Autism Introduction The only information that I had ever known regarding autism came from a nineteen eighties movie called Rain Man. Even then‚ the thought of it was quickly lost in the archives of my mind. Not until I had a child of my own did I realize the significance of autism and the effects that it has on the children of which it afflicts and their families. A recent study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention concluded that almost one out of every one hundred and fifty children
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An Introduction to Autism By National Institute of Mental Health Autism. Not until the middle of the twentieth century was there a name for a disorder that now appears to affect an estimated 3.4 every 1‚000 children ages 3-10‚ a disorder that causes disruption in families and unfulfilled lives for many children. Research from 2009 suggests autism now affects every 1 in 110 children. In 1943 Dr. Leo Kanner of the Johns Hopkins Hospital studied a group of 11 children and introduced the label early
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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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Introduction “Autism is a complex neurobehavioral disorder that includes impairments in social interaction and developmental language and communication skills‚ and rigid‚ repetitive behaviors” (WebMD‚ 2012a). In another words‚ autism is a lifelong disability that blocks the learning‚ language communication‚ emotional and social development of a child. Another way to define autism is that it is a developmental disorder that appears during the first 3 years of life‚ and affects the brain’s normal
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Introduction: Ever try to get the attention of a little kid while they’re watching TV or playing video games? If you have before‚ you probably know what a difficult task this is. However‚ when their lack of concentration begin to affect a greater aspect of their life‚ it’s likely that something’s not right. A neurological disorder called Autism has these characteristics‚ including difficulty in communication and social interactions. In the past few years‚ it seems that Autism has begun to
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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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INTRODUCTION As part of an evaluation the abnormal psychology class had to attend either the psychiatry ward or the alpha centre to evaluate the patients there. I however chose the alpha centre‚ mostly because I saw it as a cliché to choose the psychiatry ward. When I arrived at the centre‚ I observed the environment of the classrooms and the yard. There were classes on both floors of the building. The classes were small some tighter spaced than others and were slightly decorated with posters. They
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Shroug Al-Mutairi. ID#: 201100271. Major: Business Administration. Abstract: Autism is a disorder that is not restricted to a certain race‚ gender or to the scale of development of the country‚ and that’s what I want others to understand. For this research I have read and searched through a number of books‚ both hard cover and electronic‚ I have also read a lot of medical web articles‚ and looked through autism organization websites to validate the accuracy of my material. Through this research
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What is Autism? What Causes Autism? [pic] Autism is known as a complex developmental disability. Experts believe that Autism presents itself during the first three years of a person’s life. The condition is the result of a neurological disorder that has an effect on normal brain function‚ affecting development of the person’s communication and social interaction skills. People with autism have issues with non-verbal communication‚ a wide range of social interactions‚ and activities that include
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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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