Autism A Developmental Disability Autism is a disability that affects social development in the brain‚ and has been rising in the past years. There are many different variations of autism‚ ranging in severity. Because of the many negative effects of autism‚ and how fast it’s spreading‚ it’s probably a good idea to devote more effort to treating it. Autism comes from the greek word autos‚ and is a mental condition that hinders the development of social skills. This condition now affects 1 in 68
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An Introduction to Autism By National Institute of Mental Health Autism. Not until the middle of the twentieth century was there a name for a disorder that now appears to affect an estimated 3.4 every 1‚000 children ages 3-10‚ a disorder that causes disruption in families and unfulfilled lives for many children. Research from 2009 suggests autism now affects every 1 in 110 children. In 1943 Dr. Leo Kanner of the Johns Hopkins Hospital studied a group of 11 children and introduced the label early
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Autism SOC313: Social Implication of Medical Issues November 19‚ 2012 Autism can affect each person differently; some may have a broad range of behavioral consequences‚ while others may have impairment in their verbal and nonverbal communications. In this paper I will be evaluating the lifestyle of an individual with autism‚ some of the common misconceptions are held by the general public‚ as well as what the vocational roles. Each individual with autism has different strengths and weaknesses
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How Family’s Coupe With ASD Autism Spectrum Disorder is spotted in early childhood and has a wide range of symptoms. These symptoms include communication‚ socialization and behavioral problems (Mays). Due to these symptoms‚ a child with ASD may have trouble relating to peers and making friends. Due to this‚ school curriculum and special education services need to work with them. Children with Autism often show behavior such as rocking‚ banging on objects‚ biting themselves and spinning (Mays)
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Asperger’s Disorder‚ may have are a “lack of social understanding‚ limited ability to have a reciprocal conversation and an intense interest in a particular subject” (Attwood‚ 12) (Attwood‚ 2007). During the 1940’s‚ a Viennese pediatrician‚ Dr. Hans Asperger recognized similarities between some of the children’s personalities brought to his clinic. In 1981‚ Lorna Wing wrote a paper summarizing Asperger’s findings. She is the person credited with coining the term “Asperger’s Syndrome”. In The Complete
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National Centre for Autism Studies Literature Review of Autism for HM Inspectorate of Education May 2005 Helen Marwick‚ Aline-Wendy Dunlop and Tommy MacKay www.strath.ac.uk/autism-ncas Authors Dr. Helen Marwick‚ Co-Director‚ National Centre for Autism Studies‚ Faculty of Education‚ University of Strathclyde Professor Aline-Wendy Dunlop‚ Lead Director‚ National Centre for Autism Studies‚ Chair of Childhood & Primary Studies‚ Faculty of Education‚ University of Strathclyde Dr. Tommy Mackay
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History of Autism Doctors have come a long way since 1908‚ when the word autism was first used. Here’s a look at the history of autism spectrum disorder. By Virginia Sole-Smith You might think of autism as a new problem because it has become so much more prevalent in recent years. But it’s actually been on the books for more than 70 years--and our thinking about the condition has changed dramatically during that time. Here are the key events in autism history. 1908: The word autism is used to describe
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Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and autism are both general terms for a group of complex disorders of brain development. These disorders are characterized‚ in varying degrees‚ by difficulties in social interaction‚ verbal and nonverbal communication and repetitive behaviors. With the May 2013 publication of the DSM-5 diagnostic manual‚ all autism disorders were merged into one umbrella diagnosis of ASD. Previously‚ they were recognized as distinct subtypes‚ including autistic disorder‚ childhood disintegrative
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Autism‚ Ability‚ and Adaption: Asking the Right Questions Psychologytoday.com Dec. 4‚ 2011 Summary: The author of the article starts of by telling the reader about an episode of “60 minutes” that discusses autistics. In the episode‚ autistics who were thought to be unintelligent were proved to be as smart as normal kids their age through apps on the iPad. The problem wasn’t that the autistic weren’t intelligent; it was that they had no way to communicate their thoughts. The iPads kept them focused
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take him to his Spee3ch Therapy on Wednesday at the Norton’s Children Hospital in downtown Louisville‚ there they have a unit dedicated to children with Autism. I did some research on Autism after I started dating Jodi and it is a very complex genetic disease there are so many different reasons that a child may have the gene that carries the Autism. The doctors are testing Trae now to see what genetic marker is at fault‚ Trae is a low functioning which is classified as the worst form and they don’t
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