Honors English 12 April 26th 2013 Autism Autism is a complex disorder of the brains development which can cause problems in an individual’s abilities to function normally in society (webmd). Autism generally is seen in males rather than females. It is known as the fastest growing developmental disorder today (autismspeaks). There are many signs and symptoms that people with autism have to cope with. There are also different types of autisms‚ such as Aspergers syndrome‚ Rett Syndrome and
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When we hear the name Steve Jobs‚ autism isn’t what first comes to mind‚ and high functioning autism is the last. Considered to be the master mind in the computer world‚ Steve Jobs did not let his autism stop him from getting the education that he needed to excel in the field of computers‚ and neither should others who have the autism label. Sheltering Steve Jobs in a “special” classroom wasn’t an option for his parents‚ nor should it be an option for any child who is capable of succeeding in a
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Autism is a serious developmental disorder that affects a child’s ability to communicate and interact with others. For reasons that are not clear‚ the disease is three to four times more common in boys than it is in girls. Children with autism often are self-absorbed and seem to exist in a private world where they are unable to successfully communicate and interact with others. They may have difficulties in developing language skills and understanding what others say to them. They may also have difficulties
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Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Transition from School to Post-School Life Your Name School’s Name Author Note Your Name‚ Department of XXXXXX‚ School’s name This paper was submitted in partial fulfillment of Class name XXX. Correspondence concerning this research paper should be addressed to Your Name‚ Department of XXXXXX‚ School ’s Name‚ City‚ State‚ Zip Code‚ Email: XXXXXXXXX Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Transition from School to Post-School Life The development that one experience during
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Autism Autism or PPD (pervasive developmental disorder) is defined by the Columbia encyclopedia as a rare neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by the inability to relate to and perceive the environment in a realistic manner. The onset of the disorder is in infancy or early childhood‚ generally before the age of thirty months‚ and males are affected four times as often as females. Symptoms include impairment in social interaction‚ fixation on inanimate objects‚ inability to communicate normally
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Running head: Autism What is autism? This is a very good question‚ and my guess would be that it is a disorder that affects a person in the way that they communicate‚ socialize‚ and interact with others. The real definition according to Baron-Cohen (1995) follows: That autism is considered the most severe of all the childhood psychiatric conditions. Fortunately‚ it occurs only rarely‚ affecting between 4 and 15 children per 10‚000. It occurs in every country in which it has been looked
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Autism spectrum disorders are caused by abnormalities in the brain that affect the neurodevelopment system and no single cause has been found (Grandin p.30). Some early indicators of autism are Lack of eye contact‚ lack of attention to the same item or topic another person is focusing on when interacting with that person‚ lack of reciprocal conversation‚ and atypical sensory/motor processing. Students who are diagnosed with autism have deficits in five areas: communication‚ socialization and social
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Brown 23 November 2012 Autism When I was in middle school‚ I went to this summer camp and met this little Autistic girl. She was very sweet‚ but I noticed there was something different about her. If I called her name she wouldn’t respond‚ and sometimes she wouldn’t talk much. I did not know her for very long because we were in different age groups but when I found out she was Autistic‚ it sparked an interest in working with special needs students. What is Autism? “Autism means a developmental
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diagnosed with mild autism. His classroom was really small and tight spaced. It had a round table where each student sat. There are five students in that class. There were shelves which were well organized with different materials needed for the students. It had a sink far out from the working area‚ where they could wash up after themselves. There was a computer in the classroom which the instructor said she sometimes uses for lessons‚ music and looking at pictures. Autism is a complex developmental
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Autism is a mental disease or disorder characterized by difficulties and problems in talking‚ interacting‚ communicating and performing activities. Autism is characterized in many different degrees‚ one worse than the other. The disorder is commonly established in the first 2 years of age; anyhow‚ they are autistic since the first day they were born. According to scientists‚ autism is much more likely in boys than in girls: one in 88 girls and I in 54 boys. Autism is the fastest growing disease in
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