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Club57:BehavioralTreatmentforAdolescents&AdultswithHigh-Func;oningAu;smat
SIUC’sAu;smResearch&TreatmentCenter
RuthAnneRehfeldt,PhD,BCBA-DBehaviorAnalysis&TherapyProgram
Rehabilita-onIns-tute
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Au6smSpectrumDisorder:--impairmentsinreciprocalsocialinterac;on&communica;onskills--presenceofstereotypedbehavior,interests,ac;vi;es
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Prevalence:--Increasedby600%overlasttwodecades--1in68(123%increasein8years)
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IntellectualFunc6oning:
NotjustthistailoftheIQdistribu-on
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SomeConcerningFindingsaboutAdolescents:
--30%havedepression--48%suspendedfromschoolthreeormore;mes--Halfexperiencebullying
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SomeConcerningFindingsaboutAdults:
--30%haveananxietydisorder;--26%havedepression--Only20%workfull-;me--1in4adultsaresociallyisolated
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PsychologicalFlexibility:
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PsychologicalInflexibility:
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Acceptance&CommitmentTherapy(ACT)--TargetsPsychologicalFlexibility--Teachespeopletochangehowtheyinteractwiththeirthoughts,engageinthepresentmoment,andlivea“vital&engagedlife”thatisconsistentwithone’svalues.
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ACTisEvidence-Based• 155ClinicalTrials• Ea-ngDisorders• ChronicPain• Trauma-cBrainInjury• Obsessive-CompulsiveDisorders• AnxietyDisorders• Depression• Substanceabuse• Schizophrenia• WorkDissa-sfac-on• PTSD• **DevelopmentalDisabili6es(includingID&ASD;staffandparents)
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CLUB57:• SIUC’sAu-smResearch&TreatmentCenter
• BehavioralTreatmentGroupsforAdolescents&AdultswithHighFunc-oningASD– ACT– SocialSkillsInstruc;on
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CLUB57:CONTACTINFORMATION:
• Dr.RuthAnneRehfeldt,BehaviorAnalysis&Therapy
• [email protected];453-8276• AndreaMazo,M.S.,BCBA(PhDcandidate)• [email protected];536-7704
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Dr.VenkataAmba-AssistantProfessor
Kinesiology
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Earlygrossmotorandgazebehaviorininfantsatriskforau6sm:Poten6alforearly
diagnosisV.N.PradeepAmba-,Ph.D.
AssistantProfessorKINESIOLOGY
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Au6smSpectrumDisorder(ASD)• Impairmentsinsocialinterac-onsandcommunica-on
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Au6smSpectrumDisorder(ASD)• Restrictedinterestsandstereotypedorrepe--vebehaviors
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Au6smSpectrumDisorder(ASD)• Posturalimpairments&GazeBehavior(Considerablylessresearch)
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• Au-smdiagnosisandtreatmentisamul-disciplinaryteamapproach
• Howeverevalua-onandtreatmentofmotorac-vityiss-llevolving
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• Evalua-ngearlyposturalmovementsandgazebehaviorininfantsatriskforAu-smcouldmodifycurrentdiagnos-c/therapeu-cprotocolsforchildrenwithAu-sm
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• ExaminingpostureinbabiesatriskforAu6sm
Supinelyingonapressuremat Si\ngpostureonaforcepla]orm
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• Examiningpreferen6allookingbehaviorinbabiesatriskforAu6sm
Non-Social
Social
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n ProvideEvidencethroughResearch
n EarlyDiagnosis
n EarlyInterven-ons
n PhysicalTherapy