The focus on this course is to provide participants with a framework for understanding how autism affects communication. Topics include language development & characteristics, symbolic communication, form & function, joint attention, pragmatics, increasing motivation to use language and effective interventions/instructional strategies. Through the use of case studies and videos, participants will be given the opportunity to identify different forms of communication, I identify current limitations of communication and discuss possible intervention/instructional stategies that can be used to support improved use of language. <em><strong>Prerequisites: Autism Spectrum Disorders and Evidence-Based Practices-An Overview.</strong></em><br />Participants will be able to identify areas of communication affected by autism. They will also understand the impact of impaired joint attention and deficits in pragmatics on communication and social interactions. Participants will understand the role motivation plays in communication and how to identify the form and function of communication.
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Desert/Mountain Special Education Local Plan Area
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Desert/Mountain Special Education Local Plan Area April Hatcher (760) 955-3570
