Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and autism are both general terms for a group of complex disorders of brain development. These disorders are characterized‚ in varying degrees‚ by difficulties in social interaction‚ verbal and nonverbal communication and repetitive behaviors. With the May 2013 publication of the DSM-5 diagnostic manual‚ all autism disorders were merged into one umbrella diagnosis of ASD. Previously‚ they were recognized as distinct subtypes‚ including autistic disorder‚ childhood disintegrative
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Individuals with autism show equal or increased abilities in pitch processing‚ labeling of emotions in music‚ and musical preference when compared to typically‐developing peers. The most compelling evidence supporting the clinical benefits of music therapy lies in the areas of social‐emotional responsiveness and communication including increased compliance‚ reduced anxiety‚ increase speech output‚ decreased vocal stereotypy‚ receptive labeling‚ and increased interaction with peers. Preliminary
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Autism Symptoms Symptoms of autism usually appear before a child is three years old and lasts throughout their lives. Children with autism can display a wide range of symptoms which can vary in severity from mild to disabling. Children with autism have difficulties in: Pretend play Social interactions Verbal and nonverbal communication General symptoms include: Be overly sensitive in sight‚ hearing‚ touch‚ smell‚ or taste (for example‚ they may refuse to wear "itchy" clothes and become
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Difficulty forming a relationship as well as speaking is form of autism. Autism is normally found in early childhood and is normally first noticed by parents. (1) There is many adaptations for the child as well as the parent and/or caregiver of a child with autism. However‚ learning to adapt is possible and parents are successful. Parents normally notice signs of their child not making eye contact‚ inability to respond to hearing their name being called which causes concerns that their child is
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Running Header: Autism Brittani Gillon Bryant and Stratton College Communications 201 Ritu Sharma November 20‚ 2014 Abstract In today’s society‚ there are many diseases that affect the development of the human body. One those disorders are Autism. Autism is not nearly as known as the disorder Down ’s syndrome‚ but it is more effective in society. In fact‚ autism is the third most common developmental disability‚ affecting 400‚000 people worldwide (Autism Society of America). As of yet there is no
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Autism is known as a complex developmental disorder that appears in the first three years of life. It affects the brain’s normal development of social and communication skills. People with autism have problems with non-verbal communication‚ social interactions‚ and activities that include elements of play. Symptoms of autism are usually first noticed by a parent or another caregiver sometime during the child’s first three years. Autism is a wide-spectrum disorder which means no two people with autism
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for all school children and since then a spike has been seen in the diagnosis of autism. Many of those diagnosis falls within a few months of the MMR vaccine and in 1998‚ Andrew Wakefield published a study indicating a relationship between the MMR vaccine and autism (Rudy‚ 2009). Intense media coverage followed and many parents refused to give their children the MMR vaccine‚ believing their children would develop autism. The study was later retracted due to the lack of evidence but many children are
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particular attention from publics‚ that is‚ autism. The autism is a serious condition which appears in childhoods and it can persist throughout a person’s whole life and it effects an individual’s social interaction‚ communication and behavior badly. Unfortunately‚ the number of autistic children in United States has increased sharply from 1/3000 in mid-1990s to 1/150 recently (Rodier‚ 2010). Because of the dramatic increasing of people with autism in this several decades‚ experts were working
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Mr. Van Boening English 12 Block 8 6 October 2014 Autism Spectrum Disorder Autistic children experience the world a lot more differently than others. For example‚ children with autism are not capable of using words‚ and have a hard time communicating in general by any means. Specific sounds‚ like loud crashes and yelling‚ would bother an autistic child that wouldn’t normally bother a child that wasn’t autistic. We need to learn more about autism so we can handle it‚ as it is the fastest growing
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Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) refers to a group of neural development disorders characterized by patterns of demeanor. Parents reactions towards the news of a child diagnosed with Autism are different in every family. This news can either make or break a family. These families have to mainly focus on how they will cope and how drastically their lifestyles will change. Financially‚ Autistic families have the most difficulty raising a child. Sometimes‚ one of the parents quit their job to stay home
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