Jason Baldwin Case Study

Autism, also known as Autism Spectrum Disorder, or ASD, is a complex developmental disability. I happen to have two nephews with autism, one who I am very close to and interact with a lot. A child is usually diagnosed with autism during the first three years of life. It is a result of a neurological disorder that has an effect on normal brain function, and affects the development of the person’s communication and social interaction

Autism Spectrum Disorder is a growing problem throughout the entire globe. Autism Spectrum Disorder is defined as deficits in social reciprocity and communication, as well as unusual, restricted and repetitive behaviors (Lord). Such behaviors may include running back and forth, excessive cleaning, noises, and clapping. These also vary greatly with age and ability, and the notion of ASD has been introduced to recognize these diversities (Firth). Autism was first discovered in 1943 when Leo Kanner observed 11 children with several common traits such as, impairments in social interaction, anguish for changes, good memory, belated echolalia, over sensitivity to certain stimuli (especially sound), food problems, limitations in spontaneous activity,

On a Sunday morning in 2000, Brenton Butler went from being a fifteen-year old high school student to a suspected criminal being held in a ten by ten room. The police department in Jacksonville, Florida were convinced that he was their murderer because of his appearance, and more importantly because he was chosen. After hours of being tormented both mentally and physically, Brenton Butler signed a confession that changed his life.

Autism is a form of neurodevelopment disorder in the autism spectrum disorders. It is characterized by impaired development in social interactions and communication, both verbal and non-verbal. There is an observed lack of spontaneous acts of communication; both receptive and expressed, as well as speech impairments. A person diagnosed with Autism will also show a limited range of activities and interests, as well as forming and maintain peer relationships. The individuals will display limited interests, which are often very focused and repetitive. He or she is likely to be very routine oriented and may show behavioral symptoms such as hyperactivity, impulsivity, aggressiveness, and self-injurious behaviors.

The article, ‘Judge: Cop Killer Brandon Daniel competent can dismiss lawyers’ published in July of 2015, talks about Daniel’s case—overall punishment. This article is about a twenty-six year old man, Brandon Daniel, who murdered an Austin, Texas police officer. The police officer, Jaime Padron, received a call involving shoplifting at a Wal-Mart in the north side of town. Both, Brandon Daniel and Padron were wrestling on the floor when the officer was shot dead. In this situation, this murder is considered capital murder. When an individual is sentenced with capital murder, they are sentenced execution or in other words the death penalty. Texas is known for having the highest number of death penalties since 1976. However in this case,

Autism is profound impairment of social interaction and communication and severely restricted interests and activities, usually apparent by the age of 3. A few of Raymond’s

Kamron Cobbs is a 14-year-old African American male that was referred to this evaluator for a Special Sex Offender Disposition Alternative (SSODA) evaluation by Snohomish County Juvenile Court Probation Counselor Sara Bolton. Kamron is currently being charged with Rape in the Third Degree. It is alleged that Kamron engaged in sexual misconduct with an eleven year old developmentally delayed female who will be referred to as ER in this evaluation.

Jason Baldwin was born on February 17, 2008 at Bellevue Hospital located in Manhattan, New York. Mrs. Baldwin, Jason’s mother, gave birth to her son one week post term via a Cesarean at 6 pounds 5 ounces. Jason was declared a healthy baby boy and was discharged three days later. Jason Baldwin currently lives in the Bronx, New York with his mother, Abigail Baldwin, father Joseph Baldwin and his sister Kayla Baldwin. Mr. Joseph Baldwin is 46 years old and was born and raised in Greece, where he completed his bachelors degree. Mr. Baldwin came to the United States in 1997 and is currently self employed. Abigail Baldwin, Jason 's mother, is 36 years old and was also born and raised in Greece, where she received her high school diploma. Mrs. Baldwin came to the United States in 2005 and is currently a nurse at Montefiore Hospital. Jason 's sister, Kayla Baldwin is 15 years old and is currently attending the Bronx Lab High School.

Jason is a Korean and he came to America when he was 13 which mean English is not his first language. He had to face many challenges during his high school years and college and those challenges helped him to be success in his career back then.

Children with autism don’t know how to communicate. Some do not talk at all, then some will talk very little and only do one answer questions. The children with autism that is able to talk. Normally will hear something that a family member said, or something said on television and repeat something that was said over and over. A lot of the time, they will have mental breakdowns when they need to say something and can’t. The main symptom of autism is the problem with social interaction. People with autism are

During the Great depression Jimmy Braddock a dad as well as a hardworking boxer tries to gain his fame back while suffering through the era of great loss and no income. Living in an apartment In New Jersey Jimmy and his Wife Mae fight to keep their kids. Before the Braddocks lost everything they had Jimmy’s family was wealthy well living family wearing nice clothes and eating and living happily. In the first fight that was showed jimmy won and brought money home for his family, but during his second fight he punched the skull of his opponent and broke his hand in three different places. After getting told that the fight was worthless and he got no money out of fighting he was told to go home but go home to what? In a rough time Jimmy’s son

Jeffrey Baldwin was just five years old when he passed away on November 30th, 2002, just under two months from his next birthday (Estate, 2006). Jeffrey had a rough childhood growing up because wherever he went he faced abuse and neglect. His parents were also accused of physical abuse towards him and his sister. In 1998 Jeffrey was moved out of the house by the CCAS and moved into his grandparents’ home. This is when the true horror would come to life for Jeffrey. He would be locked in a room with his sister. They would sit for hours in the crib and would not be allowed out of the room since it was locked on the outside. Forced to stay in the room Jeffrey had no choice but to urinate and relieve himself in his pants and on his bed. Then,

Autism is a developmental disability that presents at an early age (typically under the age of three years) that can affect a child’s educational performance. Child and adults can have deficiencies in communication, social skills, and using language. People with autism tend to engage in motor/vocal stereotypy. The spectrum for autism has a wide range from mild to severe. To determine where a child falls on the spectrum many assessments can be administered.

Autism is a mental condition, present from early childhood, characterized by difficulty in communicating and forming relationships with other people and in using language and abstract concepts (“Autism” Def). It’s a disability that affects a person’s communication skills and/or changes in behavior. Autism is usually diagnosed before three years of age and has a lifelong persistence. The causes of this disorder is unclear and there is currently no cure for it. There are two core characteristics of autism. The first being a deficiency in social communication and social interaction. The second is a restricted, repetitive patterns of behaviors, interests, and activities. Clinical features of autism include walking on tiptoes, lack of eye contact, extreme dislike of certain foods or sounds, poor communication skills, repetitive behaviors, and

homologous blood doping. If the accusations remained true, Hamilton would lose his gold medal and be the subject of worldwide criticism. Instead, Hamilton attempted to use chimerism as a defense in his appeal, creating a huge controversy in the process. Hamilton argued that the positive test result was due to his “vanishing twin”; stating, therefore, that he was a tetragametic chimera. Hamilton received the help of Dr. David Housman, a professor of molecular biology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Housman offered to testify during Hamilton’s US Arbitration panel