Learn more about Autism with these Tools and Resources: NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity: http://amzn.to/1MeQvSu Autism Breakthrough: The Groundbreaking Method: http://amzn.to/1PiTfUb 101 Games and Activities for Children With Autism: http://amzn.to/1Ru8qsR Stack It Peg Game With Board Occupational Therapy Game: http://amzn.to/1Zd77Us The Asperkid’s (Secret) Book of Social Rules: http://amzn.to/1OlWHga Watch more…
James Coplan, MD, Developmental Pediatrician, describes some of the underlying neuropsychological deficits in children with ASD (cognitive rigidity, dysregulation of attention, arousal, sleep, and sensory processing), and explains how these underlying deficits lead to maladaptive behaviors such as insistence on sameness, perseveration, impulsivity, hyperactivity, agitation, aggressive or self-injurious behavior, poor sleep, and abnormalities of sensory…
[ad_1] About the speaker: University of Missouri Cognitive Neuroscience LaboratoryAssistant Research Professor Adjunct – MU School of Medicine, Department of Radiology Dr. Ferguson is currently studying the association between immune, endocrine, and psychophysiological markers of stress and gastrointestinal disorders in those with autism spectrum disorder. He is also leading the psychophysiological biomarker assessment for predictors…