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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

•  rehfeldt@siu.edu;453-8276•  AndreaMazo,M.S.,BCBA(PhDcandidate)•  amazo@siu.edu;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