Best Practice When Assessing Social Communication with High Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorders
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Date: Friday December 7, 2018 Time: 10:00 AM PST | 01:00 PM EST
Overview:
This presentation will offer participants a variety of tools to help evaluate the social-
pragmatic communicative features of High Functioning Autism Spectrum to acquire more relevant
information with which to develop intervention strategies.
Why should you Attend: It is well known that individuals with High Functioning Autism Spectrum
have deficits in social-communication skills. Engaging in one-sided conversational topics that
hold little interest to others, a tendency towards hyper-literalism, an inability to
understand idiomatic and abstract language are often present. Vocal tone may be flat and
monotonous or may come across as condescending or outright oppositional. Add to this problem,
the individual may have poor facial expressions which further serve to negatively impact how
others perceive them socially.
Reading nonverbal language is often a weak skill for individuals with High Functioning Autism
Spectrum. What many people fail to realize is how significant a role this skill plays in
social situations. When was the last time you told someone you didn't want to listen to their
conversation anymore? Did you ever state to someone you find his/her topic interesting? Likely
you did not. Instead people use subtle body movements and facial expressions to signal
approval and disapproval. We "read"these messages and alter our social interaction
accordingly.
But what happens if you fail to attend to these messages. People will continue to use these
techniques without success and eventually become overwhelmed and frustrated. That's when
problems really happen because they likely will express their extreme displease to the
individual and/or avoid them at all costs.
This behavior is seen by the offender as "out of the blue"and completely unwarranted. Is it
any wonder why anxiety is a major concern? Eventually the individual may view those around him
with extreme suspicion and become paranoid. After all, he thinks he's communicating in the
same manner as everyone else. That's why when it comes to social skills, it doesn't matter
what he thinks about himself, it's what others think of him that is more important. In simple
terms, if people don't like him, they will avoid him.
Diagnosticians are frequently called upon to address these issues both in terms of diagnostics
and goal development. However, few are adequately prepared to handle the unique idiosyncrasies
seen in this population. As a result, they may use standardized tools that are not designed to
assess the type of deficits seen in this population.
Diagnosticians have a responsibility to choose tests that are valid for the purpose in which
they are being used. Unfortunately, in the case of High Functioning Autism Spectrum, current
standardized tests for communication are not sensitive enough to provide the diagnostician
with appropriate information.
They assess the individual's cognitive social skills, not the functional social skills. Many
individuals know how to pass these tests. Inadequate and unobtainable social-pragmatic goals
are then developed based on these findings. Ultimately this negatively impacts effective
service delivery. We presume passing the test implies they know how to implement the skills.
This presumption is often faulty.
Areas Covered in the Session:
How to Recognize and Describe Social-Pragmatic Deficits in High Functioning Autism
Limitations of Standardized Tools when Assessing Social-Pragmatic Communication
Factors to Consider when Choosing Diagnostic Instruments
How to Extrapolate Meaningful Data From Social-Pragmatic Communication
How to write Meaningful Operant Goals for Social-Pragmatic Communication
Who Will Benefit:
Anyone who is charged with Diagnosing and Treating Individuals with High-Functioning Autism
Speaker Profile
Timothy P. Kowalski, M.A.,C.C.C. is a licensed speech-language pathologist specializing in
social-pragmatic communication deficits and an internationally known expert on Asperger
Syndrome. His Orlando practice has seen clients from Europe, South America and throughout the
USA. He regularly consults to schools on best practices for students identified or suspected
of having Asperger syndrome and provides school-wide district in-services.
Price - $139
Contact Info:
Netzealous LLC - MentorHealth
Phone No: 1-800-385-1607
Fax: 302-288-6884
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.mentorhealth.com/
Webinar Sponsorship: https://www.mentorhealth.com/control/webinar-sponsorship/
Follow us on : https://www.facebook.com/MentorHealth1
Follow us on : https://www.linkedin.com/company/mentorhealth/
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Overview:
This presentation will offer participants a variety of tools to help evaluate the social-
pragmatic communicative features of High Functioning Autism Spectrum to acquire more relevant
information with which to develop intervention strategies.
Why should you Attend: It is well known that individuals with High Functioning Autism Spectrum
have deficits in social-communication skills. Engaging in one-sided conversational topics that
hold little interest to others, a tendency towards hyper-literalism, an inability to
understand idiomatic and abstract language are often present. Vocal tone may be flat and
monotonous or may come across as condescending or outright oppositional. Add to this problem,
the individual may have poor facial expressions which further serve to negatively impact how
others perceive them socially.
