In today’s world‚ one in 88 children has autism (Glicksman). Kamran Nazeer was one of those children. He mentions in the introduction to the book Send in the Idiots: Stories From the Other Side of Autism that he went to an elementary school in New York with all autistic students. Nazeer‚ now out of college‚ is on a mission to contact his former peers from this school. In doing so‚ Nazeer learns how other autistic individuals cope with the problems of which he also struggles. Additionally‚ he gives
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GLOBAL DEVELOPMENTAL DELAY Global Developmental Delay (GDD) is the general term used to describe a condition that occurs during the developmental period of a child between birth and 18 years. It is usually defined by the child being diagnosed with having a lower intellectual functioning than what is perceived as ‘normal’. It is usually accompanied by having significant limitations in communication. It is said to affect about 1-3% of the population. Causes The most common
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Characteristics of Gifted Children Very Observant Extremely Curious Intense interests Excellent memory Long attention span Excellent reasoning skills This above average giftedness can be generic or acquired. Mildly gifted (IQ 115-129) Moderately gifted (IQ 130-144) Highly gifted (IQ 145-159) Exceptionally gifted (IQ 160-174) Profoundly gifted (IQ 175+) MENTAL RETARDATION Genetic conditions Problems during pregnancy. Problems at birth. TYPES syndromic intellectual disability
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What would one consider themselves as‚ a lumper or a splitter? A hyper specific individual with extreme perception or a regular John Doe? A normal school age child or one labeled with a disability such as autism? In Grandin and Johnsons article “Lumpers and Splitters: What makes animals and autistic people different” they have a theory and consider someone who generalizes things a lumper‚ whereas animals and autistic people are considered splitters because they “particularize” things. This theory
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difficulty to get confidence back from an autistic child. In the foreground is the behavior of the autistic Christopher Boone. Directly from the beginning we notice that something is different with Christopher Boone. The book never directly talks about autism‚ but several aspects let us know this. The capitals in the book are counted as prime number; this language technique lets us directly go in the mind of Christopher Boone. His thinking is that prime numbers are acting like life: logical‚ but impossible
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Ritzie razel d. avenida hrdm2-6d BRAIN DISORDERS TRANSVERSE MYELITIS- Transverse myelitis‚ also known as TM is a neurologic syndrome caused by inflammation of gray and white matter of the spinal cord. 10 INCREDIBLY STRANGE BRAIN DISORDERS You’re used to relying on your brain. Whatever else happens‚ your personal lump of gray matter will take in the world‚ and respond to it in a fluid and predictable way. But actually‚ whatever your brain does is made up of many successive mental steps
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disability in the United States and almost 400 000 people are affected. AD is not a disease but a syndrome with multiples genetic and nongenetic causes. It is more common in males than females (4:1 ratio). Practice management in dentistry of autism child is challenging for the dentist and his staff and requires awareness‚ training as well as from the parents. But one of the articles states that these patients need more familiarity with dental and preventive care that the dental treatment itself
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Some people make decisions based on racism and sexism. Racism is when people judge others based on their skin color. Sexism is when people judge others because of their gender. Both racism and sexism are mostly based on stereotypes. A good example that show this is the Bike Thief video. In the Bike Thief video‚ the actor steals a bike that is chained to a sign in a park. The first actor to do it is a young white male. He uses a hammer‚ bolt cutters‚ and even a saw. When he is stealing the bike‚ people
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astonishing novel describes how different life is like in an autistic child’s mind. This novel is written in a way that normal novels are not. There are diagrams‚ footnotes and metaphors these elements show the reader how Christopher struggles with autism. Firstly‚ every author has its specific style of approach to the audience‚ the way Mark has added diagrams in this novel to make it look like this is the way autistic kids write or describe it is very unusual. While explaining the journey of Christopher’s
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Paul Keel CDV 106 Cassandra Johnson December 2‚ 2013 Script for Fragile X Presentation Slide 1. FRAGILE X SYNDROME Slide 2. Fragile X syndrome (FXS) is a genetic disorder and the leading cause of inherited mental retardation. Children with this syndrome often have significant delays in learning‚ autistic-like behavior‚ hyperactivity‚ and a distinctive physical appearance Slide 3. The term “fragile X” comes from the finding that the X chromosomes of affected individuals have a
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