Autistic Spectrum Disorders Abstract Autistic Spectrum Disorders are a newly revised category of Pervasive Development Disorders that are found in the newest addition of the DSM-5 (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders). This category contains 4 types of Autistic disorders that fill a spectrum from Autism that has
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Benefits of Social Skills Groups for Young People with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Pilot Study Rachel Rose & Caroline Anketell By Sharon Dennis The Benefits of Social Skills Groups for Young People with Autism Spectrum Disorder Introduction Autism spectrum disorder is a neurodevelopmental disorder that ranges from mild to severe impairments in communication‚ social interaction‚ and repetitive pattern of interest. Children with autism need early social skills support to develop their
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health‚ education‚ and specialists in certain area are including in the assessing process of the child in addition to developing effective and appropriate treatments for the child. A child with Autism will fall on the Autism Spectrum‚ based on his or her stance on the spectrum will determine the degree of Autism the child has‚ this is typically characterized by the symptoms the child exhibits. It is important to get know the child‚ conducting many test to see where the child’s weakness and strengthens
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Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD)‚ which affects roughly 1 in every 68 children in the U.S.‚ has become a focal point for society‚ as it is one of the few disorders researchers have not been able to fully determine the causes for. ASD affects the way individuals‚ mostly children‚ function in terms of communicating‚ interacting‚ and behaving (“Autistic Spectrum Disorder”). As it is normal for parents to be apprehensive when it comes to their child’s health‚ it is important to think critically about
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How do you feel when you hear the word autism? There is a numerous amount of people that are actually afraid of people with autism‚ or they just do not know how to act around them. Here is the kicker though: they are people just like me and you just born with different chromosomes than us. So why do we keep acting like this towards them when they are no different than us? Do we think that we are going to catch what they have? Although autism has been a vast issue since the 1980’s‚ it is still
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Analyse the defining features of autistic spectrum conditions and the impact on practice. Autism is a lifelong‚ developmental disability that affects how an individual communicates and relates to other people‚ and how they experience the world around them.someone with autism sees‚ hears and feels th eworkd differently to others. It is a spectrum disability so while people with autism will share similar difficulties‚ it will affect each person differently. Some autistic people say the world feels
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children with autism. Autism Spectrum Disorder also known as ASD‚ is a disorder that affects the brain’s development. AutismSpeaks.org distinguishes these disorders in different degrees on the Spectrum. Including difficulties in social interaction‚ verbal or nonverbal communication and repetitive behaviors. “ASD can be associated with intellectual disability‚ difficulties in motor coordination and attention and physical health issues such as sleep and gastrointestinal disturbances”(Autism Speaks).
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Autism is a topic many individuals do not regularly discuss‚ and many do not understand the struggles one faces by having this disease. “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time” by Mark Haddon contains a protagonist that must overcome not only certain conflicts that arise in the story but also his own condition as well. The story’s main character‚ Christopher John Francis Boone. suffers from a type of Autism called Asperger Syndrome. The overall theme of the novel is to shine light upon
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SPE 3340 THAA Diverse Learners Autism Presentation Paper April 14‚ 2013 Sarah Beth Leverette‚ Emily Gesink‚ Brooke Hilliar‚ and Megan Hogg Autism Identification and Characteristics “Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and autism are both general terms for a group of complex disorders of brain development” (Unknown‚ 2013). However‚ there are multiple definitions of Autism spectrum disorder and autism. The two most accepted definitions are those outlined in IDEA and the Diagnostic and Statistical
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Although some say that autism can’t be cured‚ and research should be spent on other disability’s‚ that research should be spent on autism because it is a serious disability. Many blame genetics for autism‚ but in many cases‚ genetics has nothing to do with it. Other disabilitys aren’t as serious or as prevelant as autism‚ so why do they get more funding than autism? Children affected by autism should grow up knowing that people are trying to find a cure for them‚ that people are funding the research
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