Reading nonverbal language is often a weak skill for individuals with High Functioning Autism
Spectrum. What many people fail to realize is how significant a role this skill plays in
social situations. When was the last time you told someone you didn't want to listen to their
conversation anymore? Did you ever state to someone you find his/her topic interesting? Likely
you did not. Instead people use subtle body movements and facial expressions to signal
approval and disapproval. We "read"these messages and alter our social interaction
accordingly.
But what happens if you fail to attend to these messages. People will continue to use these
techniques without success and eventually become overwhelmed and frustrated. That's when
problems really happen because they likely will express their extreme displease to the
individual and/or avoid them at all costs.
This behavior is seen by the offender as "out of the blue"and completely unwarranted. Is it
any wonder why anxiety is a major concern? Eventually the individual may view those around him
with extreme suspicion and become paranoid. After all, he thinks he's communicating in the
same manner as everyone else. That's why when it comes to social skills, it doesn't matter
what he thinks about himself, it's what others think of him that is more important. In simple
terms, if people don't like him, they will avoid him.
Diagnosticians are frequently called upon to address these issues both in terms of diagnostics
and goal development. However, few are adequately prepared to handle the unique idiosyncrasies
seen in this population. As a result, they may use standardized tools that are not designed to
assess the type of deficits seen in this population.
Diagnosticians have a responsibility to choose tests that are valid for the purpose in which
they are being used. Unfortunately, in the case of High Functioning Autism Spectrum, current
standardized tests for communication are not sensitive enough to provide the diagnostician
with appropriate information.
They assess the individual's cognitive social skills, not the functional social skills. Many
individuals know how to pass these tests. Inadequate and unobtainable social-pragmatic goals
are then developed based on these findings. Ultimately this negatively impacts effective
service delivery. We presume passing the test implies they know how to implement the skills.
This presumption is often faulty.
Areas Covered in the Session:
How to Recognize and Describe Social-Pragmatic Deficits in High Functioning Autism
Limitations of Standardized Tools when Assessing Social-Pragmatic Communication
Factors to Consider when Choosing Diagnostic Instruments
How to Extrapolate Meaningful Data From Social-Pragmatic Communication
How to write Meaningful Operant Goals for Social-Pragmatic Communication
Who Will Benefit:
Anyone who is charged with Diagnosing and Treating Individuals with High-Functioning Autism
Speaker Profile
Timothy P. Kowalski, M.A.,C.C.C. is a licensed speech-language pathologist specializing in
social-pragmatic communication deficits and an internationally known expert on Asperger
Syndrome. His Orlando practice has seen clients from Europe, South America and throughout the
USA. He regularly consults to schools on best practices for students identified or suspected
of having Asperger syndrome and provides school-wide district in-services.
Price - $139
Contact Info:
Netzealous LLC - MentorHealth
Phone No: 1-800-385-1607
Fax: 302-288-6884
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.mentorhealth.com/
Webinar Sponsorship: https://www.mentorhealth.com/control/webinar-sponsorship/
Follow us on : https://www.facebook.com/MentorHealth1
Follow us on : https://www.linkedin.com/company/mentorhealth/
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• They can get the benefit of advice from experts in the field.
• Healthcare professionals will have the flexibility of viewing recorded webinars at their convenience.
• MentorHealth offers online interactive participation. Using this, healthcare professionals, no matter which part of the world they are based in, will have the opportunity to listen to and interact with some of the most accomplished experts in the healthcare Industry.
MentorHealth is driven by a core objective –that of being a platform for learning and discussion to address some of the important issues and challenges that the healthcare community, consisting of healthcare workers from doctors to nurses to other support staff, is up against in today‘s scenario. Various aspects of healthcare, such as Meaningful Use, Patient Protection and Affordable Care, HIPAA, HITECH Act, Stark and Anti Kickback Act, Valid Consent, Patient Safety and Process Improvement, Patient Safety and Quality Outcomes, Healthcare Information Technology Standards Panel (HITSP), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Records, Nursing Informatics, Healthcare Disclosure, Electronic Transactions Standards such as 5010 and ICD-10, Electronic Health Records, Stimulus Code, Healthcare Information Exchange, Healthcare Information Technology, Medical Necessity, Personal Health Records, Clinical Decision Support, Financial Management and ROI, Electronic Prescribing, Healthcare Information Systems, Clinical Informatics, Insurance Claim Appeals, Auto ID and Bar Coding, Integration and Interoperability, Risk Management in the Retention and Destruction of Medical Records and Medical Records Law, to name just a few, are covered. ...
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