Sensory Over-Responsivity and Emotion Regulation in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders Introduction While there has been considerable clinical and research effort in delineating the problems of social interaction‚ communication‚ and cognition in those with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs)‚ the disturbances of sensory processing and the performance of emotion regulation remain less explored. Emotion regulation is the modification of any process in the system that generates emotion or its manifestation
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References: The National Autistic Society (1991) Approaches to Autism: an easy to use guide too many and varied approaches to autism. London: The National Autistic Society. BILD codes of Practices Clements J‚ and Zarkowska E (2000) Behavioural Concerns and Autistic and Spectrum Disorders‚ Explanations and Strategies‚ London: Jessica Kingsley. Department of Health (1999) Working Together With Health Information (Online)
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The second student‚ I chose is Donna Corcoran; she is ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder). She was born in Australia and her parents got divorced when she was four years old. She lives with her mother. She was affected by this divorce and always felt that happened because of her. Her mother sometimes struggling to figure out what her daughter wants to say. In her school‚ she has all the support from her teachers. Autism is a lifelong developmental condition that affects‚ among other things‚ the way an
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Using Interactions with Dogs to Increase Social and Communication Skills in Children with Autism Stefanie Baldovin Caldwell College ABA 573 Date: November 13‚ 2012 Draft # 2 Effects of Interactions with Dogs to Increase Social and Communication Skills in Children with Autism The use of service dogs for children with ASD is a relatively new field. Dogs have provided animal assisted therapy (AAT) in conjunction with psychotherapy with positive
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child cannot do.” ~Dr. Temple Grandin. Autism doesn’t have to be a bad thing if you focus on the bad thing you will miss a lot of great things. Autism is a neurological disease that you get at birth‚ but sometimes you don’t see signs until later years. The ways you can help with autism are figuring out the signs to tell if your child has autism‚ what causes autism; knowing that autism is common‚ and what kinds of autisms there are. There are many signs of autism one being behavioral diffencences.
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This study involved 30 children ranging from 7-11 in age who all had a form of autism. The children in this study were split into two groups‚ 15 were the control group and the other 15 was the experimental group. The groups were made based on matches of age‚ sex‚ and function. The main sensory problems the children had were‚ hearing-speaking
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Interactive-Behavioral therapy: Group Psychotherapy for Students with Autism 03/10/15 Abstract Youth diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) has increased dramatically over the last decade. The amount of research on ASD while still limited is increasing; this paper provides a brief overview to the current definitions and characterizations of Autism Spectrum Disorder.. The foundational issue explored in depth is social skills their deficit and its holistic impact on individuals
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Effects of ASD on Reading Comprehension and Math Matthew O’Donoghue American International College 05.02.13 EFFECTS OF ASD ON READING COMPREHENSION AND MATH Abstract Autism spectrum disorder children often face difficulties in several areas within the educational setting and curriculum. This paper will identify the affected child’s academic strengths and weaknesses within the areas of reading comprehension and math. It
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Moreover‚ many misconceptions exist regarding people with ASD and before I move on‚ I would like to address some prominent myths about autism. Due to the popular movie Rain Man‚ many people in America and elsewhere believe that every individual with ASD is an Autistic Savant‚ as in they are exceptionally gifted in a specialized field‚ such as artistic ability‚ musical acuity‚ and more (Sicile-Kira‚ 2). This is a falsehood‚ as only ten percent of people with ASD have astounding gifts and are considered
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(AS)‚ originally described by Hans Asperger in 1944 (Attwood‚ 2007‚ p. 23)‚ was historically considered a distinct high-functioning subtype of autism. It is now considered simply an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) following a change to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) in 2013 (Kite‚ Gullifer‚ & Tyson‚ 2013). “Autism spectrum disorders are severe disorders of development that can affect social interaction‚ communication‚ play‚ and learning” (The Speech Pathologist‚ 2014)
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