Autism Case Study
Autism
I was interested in learning more about Autism because I have a distant relative who has a son with severe autism. The parents are very bright intelligent and socially eloquent people. The father is a music theory professor at an elite school on the East Coast and the mother is so valued at her job that they fly her back to the west coast a couple times a month for various reasons while letting her work from home the rest of the time. They are very loving, patient, and caring toward their son and have sought whatever intervention they could possibly think of for him at a very young age such as speech therapy and behavioral intervention. The majority of his communication is confined to symbols that he seeks out on a computer, which indicates basic wants or needs. He has been known to inflict injuries upon himself and others and has had a history with seizures. I could walk into a room and he would not even know or care that I was there. He is very dependent on others and requires help in toileting, obtaining food, and clothing. …show more content…
There is a range of severities that fall under this label some defined as being able to functioning independently and others that need substantial help for basic activities (NINDS, 2015). Some infants show signs of autism such as non-existent babbling when interacting with parents, or no eye contact, or becoming overly focused on objects (NINDS, 2015). Others may not show signs until two or three where they become less interested in social activity (NINDS, 2015). The Center for disease Control and Prevention estimate that 1 in 68 children have ASD (NINDS, 2015). Boys are significantly more likely to develop ASD than girls (NINDS,
I was interested in learning more about Autism because I have a distant relative who has a son with severe autism. The parents are very bright intelligent and socially eloquent people. The father is a music theory professor at an elite school on the East Coast and the mother is so valued at her job that they fly her back to the west coast a couple times a month for various reasons while letting her work from home the rest of the time. They are very loving, patient, and caring toward their son and have sought whatever intervention they could possibly think of for him at a very young age such as speech therapy and behavioral intervention. The majority of his communication is confined to symbols that he seeks out on a computer, which indicates basic wants or needs. He has been known to inflict injuries upon himself and others and has had a history with seizures. I could walk into a room and he would not even know or care that I was there. He is very dependent on others and requires help in toileting, obtaining food, and clothing. …show more content…
There is a range of severities that fall under this label some defined as being able to functioning independently and others that need substantial help for basic activities (NINDS, 2015). Some infants show signs of autism such as non-existent babbling when interacting with parents, or no eye contact, or becoming overly focused on objects (NINDS, 2015). Others may not show signs until two or three where they become less interested in social activity (NINDS, 2015). The Center for disease Control and Prevention estimate that 1 in 68 children have ASD (NINDS, 2015). Boys are significantly more likely to develop ASD than girls (NINDS,