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    Sierra Beck 10/07/2013 6th Hour CI Brown SNAPS Article Report Autism Spectrum Disorder: Behavior What is Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)? “Autism is a complex neurobehavioral disorder that includes impairments in social interaction and developmental language and communication skills and rigid‚ repetitive behaviors” (WebMD). People diagnosed with ASD display significant impairments in social interaction and communication skills with peers‚ as well as extremely challenging behavioral actions

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    Autistic Spectrum Disorder First of all‚ there are more than one autism disorders on the autistic spectrum‚ for example‚ there is Rett syndrome‚ Asperger’s Syndrome‚ Pervasive developmental disorder‚ and childhood degenerative disorder. Autism is a developmental disorder that appears in the first 3 years of life‚ and affects the brain ’s normal development of social and communication skills. It affects verbal‚ physical and mental abilities in children‚ stereotyped or repetitive behaviors and

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    Autism Autism Spectrum Disorder is a mental disorder that is usually detected during the stages of early childhood. The disorder affects many different functions of the brain. It occurs in one of every five hundred births. Autism causes problems with the speech‚ language‚ social interaction‚ intelligence‚ and the compulsive behavior of a person. The primary focus of this paper is to give a general definition and description of autism. There are several different types of autism that will be introduced

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    years Autism has been a fast growing and controversial disorder. As common as it is world wide‚ very little is actually known about the disorder and its crippling effects it has on an array of people. Autism also referred to as autism spectrum disorder (ASD)‚ is a “lifelong developmental disability that affects how a person communicates with‚ and relates to‚ other people” (The National Autistic Society‚ 2013). Individuals with this disorder respond differently than an individual not having autism

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    with an Autistic Spectrum Disorder within a Primary School Setting Mukaddes Cross May 2012 Discuss Inclusive Practice for Children with an Autistic Spectrum Disorder within a Primary School Setting According to The National Autistic Society (2011 and 2012)‚ autism can be defined as a lifelong developmental disability which affects the way a person is able to interact with others around them and make sense of the world they live in. However‚ there are variations of Autistic Spectrum Disorders (ASD)

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    1.1 describe the types of difficulty that individuals with an autistic spectrum condition may have with language and other ways of communicating with others (to help you answer this question; What social difficulties might autistic people have with any communication? What verbal and non verbal difficulties might they have?) 1.2. Identify problems that individuals with an autistic spectrum condition may have in social interaction and relationships (to help you answer this question; How would the

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    Over the past four years‚ the rate of autism diagnosed has increased over 30%. Autism spectrum disorder is a neurodevelopmental disorder in which the diagnosed exhibit social and behavioral deficits. Since autism is a life-long impairment‚ researchers are attempting to rapidly find the causes in the hope to find a cure. It is theorized that prenatal hormone exposure could potentially result in ASD. Therefore‚ the prenatal hormones estradiol and dihydrotestosterone were subcutaneously injected into

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    Autism Spectrum Disorders Autism spectrum disorder is a neurodevelopmental disorder. This disorder can affect a child’s ability to converse and interact with others. One (1) in sixty-eight (68) children have been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder in the United States. Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is almost five times more common amongst boys than girls. There are many speculations on what causes ASD. Genes are a very big part of what many scientists believe can cause this disorder. There

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    A Review of Autism Spectrum Disorder Melissa Boyster PSY 203 Human Growth and Development Instructor: Hope Wilson A Review of Autism Spectrum Disorder Autism Spectrum disorder (ASD) or sometimes referred to "autism"‚ is a chronic and complex developmental disorder that affects a person’s ability to communicate or develop socially. Symptoms include delayed learning of language‚ difficulty with executive functioning‚ which relates to reasoning and planning‚ narrow and

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    The purpose of this essay is to analyse Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD); specifically‚ children that have being diagnosed with High Functioning Autism (high IQ)‚ what challenges they have to face‚ such as school‚ teachers and their skills‚ bulling‚ depression and anxiety; briefly discuss the reason why this disorder has been increasing in Australia; the integration of these people to the labour life and which responsibilities are with these children as a society. The word autism is from Greek word

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