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4195 Higher Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorders: Revealing Communication Deficits [ASHA Session]


Thursday, July 23, 2009: 10:45 AM-12:00 PM
Broadway Ballroom C (Pheasant Run Resort and Conference Center)
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The superficial communication skills of higher functioning persons with ASD lead most to believe that communication abilities are intact. Communication deficits often are disguised by precocious speaking styles and large vocabularies. Case managers may not see the need for an SLP because the individual can ‘talk.’ If an SLP is recruited, that clinician is often at a loss as to what to do to assess the student. This paper will discuss assessment strategies that reveal these hidden deficits. "

Learning Objectives:

  • participants will be able to identify 2 strategies to informally assess expressive abilities
  • Participants will be able to identify 2 strategies to informally assess receptive abilities
  • Participants will be able to identify 3 areas of need most often seen in the communication skills of persons with higher functioning ASD

Content Area: Communication

Presenter:

Glenis L. Benson, Ph.D.
ASD Consultant
Private Practice

Dr. Benson has worked with persons with ASD for 30+ years. She has been Senior Advisor to the UN and Director of the Autism Program at USD. She has taught for KATC, UW-Madison/Whitewater. Glenis presents nationally and internationally on ASD. Visit her at www.ASD-DOC.com.