Autism and Co-occurring Conditions Conference 2019 Sensitivities... · Echolalia Echopraxia...

Autism and Co-occurringConditions Conference

2019

How to support the sensoryexperiences of autisticpeopleBy Paul Isaacs

Speaker, Trainer, Author & Consultant On the AutismSpectrum

Introduction,Birth & EarlyYears

Born premature – PreemieSyndrome

Brain injury – PrenatalAbruption (left hemispherebrain damage – righthemisphere dominance) – DrManuel Casanova

Genetics

“Blind” to the right side ofmy body

Non - Verbal , Speech andLanguage Delay

Functional speech gained at7/8 years old

SensoryIntegration

Touch

Smell

Taste

Sound

Vision

Movement

Balance

Hypo (Under)

Hyper (Over)

Fruit SaladAnalogy –Reference Points

Created By Donna Williams (PollySamuel) in 1995

Her Books on the subject:

Autism Inside Out Approach (1995)

The Jumbled Jigsaw (2005)

What is Autism? Blog

http://blog.donnawilliams.net/2014/01/24/what-is-autism-by-donna-williams/

VisualPerception

Prosopagnosia – “Face blindness”not processing faces

Simultagnosia – Object Blindnessbeing “object blind” and seeingthings is pieces rather than in itstotality

Semantic Agnosia – MeaningBlindness being “meaning blind”means the person will sniff, tap,lick, touch and press to gain“meaning” of their visual field

Visual – Verbal Agnosia – Readingtext with no meaning orunderstanding

Form Agnosia- Being “mono” andnot integrating the “whole”

BodyDisconnect

Oral Dyspraxia [SpeechApraxia]- Articulation &forming of words

Pain Agnosia [Analgesia] –Lack of pain recognition

VisuospatialDysgnosia/Hemiplegia –Body awareness

Finger Agnosia [DigitBlindness] – Unaware ofyour fingers

Mirror Agnosia – Depthperception

LanguageProcessing

Meaning Deafness

Aphasia (Receptive &Expressive) (Before theLiteral)

Semantic PragmaticDisorder (Literal)

Echolalia, Echopraxia,Echomimia & Palilalia

Emotional ProcessingAlexithymia &Echoemotica

“Self” and “Other”Integration

Pattern, Theme & Feel – D. Williams

"Eeeeee!!!" is "happy" which includes clapping and jumpingLow sounds "ugggg!!!" - Is Unhappy

And/or "clicking" sounds with my tongue - Represents AnxietyHead hitting - Processing problems

Chest thumping - I would like come back to this world pleaseHead banging - I can't cope I need some help

Sniffing, Licking, Tapping, Mouthing, Rubbing Surroundings - What areyou?

Sculpting Faces - Who are you?

Tilting Head - I Remember You! And I like your company

Asperger’s Syndrome & Autism

Asperger’s Syndrome:Literal, Logical WithLeft Brain Dominanceuses Logic to makesense the world

Autism: Less Literal,Logical With Right BrainDominance uses sensoryexperiences to makesense of the world

“Aspinauts” – Mix ofboth

Sensory Perceptual

Simultagnosia

Prosopagnosia

Language Processing

Aphasia

SocialEmotional

Agnosia

Social Perception Body Disconnection

Oral Apraxia

Pain Agnosia

Visual SpatialDysgnosia

Hemiplegia

Emotional Perception

Alexithymia

Paul Isaacs Autism “Fruit Salad”Part 1 2016

Copyright Donna Williams1995/2005/2014

Semantic Agnosia

Mental Health

ObsessiveCompulsive

Disorder

Psychosis(2007)

Personality Types

Idiosyncratic

Mercurial

Serious

Self-Sacrificing



Personality Disorders(2007)

Impulse ControlDisorder

MoodDisorder/Emotional

Dysregulation

DissociativeDisorder NOS

Learning Style

Tactile /Kinaesthetic

Exposure Anxiety

Learning Difficulties

Dyslexia

Dyscalculia

Dysgraphia

“Mild” LearningDisability



Mono “Self & Other”Integration Issues

Aphantasia Lackof Visual Internal

Mentaliising

InformationProcessing/Integration

Delay

Information Processing

Sensory Perceptual

AuditoryAgnosia

Visual VerbalAgnosia

Echophenomena

Integration

NocturnalBruxism

ScotopicSensitivitySyndrome

CandidaAlbicans



Echolalia

Echopraxia Echomimia

Palilalia

Compulsion

Health

NocturnalBruxism

Mutism

Personhood &Personality

“Paul” is “me first

Personality traits &profiles are in allhuman beings

My likes and dislikes arenot all to do with my“autism”

Autism is not the sumand total of my “being”

I remain balanced in myview of what autism isand what it means

www.ptypes.com

My Books

Living Through The Haze

Life Through A Kaleidoscope

A Pocket Size Practical Guide forParents, Professionals and People onthe Autistic Spectrum

Understanding & Supporting AutisticStudents in Specialist Schools

Autism: Inside Perceptions ofCommunication, Interaction,Thoughts & Feelings

Endorsed Jennifer Cook O’Toole’s Asperkids Coloring Book

Chapter in Gifts of Autism and Alzheimer's

Been There, Done That. Try This!

Colour Coding By Adele Devine

Uncommon Minds – Artwork

Sensory Perceptual Issues in Autism And AspergerSyndrome Second Edition – Olga Bogdashina

Other Books

Paul IsaacsFreelance Speaker, Trainer, Consultant &

Author on the Autism Spectrum

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