You Can’t Jael Zimmerman Westmoreland County Community College Abstract Dear John by Nicholas Sparks uses two main characters‚ John’s father and Tim’s brother Alan‚ to express the symptoms and complications of the psychological disorder Asperger Syndrome. This disorder is considered a form of autism. People with this disorder will be passionate about one or more topics‚ but will struggle with daily tasks. The novel provides an extended metaphor through John’s father through his obsessive interest
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.... 2 Case Study ................................................................................................... 3 What is Asperger Syndrom? ........................................................................ 4 How Asperger Syndrome can affect a Michael’s development * Erikson Theory...................................................................................... 5 * Piaget Theory –cognitive development ................................................ 5 * Maslow
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Section B: Specific Additional Requirements • Describe 3 examples of syndromes/conditions of your choice. • Describe 2 strategies for each example described above. These strategies could be medical‚ nutritional‚ educational‚ social or emotional which are meant to meet the children’s additional needs. Down Syndrome Down Syndrome‚ also referred to as Trisomy 21‚ is a condition which causes delays in the development of children‚ both mentally and physically‚ due to extra genetic material
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The definition of Intellectual and developmental mental disabilities intellectual disability is a disability characterized by significant limitations both in intellectual functioning and in adaptive behavior‚ which covers many everyday social and practical skills. This disability originates before the age of 18. Intellectual functioning—also called intelligence—refers to general mental capacity‚ such as learning‚ reasoning‚ problem solving‚ and so on. One criterion to measure intellectual functioning
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to overcome. I am going to write about Asperger’s syndrome and how people affected by this mental disorder overcome it over time. Asperger’s Syndrome is a neurologically based syndrome that is diagnosed normally from birth to 3 years old. Asperger’s is a high functioning form of Autism which is a mild form of Autism (Psycology Today). This means that the person can talk‚ but will have a hard time socializing with others. Asperger’s is a syndrome that appears mostly with kids‚ but can also appear
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individuals with Asperger syndrome are deeply engaged in gathering information about their topic and talking about it” (Piotrowski‚ 2011‚ p.192). For example‚ a child with Asperger’s who as a huge interest in sharks may not be able to remember what their mother told them to do this afternoon as a chore‚ but can recall that their mother mentioned a documentary on sharks will play tonight and what shark will be featured and the time. Another distinction of Asperger’s syndrome is that there is not a
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Running head: BSRN - 340 - PHARMACOLOGY FOR NURSING CARE - CASE STUDY #2 Case Study #2 - Vague complaints of pain in the Emergency Department Susan M. Hewitt RN‚ CEN The Robert B. Miller College BSRN-340-Pharmacology for Nursing Care Instructor: Mr. James Middleton February 26th‚ 2009 Case Study #2 – Vague complaints of pain in the Emergency Department Many people that come to the emergency department who complain of pain are usually vague about their symptoms. Other people over-react
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where he tried to shoot his math professor at Northern Virginia Community College. Hamilton’s has “Asperger’s syndrome and was suffering from depression at the time of the shooting‚ but Asperger’s syndrome alone is not dangerous…but Asperger’s syndrome combined with depression is a pressure cooker” (Bryce‚ 2011). The only problem with Hamilton is that no one knew he had Asperger’s syndrome before he
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social interaction and communication‚ as well as restricted and repetitive behavior. It is part of a larger family called the autism spectrum disorders (ASD) or pervasive developmental disorders (PDD)‚ which include closely related syndromes such as Asperger syndrome and PDD-NOS.[5][6] This article uses autism to denote the classic autistic disorder and ASD to denote the wider family.
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figurative language and which Haddon cleverly uses this perspective with techniques like using contrast and voicing character’s views with direct speech to allow the reader to access the syndrome that is common but rarely understood. Haddon creates a character with huge contrasts to show the complexities of his Aspergers syndrome. Haddon uses characterisation to portray the complexity of Christopher says “I am going to prove that I’m not stupid. “Next month I am going to take my A level in maths and I’m going
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