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“Autism is a disorder characterized by severe difficulties in social interaction and communication and with unusual behaviors.” (Dr. David Pauls 2003). This disorder is assumed to be caused by genetics, environmental toxins and/or prenatal care. (Harvard Medical School 2013). Social behaviors/interactions affected by Autism is the ability to process learning, communication and family/peer relationships. Autism is a disorder in which its cause makes it impossible to prevent and it takes a toll on its victim’s everyday life tasks.

“Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) formerly known as just Autism, is a disorder that affects about 1 in 68 children here in the United States.” (Facts about ASD) This is a pretty high prevalence and the number is continuing to rise. “Autism is a developmental disability that can cause significant impairments in behavioral, communication, and social aspects of everyday life.”(Facts about ASD). The intellectual functioning of individuals with ASD is among one of the biggest of all disabilities. The range can occur from moderate intellectual disabilities all the way up to super genius levels. However, most students function at average intelligence in all academic areas except for reading and math. The reason the name switch form Autism to ASD occurred is that now according to the DSM-V Asperger’s Syndrome and Pervasive Developmental Disorder Not Otherwise Specified (PDD-NOS) are now disabilities that fall into the spectrum that is ASD. Diagnosis of Autism can be determined at age 2 with high reliability, but is not often discovered until the individual reaches school age and begins to fall behind their peers. It is critical that a parent goes and gets their child screened for developmental disabilities at the doctor at least every 9 months during their few first years of life, so that if they do have a disability early intervention strategies can be employed. ASD occurs in every racial and ethnic group,

It also includes restricted repetitive behaviors, interests and activities. These issues cause significant impairment in social, occupational and other areas of functioning.” (Mayo Clinic Staff, 2014) Also, individuals with ASD may be susceptible for sensory overload. Since communication and interactions with others is a necessity in schools, students with Autism need assistance in coping with this disorder. Methods of intervention will be discussed in the paper. One of those methods is the use of

ASD can be defined as an array of neurobehavioral disorders that are "characterized by various degrees of impaired social interaction and communication, and repetitive, stereotyped behavior". Children with autism typically exhibit some form of cognitive impairment in learning, functioning, attention, and sensory processing (Jolly, 2015).Successful treatment of the hospitalized child with ASD is to listen to and encourage active involvement of the family or caregiver. Establishing a clear method of communication with the child will also contribute to therapeutic care for the patient (Jolly, 2015). It is of utmost importance to identify the manner in which the child best understands information and how the child best expresses needs. A routine is a comfort mechanism for the child with ASD (Jolly, 2015).While trying to encourage the use of a routine in the hospital setting, using the same caregivers may also decrease patient anxiety. The nurse should work with the family to identify if the patient is particularly agitated by touch, sound, smell, sight, tastes, or foods (Jolly, 2015). Each child is different, and identifying each one's unique agitators will help make the child as comfortable as possible while in the hospital setting. Many children with ASD respond well to reward systems, which may be a way to overcome a child's increasing

Throughout the course of life there are several different disorders that have been well known from many years ago. There is one disorder that was diagnosed in the early 1800’s but it wasn’t until a few years ago that it gained lots of attention. What used to be known as Autism was later renamed in the DSM to Autism Spectrum Disorder meaning, a neurodevelopmental disorder rather than a pervasive developmental disorder (Gargiulo, 2015). Autism spectrum disorder is a developmental disorder characterized by abnormal or impaired development in social interaction and communication and a restricted repertoire of activity and interests (Gargiulo, 2015). The IDEA describes autism as developmental disability that affects all areas of communication in an individual and also interferes with his/her education (Gargiulo, 2015). Autism is one of the fastest growing developmental disability (Xin & Sutman, 2001). Autism was first dianosed in 1943 by a psychiatrist named Leo Kanner in a hospital in Baltimore. Kanner described eleven children with an “inability to relate themselves in the normal way to people and situations”. Kanner used the term autistic, which means “to escape from reality”, to describe this condition. The word autistic was borrowed from a term used to describe schizophrenia that means to withdrawal from relationships (Gargiulo, 2015). In 2004 Autism was added to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (Gargiulo, 2015). In this paper we will discuss the

Autism Spectrum Disorder also known as ASD is a Neurological Disorder affecting about 1 out of 54 boys and 1 in 252 girls in the United States. The Government has said that the Autism rate has increased a 10 to 17 percent annually in recent years. ASD is a Disease that has such a big effect on a kid’s life, the family, and everyone around them. A Child diagnosed with autism will have to everyday struggle to deal with normal life situations like communication and social skills that normal toddlers are able to pick up naturally. There are three main types of ASD’s: Autistic disorder which is also called “Classic” Autism, Asperger Syndrome, and Persuasive Developmental Disorder- Not Otherwise Specified short for PDD-NOS also called

For many years, students and individuals with disabilities have been fortunate to benefit from federal laws that advocate for protection and equal rights for all students with disabilities as intended by the initiation of the Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA). Furthermore, these individuals have often performed below average not only due to deficits caused by specific disabilities, but because appropriate assistive technology (AT) was not a great discussion that was pursued with adequate funding. Although the number of persons who were being diagnosed with disabilities yearly steadily increased, and more research and knowledge was being sought after for the effectiveness of research strategies and accommodations for disabled students, many students, who were sometimes found ineligible for special education services, were often rejected the opportunity to benefit from assistive technology that could have aided in their transitions and advancements in life. Additionally, some parents are not as well-off as other parents who could afford to purchase whatever appropriate technology was necessary to equip their children for optimum performance in life.

