Autism is a disorder of neural development characterized by impaired social interaction and verbal and non-verbal communication‚ and by restricted‚ repetitive or stereotyped behaviour. Autism affects information processing in the brain by altering how nerve cells and their synapses connect and organize; how this occurs is not well understood.[3] Autism is usually caused by genetic transfer‚ and in rare cases‚ autism is strongly associated with agents that cause birth defects.[6] Controversies surround
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Autism‚ also known as autism spectrum disorder (ASD)‚ is five complex brain disorders that affects a person’s behavior‚ communication‚ and social skills. Autism is caused from very early brain development. The most obvious stages of autism come anywhere between age two and three‚ and lasts throughout their whole life. The Centers for Disease Control said that ASDs were‚ "Developmental disabilities that cause substantial impairments in social interaction and communication and the presence of unusual
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General Overview of Autism What is Autism? Autism is defined as a disorder of early development that causes severe problems in thinking‚ communicating with others‚ and feeling a part of the outside world (Autism 2009). A person diagnosed with autism has a brain abnormality that affects normal brain function (Nordquist 2009). Most diagnoses of autism are usually never the same‚ even though‚ the symptoms are generally similar. Autism must not be confused with childhood schizophrenia or mental retardation
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need to learn more about Autism so we can handle it. II Body Paragraph a. Paragraph 1 - Topic Sentence: Autism affects around 1 in every 150 children. i. Supporting detail/example/explanation 1: 1. Autism affects boys more than girls. 2. Doctors can’t determine exactly what causes Autism a. Autism could be genetic b. Mind is complicated to determine the cause of Autism c. Doctors work with parents to find out if the symptoms are Autism or not. b. Paragraph
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Autism Lizbeth Morales Autism Sam S. Hill‚ III Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi Abstract This disorder can be diagnosed during the childhood. The signs and symptoms of autism can affect the communication‚ social interactions and repetitive behaviors. People with autism can have very different characteristics and symptoms not always could be the same ones. Children with this disorder may have trouble to speak or be so distracted when you are talking to them. They may have to do
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History of Autism Doctors have come a long way since 1908‚ when the word autism was first used. Here’s a look at the history of autism spectrum disorder. By Virginia Sole-Smith You might think of autism as a new problem because it has become so much more prevalent in recent years. But it’s actually been on the books for more than 70 years--and our thinking about the condition has changed dramatically during that time. Here are the key events in autism history. 1908: The word autism is used to describe
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Whalen‚ Generalization and Autism Spectrum Disorders‚ Real Life‚ Real progress. Generalization and Students with Autism Huiyen Lo Middle Tennessee State University Christina Whalen‚ Generalization and Autism Spectrum Disorders‚ Real Life‚ Real progress. Autism is a complex neurobiological disorder that includes core deficits in three primary areas: languages and communication‚ social interaction‚ and repetitive and restrictive interest and behaviors. Today autism is most commonly referred
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Autism A Developmental Disability Autism is a disability that affects social development in the brain‚ and has been rising in the past years. There are many different variations of autism‚ ranging in severity. Because of the many negative effects of autism‚ and how fast it’s spreading‚ it’s probably a good idea to devote more effort to treating it. Autism comes from the greek word autos‚ and is a mental condition that hinders the development of social skills. This condition now affects 1 in 68
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J Autism Dev Disord (2010) 40:1485–1494 DOI 10.1007/s10803-010-1001-3 ORIGINAL PAPER Sense of Coherence and Coping with Stress Among Mothers and Fathers of Children with Autism Ewa Pisula • Zuzanna Kossakowska Published online: 2 April 2010 Ó Springer Science+Business Media‚ LLC 2010 Abstract The purpose of the study was to compare the level of sense of coherence (SOC) in parents of children with autism and in parents of typically developing children‚ and to examine the association between
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All my life I’ve been treated differently. I grew up in therapy basically. My sister is Autistic and she was diagnosed at about 6 or 7. I’ve had to attend individual and family therapy since I was 4 or 5. My mother didn’t really tell me my sister was Autistic until I was about 11 or 12. Growing up‚ people always asked me why my sister was so weird. I used to say she was just different. That’s because I didn’t know much about Autism. As I grew up‚ I started to understand my sister more. I realized
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