Background-Sarah is a 22 month old functioning at a level much below her chronological age. Sarah has been evaluated twice regarding her symptoms‚ and at the time of the 2nd evaluation‚ she was too young for a formal diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Sarah does though‚ present with many of the common symptoms associated with ASD and she is essentially non-verbal. Sarah has a multitude of goals‚ both short term and long term to increase her level of functional communication. There are three
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told me that my cousin was autistic. Autism‚ also known as Autism Spectrum Disorder or ASD‚ is commonly found in early childhood and characterized by a person’s ability to communicate and interact with others. Autism is defined by a certain set of behaviors and is a "spectrum disorder" that affects individuals differently and to varying degrees (National Health Society Council‚ 2012). This is a disease that has a major impact upon the family of the child with this disorder‚ which include emotional
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Complete write up re Autistic spectrum conditions. Include in this the difficulties that those with these conditions have and the behaviour they may exhibit. How do you support those with Autism‚ who else may be involved and how do you ensure effective communication with autistic people. Give actual exampls of your support where possible. Introductory awareness of autistic spectrum conditions. Autism is a developmental disability caused by neurological dysfunction. It affects the way a person
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Autism is a serious neurodevelopmental disorder that consists of symptoms such as the with-drawl of eye contact with other people‚ verbal and nonverbal communication‚ and impaired social interaction. People with autism typically do not make eye contact with others and find it diffucult to process social interactions. An explanation for this can be that autistic people observe what is happening in their environment differently than others. While some people with autism can use reason to problem solve
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Returning Returning To School Tameka Schwartz ENG 121 English Composition 1 Joyce Walther August 13‚ 2010 Returning To School Returning 2 Here I am‚ twenty-three years out of high school having to write a paper for school again. I never thought I would have to do this again. As I mature‚ I
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throughout middle school‚ I would try again‚ taking criticism by the judges and using it to improve my new research project. I felt that somehow I was not as smart as my friends who had all advanced to State. But each year‚ there was a different theme‚ and another opportunity to try again. One thing that I have never done was give up. Although I was frustrated and sad‚ when it was time to begin a new research I never hesitated to start again. I invested in History Day by staying after school every day‚
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Teaching Autistic Children Niki Smith CM-220 Every child learns differently rather they have a disability or not! When teaching children with autism teachers and parents have to work harder and more efficiently to provide the best learning tactic there is. Providing the proper assistant and training for parents to best suit their children needs. Teachers should be equipped with the best knowledge on teaching children with autism in a mainstream setting. Early intervention programs helps teachers
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Moving Moving schools is definitely a challenge for kids since it means they are forced to leave their comfort zone and find a new one. When I was about 9 years old my parents and I moved from Boise to Meridian. It wasn’t necessarily a big move since we still lived in Idaho‚ but it meant I had to change schools. It was difficult for me to do that since the old school I had been attending since kindergarten. Moving meant that I would have to leave my 4th grade class in Boise‚ to join a new one
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For my personal reflection story I choose to focus on returning to school after a long period of time in order to become self-supporting and show my children the importance of an education. This reflection was important to me to show the class that no matter the length of time one is absent from gaining a higher education‚ they can always return to school and start again. Also it was important to say or imply‚ never stop working on oneself or become fully reliant on somebody for support in this
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abilities. There is a scale for autism‚ which states if the kid is high functioning or low functioning. High functioning autistic kids means that they are close to being “normal”. Autistic kids need survive through their lives because they can’t understand most things neurotypical people understand without even thinking. For instance‚ on the ABC Primetime video‚ countless autistic kids can’t determine people’s faces and expression‚ can’t have a conversation or carry emotions. This is very upsetting
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