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    0022-006X/05/$12.00 DOI: 10.1037/0022-006X.73.3.525 Individual Behavioral Profiles and Predictors of Treatment Effectiveness for Children With Autism Michelle R. Sherer and Laura Schreibman University of California‚ San Diego Differential responsiveness to intervention programs suggests the inadequacy of a single treatment approach for all children with autism. One method for reducing outcome variability is to identify participant characteristics associated with different outcomes for a specific intervention

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    Autism is a serious developmental disorder that affects a child’s ability to communicate and interact with others. For reasons that are not clear‚ the disease is three to four times more common in boys than it is in girls. Children with autism often are self-absorbed and seem to exist in a private world where they are unable to successfully communicate and interact with others. They may have difficulties in developing language skills and understanding what others say to them. They may also have difficulties

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    Autism SOC313: Social Implication of Medical Issues November 19‚ 2012 Autism can affect each person differently; some may have a broad range of behavioral consequences‚ while others may have impairment in their verbal and nonverbal communications. In this paper I will be evaluating the lifestyle of an individual with autism‚ some of the common misconceptions are held by the general public‚ as well as what the vocational roles. Each individual with autism has different strengths and weaknesses

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    Denise wallace Paper; Autism Autism Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and autism are both general terms for a group of complex disorders of brain development. These disorders are characterized‚ in varying degrees‚ by difficulties in social interaction‚ verbal and nonverbal communication and repetitive behaviors. With the May 2013 publication of the DSM-5 diagnostic manual‚ all autism disorders were merged into one umbrella

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    Autism and Autism Spectrum Disorders Phil McDowell APCE 602 December 16‚ 2012 Dr. Krista Bridgmon Autism and Autism Spectrum Disorders Autism or autism spectrum disorders (ASDs)‚ are a family of increasingly prevalent disabilities that qualify a child for special education services in the school under PL94-142‚ now called the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). According to the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention‚ about one in

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    something’s not right. A neurological disorder called Autism has these characteristics‚ including difficulty in communication and social interactions. In the past few years‚ it seems that Autism has begun to increase‚ however this is not the case. A few years ago I worked with Autistic children‚ and an increase in knowledge about the disorder has greatly helped with treatment to ensure they live relatively normal lives. By noticing the signs of Autism‚ you could also help to catch it early in your little

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    When we hear the name Steve Jobs‚ autism isn’t what first comes to mind‚ and high functioning autism is the last. Considered to be the master mind in the computer world‚ Steve Jobs did not let his autism stop him from getting the education that he needed to excel in the field of computers‚ and neither should others who have the autism label. Sheltering Steve Jobs in a “special” classroom wasn’t an option for his parents‚ nor should it be an option for any child who is capable of succeeding in a

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    Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a range of complex neurodevelopment disorders‚ characterized by social impairments‚ communication difficulties‚ and restricted‚ repetitive‚ and stereotyped patterns of behavior. Autistic disorder‚ sometimes called autism or classical ASD‚ is the most severe form of ASD‚ while other conditions along the spectrum include a milder form known as Asperger syndrome‚ and childhood disintegrative disorder and pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified (usually

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    researchers have been seeking the answers for Autism. Autism is defined as a serious developmental disorder that impairs the ability to communicate and interact. Autism affects about 1 in 68 children in America. On the spectrum‚ people who are affected by Autism are able to live normal lives and are even talented in some aspects such as writing or dancing. Recently‚ I was given the opportunity to interview a family regarding their son‚ Isaiah‚ who has Autism. Isaiah and his family have been battling

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    paper appeared in Autism‚ 1998‚ 2‚ 296-301. Autism occurs more often in families of physicists‚ engineers‚ and mathematicians. Simon Baron-Cohen ‚ Patrick Bolton‚ Sally Wheelwright‚ Victoria Scahill Liz Short‚ Genevieve Mead‚ and Alex Smith Departments of Experimental Psychology and Psychiatry‚ University of Cambridge‚ Downing St‚ Cambridge‚ CB2 3EB‚ UK. To whom correspondence should be addressed. 1 Abstract The study reported here tests a prediction that autism should occur more

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