Haddon uses the first person narrative effectively to illustrate the difficulty of diversity in society. Christopher describes to us how he experiences a series of difficulties and how he tries to adjust with the difficulties resulted from Asperger syndrome‚ “I find people confusing” Christopher cannot understand explicit instructions‚ “people often say be quiet but they don’t tell how long to be quiet for. Or you see a sign which says keep of the grass but it should say keep of the grass around this
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hand‚ Down syndrome has been referred to a type of genetic condition that makes an individual to experience some sort of learning disability as well as different characteristic physical features. Down syndrome is also defined as a birth condition that is experienced by individuals who are born with an extra copy of chromosome 21. Individuals who experience this condition tend to experience different physical issues and intellectual disabilities as well. People who are born with Down syndrome are usually
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Christopher is never directly labelled‚ he has “Asperger Syndrome which is a developmental disorder on the autism spectrum. Due to having Asperger Syndrome‚ Christopher has challenges in his everyday life such as taking the bus to school and talking to his neighbours. Christopher has difficulty with his communication skills‚ social interaction‚ being touched‚ and behavioural issues‚ which according to Winter are defining features of Asperger Syndrome. Christopher is a literal person who uses his extremely
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Case Study 78 Cushing’s Syndrome Scenario You graduated 3 months ago and are working with a home care agency. Included in your caseload is J.S.‚ a 60-year-old man suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) related to (R/T) cigarette smoking. He has been on home oxygen‚ 2 L oxygen by nasal cannula (O2/NC)‚ for several years. Approximately 10 months ago‚ he was started on chronic oral steroid therapy. Medications include ipratropium-albuterol (Combivent) inhaler‚ formoterol (Foradil)
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developmental disorder or PPD along with other disorders relating to communication‚ socialization‚ and interests/activities deficits. The term Asperger’s syndrome was coined by Lorna Wing in a paper published in 1981before then people with Aspergers syndrome were considered socially awkward or unsociable. Boys are typically affected more by aspergers syndrome. People with Aspergers typically are more interested in objects‚ like trains‚ than they are in people. Christopher Boone compares his mind to
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will attend the local primary school in September. She would like TC’s SNA to continue on with him through primary. *TC is what I’ am calling the participant. Down Syndrome Down syndrome is not a disease. It is a result of a chromosomal disorder. There are about 5‚000 people in Ireland with Down syndrome. It is the most common cause of learning disability‚ it is
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The novel The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon (2003) features a 15-year-old boy with autism. The book is a well-written novel from the perspective of Christopher‚ a boy with Asperger’s syndrome. Christopher faces many symptoms a person with autism could face such as having a savant skill‚ as well as having limited social skills‚ as he does not like interacting with people. Christopher displays various symptoms such as being unable to read facial expressions‚ he does
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Spectrum Disorder was coined by Dr Lorna Wing to identify a whole range of disorders affecting the development of social interaction‚ communication and social imagination‚ know as the Triad of Impairments. The spectrum includes classic autism‚ asperger syndrome‚ childhood disintegrative disorder and pervasive development disorder (PDD). These are separate and different disorders but are all classed as being on the autistic spectrum due to the commonality of this Triad of Impairments. Those on the
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Nolan Hall GW 140 20 February 2012 Box Jellyfish: Nothing Square About It For many people‚ water is a source of relaxation and comfort‚ while others believe that it can be dangerous and deceiving‚ but often times people do not look at what lives among it. Whether it is a body of fresh water‚ or a body of salt water‚ many creatures lurk among the depths of seas‚ oceans‚ lakes‚ and rivers without gaining the attention of human beings. With this‚ a plethora of sea creatures that tend to remain hidden
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Autism and Communication Working with people who have autism‚ especially the Asperger Syndrome‚ can be quite difficult. This is mostly true when communicating with these people as a person needs to train and develop certain specific communication skills in order to deal with these people. Over the course of the years that I have spent with such people‚ I have had to develop certain very crucial communication skills that involve listening‚ body language‚ posture‚ verbal and non-verbal information
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