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Strengths and weaknesses in High Functioning Autism
Ina van Berckelaer-OnnesUniversity of Leiden
Cardiff10-05-2006
Wing’s triad of ASD
Social interactions Communication Imagination versus DSM IV
stereotyped patterns
cognition behaviour
Cognition HFA
Perception: information processing
Attention: set-shifting (+ inhibition??)
Memory: memory for facts versus functional memory
Attention:WCC and EF Strong fixations /
obsessions Weak lack of interest
Set-shifting versus inhibition
Bridging Assessment to Treatment
From Profile to Interventions: Support Strengths and Build
up Weaknesses
Treatment strategies
1st grade strategy: environmental coaching
(augmentative communication)
2nd grade strategy: individual treatment
3rd grade strategy: individual colouring
Individual treatment; 2nd grade strategy
Focusing on the individual needs - speech therapy
- social skill training- job coaching- psychotherapy (mostly cognitive behavioural therapy)
- etc.
Individual colouring; 3rd grade strategy
Personal characteristic
Associated features
Comorbid Disorders