! ∀ # ∃!% ∀ % % #% & %∋ %! % CHALLENGES AND CAUSES OF AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS Challenges and Causes of Autism Spectrum Disorders In 1978 a normal baby girl named Violet was born into a loving family of five older children. Coddled and spoiled as new babies are by their parents and siblings‚ Violet initially 2 appeared to be a healthy and happy child. By one year of age
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Many people don’t know a person with autism. This happened to one family. Natalie has an older brother that has autism. Her brother‚ Patrick‚ has autism‚ but she doesn’t see him as that. He can retell you word for word what happened in the ten pages that he just read. Natalie likes to n go out in public with her brother‚ but everyone doesn’t see him as society’s “norm.” He has a brilliant mind that no one else but him will have that power to tell you something word for word. Sometimes when people
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debate regarding whether or not vaccines cause autism‚ scientific evidence shows that there is no link between the two. The three most popular theories are that the MMR vaccine‚ Thimerosal‚ and the simultaneous administration of vaccines cause autism in children. Many influential people‚ such as Donald Trump and the United States Surgeon General‚ have spoken out supporting and denying this myth. The continued coverage of the media on the vaccine-autism controversy has led to misinformation‚ which causes
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diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or more commonly referred to as autism in 2016 alone (“CDC Estimates”). Autism is a complicated developmental disorder typically diagnosed during the time between infancy and age three ("Autism Spectrum Disorder”) that can cause issues with social interaction‚ both verbal and nonverbal communication‚ and behavioral problems such as receptive behaviors or little to no focus of interest (Davidson et al. 373). There are different types of autism‚ including “…Asperger
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HEAVY METAL TOXICITY ANALYSIS Heavy Metals as Environmental Factors on Autism for Professor Stephanie Powers Technical Report Writing Instructor Florida State College of Jacksonville Jacksonville‚ Florida by Jessica L. Cobb Biomedical Science Student October 14‚ 2013 HEAVY METAL TOXICITY ANALYSIS October 14‚ 2013 Stephanie Powers Professor of English Florida State College of Jacksonville 601 W. State Street Jacksonville‚ FL 32202 Dear Professor Powers: I want to thank
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the term Autism is heard very frequently‚ but what is Autism? The term Autism is used frequently with children that have developmental issues‚ sometimes incorrectly. Living with a child with Autism creates a number of different issues a parent has to overcome. As a parent of a possible child with Autism I decided to research the subject. Sifting through all of the research can be a challenge‚ but I believe I have hit the high points to answer a number of questions. Autism is actually Autism Spectrum
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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
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Autism is a serious developmental disorder that completely impairs children to communicate with their parents and others. When a child is born with Autism the parents might not notice any signs of the disorder. The disorder is usually detected around the first three years of the child’s life. Since there are no known test to determine if a child has Autism there are many indications that a child might be suffering from Autism. When a mother brings a child home from the hospital the thought of
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Autism Lexie Burrell Psychology 101 Research Option Two Due 12/3/14 Abstract The articles being discussed in this psychology paper claims that there are many other possible causes to autism besides just certain risk genes. It claims that parental history as well as social environment and location of where the mother lives are also factors in the brain development that can lead to autistic disorders. Autism usually occurs from certain genes the baby receives from its parents and it happens
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Explain theories about autism related to brain function and genetics and to psychology There are a number of prominent theories regarding Autism. Research indicates that autism may be a disorder of the cortex area of the brain which controls reasoning‚ problem-solving‚ memory‚ voluntary movement and sensation. The autistic brain functions differently than an average brain. The structural differences in the brain‚ such as mini-columns with numerous small brain cells‚ cause a person with autism to think
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