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Autism Challenges and Tactile Prompting

Autism spectrum disorder is a developmental disorder characterized by difficulties with social communication and interaction, as well as restricted and repetitive behaviors. Symptoms vary in severity but generally appear before age three. While there is no cure, interventions like speech therapy can help. Children with autism often struggle with social interaction, repetitive behaviors, cognitive issues, medical conditions, learning disabilities, and mental health problems. Tactile prompting uses a vibrating pager worn by the individual to discreetly cue them to engage in a desired behavior.

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Autism Challenges and Tactile Prompting

Autism spectrum disorder is a developmental disorder characterized by difficulties with social communication and interaction, as well as restricted and repetitive behaviors. Symptoms vary in severity but generally appear before age three. While there is no cure, interventions like speech therapy can help. Children with autism often struggle with social interaction, repetitive behaviors, cognitive issues, medical conditions, learning disabilities, and mental health problems. Tactile prompting uses a vibrating pager worn by the individual to discreetly cue them to engage in a desired behavior.

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1. What is autism?

Ans. Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a developmental disorder that causes issues
with communication, social, verbal, and motor skills. The most important thing to know
about autism is that it is a spectrum disorder, meaning its affects vary from person to
person. No two people with autism has the same symptoms. Symptoms generally appear
in the early stage of childhood before the age of three. Symptoms can vary from mild to
severe. There's no "cure" for ASD, but speech and language therapy, occupational
therapy, educational support, plus a number of other interventions are available to help
children and parents.

2. What are the problems people (mostly children) are facing due to autism?
Ans. Children and young people on the autism spectrum (and their parents) face many
issues and challenges on a day to day basis.
Children and young people on the autism spectrum are reported to have difficulties with
the following areas:

 Persistent difficulties with social communication and social interaction For example, they


may find it hard to begin or carry on a conversation, they may not understand social rules
such as how far to stand from somebody else, or they may find it difficult to make
friends.
 Restricted repetitive patterns of behavior, interests or activities. For example, they may
develop an overwhelming interest in something, they may follow inflexible routines or
rituals, they may make repetitive body movements, or they may be hypersensitive to
certain sounds
 cognitive problems (such as difficulties with attention and concentration, central
coherence, and executive function).
 developmental/neurological conditions (such as attention deficit hyperactivity
disorder, dyspraxia and epilepsy).
 gastro-intestinal problems Inc. constipation, diarrhea and indigestion.
 genetic conditions (such as fragile X syndrome, tuberous sclerosis and Cornelia de Lange
syndrome).
 learning disabilities (although many individuals with autism have normal or above
average intellectual ability).
 mental health problems (such as anxiety, depression, and obsessive compulsions).

3. What is Tactile/mechanical prompting?


Ans. A tactile prompting device is a pocket-sized vibrating pager that is either activated
through a transmitter by a trainer or is programmed to vibrate at regular intervals. The
individual is taught to engage in the desired behavior following the vibrating prompt. An
important advantage of the method is that it is unobtrusive and covert. People other than
the target person need not be aware that he/she is being prompted. Another consideration
is that tactile prompts might be easier to fade compared to other prompting methods, such
as verbal prompts.

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