Autism Spectrum Disorder is a neurodevelopment disorder that affects people as young as infancy that can become more evident throughout their childhood. The word Spectrum refers to a wide range of disorders that are closely related through similar symptoms, as it will be explained later in this paper. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders also known as the DSM-5 diagnostic manual, updated the types of disorders listed as: Autistic Disorder, Rett 's Disorder, Asperger’s Disorder, Childhood Disintegrative Disorder and Pervasive Developmental Disorder also known as PDD-NOS. These types of Autistic disorders have affected over 3 million individuals in the U.S and

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a topic that is not addressed the way it should be. Many people have heard the work autism, but could not define it if asked. Two essays I recently came across, “Joey: A ‘Mechanical Boy’” written by Bruno Bettelheim and “Thinking in Pictures”, written by Temple Grandin, share the common topic at hand, autism. Both essays talk about the struggles autism brings to not only the one diagnosed with the disability, but those around him or her. Also, the essays also explore on how those with autism are treated and looked at differently.

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or Autism is a developmental disorder that affects a person’s everyday life. Some deficits may include communication (verbal and nonverbal), social interaction, and repetitive behavior. People with ASD may also show signs of motor coordination issues, intellectual disability, and physical health issues. “There are 1 in 68 American children on the spectrum ("What Is Autism?").” Parents are always trying to find treatments that may help relieve these children from their symptoms.

Autism spectrum disorders, or ASDs, are a set of disorders of neural brain development with many causes at their roots, and while recent research has determined several potential causes as to why the disorder occurs, its ambiguity raises an additional question of to what extent the general public understands the reality of the disorder. The various disorders include: autistic disorder, Asperger syndrome, Rett syndrome, childhood disintegrative disorder, and pervasive developmental disorder-not otherwise specified (PDD-NOS). Because each individual with autism is unique, some may have exceptional abilities, while others may experience cognitive delays, be unable to complete everyday tasks, experience difficulties in motor coordination, or have attention and physical health issues. The various types of autistic disorders are characterized by difficulties interacting socially and in both verbal and nonverbal types of communication, and these usually come about during infancy. It is often found that some with autism spectrum disorders excel in specific fields, such as music, math, art, and visual skills, and this is sometimes known as savant syndrome (Santrock). Stephen Safran describes disability as “reduced function or loss of a particular body part or organ. A disability is not a handicap unless it leads to an educational, social, vocational, or other problem (3). Autism, on the other hand, is a disorder characterized by extreme withdrawal, self-stimulation, cognitive

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), sometimes referred to as “autism”, is “a chronic disorder whose symptoms include failure to develop normal social relations with other people, impaired development of communicative ability, lack of imaginative ability, and repetitive, stereotyped movements”. Individuals with autism disorder have markedly different social and emotional actions and reactions than non-autistic individuals. For example, many autistic children do not seem to care whether or not they get attention from their parents. ASD also has an effect on IQ. While 30% of individuals with autism have an average or gifted IQ, 70% are considered mentally retarded.

Assistive technology is technology, which is used by an individual that has a disability to allow the individual to perform roles that may otherwise be difficult or impossible to complete. Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder learn differently than other children, often have struggle with spoken and written language expression. Assistive technologies are devices which help children with autism completes everyday tasks they struggle with. Many devices, any touch screens, like an IPad or IPhone in the use of certain applications can be used. Applications such as a touch to speak or feelings applications to help express what they have trouble communicating. The practice of combining new technology and devices will support, improve, and help

To support receptive language development, AT often takes the form of picture schedules to assist children with a variety of daily routines and activities (Cardon, Wilcox, & Campbell, 2011). In addition to the low-tech picture systems, research also indicates that high-tech voice output devices have been used to help children with autism between the ages of three and five years request food, help, and gain access to preferred activities (Cardon, Wilcox, & Campbell, 2011). Assistive Technology (AT) can address the specific needs of ASD children with speech difficulties, little social interaction, and poor motor skills. AT can enable them to experience more independent living. AT can be defined as specialized tools that allow those with a disability to independently and fully participate in schools (Ennis-Cole et al., 2011). Assistive Technology includes, but is not limited, to both “non-technical auxiliary aids, mechanical and electrical devices, computer software, simulations, virtual reality, and augmentative and alternative communication devices. These technologies can help a child with a disorder, such as ASD, accomplish a task that is otherwise extremely difficult or impossible without these tools (Ennis-Cole et al.,

According to the U.S Department of Health and Human Services, ‘’Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) represents a broad group of developmental disorders characterized by impaired social interactions, problems with verbal and nonverbal communication, repetitive behaviors, or severely limited activities and interests’’ (HSS, 2014, pg. 1).