Autism Autobiography Sample
Ryan Findlay
11/28/11
Service Project
Far Side of Health
Dr. Moss
Autism Autobiography
Autism, what does this mean? What kind of impact can it have on a family, on a child? The definition of Autism is a variable developmental disorder that appears by age three and is characterized by impairment of the ability to form normal social relationships, by impairment of the ability to communicate with others, and by stereotyped behavior patterns. (1) There are many impacts of Autism, particularly with the family because having a child born with Autism means a lot more extra care to this child and all of the things that he or she needs to overcome. For my service project my Mother and I taught Sunday school. In our class fifty …show more content…
(2) So in other words it is hard to communicate with an autistic patient and it is very hard to control their behavior because it is very sporadic. Autism in most cases is solely genetic based, but in other rare cases it is strongly associated with agents that cause birth defects. (3) Other little important facts are the prevalence of autism is about 1–2 per 1,000 people worldwide; however, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports approximately 9 per 1,000 children in the United States are diagnosed with Autism. (4) Some characteristics of autism are …show more content…
The first thing that I quickly realized was that you definitely need to let your students go to the bathroom otherwise and accident will happen, we quickly learned this. More importantly is if an autistic student needs something you need to help them achieve what they want but you cannot give them what they want easily. Give them something to motivate them, something that will help them reach their goal but does not give them their goal very easily. For example, Matthew a student who I particularly watched because I knew him personally likes to go to the bathroom a lot. So when he got up and walked out the door I brought him back into the room and asked him to answer and question than go to the bathroom, he answered the question correctly then Matthew and I walked to the bathroom. The reason I walked him to the bathroom was because you always need to be watching he or she because he or she can be very sporadic. These are ways to handle an autistic
11/28/11
Service Project
Far Side of Health
Dr. Moss
Autism Autobiography
Autism, what does this mean? What kind of impact can it have on a family, on a child? The definition of Autism is a variable developmental disorder that appears by age three and is characterized by impairment of the ability to form normal social relationships, by impairment of the ability to communicate with others, and by stereotyped behavior patterns. (1) There are many impacts of Autism, particularly with the family because having a child born with Autism means a lot more extra care to this child and all of the things that he or she needs to overcome. For my service project my Mother and I taught Sunday school. In our class fifty …show more content…
(2) So in other words it is hard to communicate with an autistic patient and it is very hard to control their behavior because it is very sporadic. Autism in most cases is solely genetic based, but in other rare cases it is strongly associated with agents that cause birth defects. (3) Other little important facts are the prevalence of autism is about 1–2 per 1,000 people worldwide; however, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports approximately 9 per 1,000 children in the United States are diagnosed with Autism. (4) Some characteristics of autism are …show more content…
The first thing that I quickly realized was that you definitely need to let your students go to the bathroom otherwise and accident will happen, we quickly learned this. More importantly is if an autistic student needs something you need to help them achieve what they want but you cannot give them what they want easily. Give them something to motivate them, something that will help them reach their goal but does not give them their goal very easily. For example, Matthew a student who I particularly watched because I knew him personally likes to go to the bathroom a lot. So when he got up and walked out the door I brought him back into the room and asked him to answer and question than go to the bathroom, he answered the question correctly then Matthew and I walked to the bathroom. The reason I walked him to the bathroom was because you always need to be watching he or she because he or she can be very sporadic. These are ways to handle an autistic