group language therapy
(pretend play, joint play, models from peers)
Social thinking (perspective taking, collaborative play, identify feelings of others)
PECS/VS
Goals?
ID emotions of self/others
turn taking
requests
describe appropriate responses/behaviors given social story