Causes and Treatment of 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
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Autism spectrum disorders are life long and have been found to be prevalent in up to 1% of the adolescent population (Simonoff et al.‚ 2008). Many studies have shown that the prevalence of autism spectrum disorders have increased radically (Vismara & Rogers‚ 2008). However‚ there may be many cases not yet reported or diagnosed correctly. The disorder covers a range of individuals with impairments that change from one person to the next. One individual may have difficulty with language communication
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What exactly is the electromagnetic spectrum? Is a continuous range of wavelengths‚ which includes gamma rays‚ ultraviolet waves and other forms of electromagnetic radiation. How does the issue of scarcity and interference relate to the electromagnetic spectrum? The spectrum is considered scarce because of the limited number of frequencies for operation and two parties cannot broadcast on the same frequency in the spectrum. Interference not only can be caused by broadcasters but by natural phenomenons
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In the past‚ some political scientists have suggested that the roles of American political parties are in a major decline. Many factors contribute to this new belief‚ the most prominent being the lack of Democratic and Republican voters and an increase in independent voters. Anis Shivani and Keith Poole‚ two political scientists‚ have studied the shifts of the two major political parties‚ Republican and Democrat. The two took on opposing views. Shivani believed that America was likely to remain
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the overall prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorder was 14.7 per 1‚000 children who are aged eight years. To further simplify‚ one in 68 children will be affected or diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (PubMed‚ 2010). Now‚ 50 families a day learn that their child has autism (Sharpe‚ 2007). This once rare diagnosis has climbed to epidemic proportions and numbers
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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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Analyse the defining features of autistic spectrum conditions and the impact on practice. Autism is a lifelong‚ developmental disability that affects how an individual communicates and relates to other people‚ and how they experience the world around them.someone with autism sees‚ hears and feels th eworkd differently to others. It is a spectrum disability so while people with autism will share similar difficulties‚ it will affect each person differently. Some autistic people say the world feels
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Introduction For many 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
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The five agents of socialization heavily influence a person’s political beliefs and views on different issues. Family and friends can influence a person on major political positions and even affect if that person considers themselves liberal‚ conservative‚ or moderate. A liberal is open to new behavior or opinions and willing to discard traditional values. A conservative holds to traditional attitudes and values and is cautious about change or innovation‚ typically in relation to politics or religion
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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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