The Autism Spectrum Disorder And Savant Syndrome

Autism Spectrum Disorder is defined as a neurodevelopmental condition that is classified by a triad of impairments. These impairments are in communication, socialization, and repetitive patterns of behavior (Wolf, 2004). Autism affects about 1% of the current population (Shishido, Branko, & Norio, 2013). This disorder seems like a common diagnosis in the current day in age but the disorder was only discovered around sixty years ago. The two founding researchers that discovered the disorder are Kanner and Asperger. Since then there has been a significant amount of research on the disorder and they have narrowed down the criteria associated with Autism. Since the discovery of Autism Spectrum Disorder, there has been many debates on what causes this condition. When it was, a recent discovery scientist thought it could have been caused by many factors including psychological conditions and poor parenting. Now research has shifted in another direction (Wolf, 2004). In recent years, there has been a debate if childhood vaccinations or genetic mutations cause the disorder. This debate has led many parents to stop vaccinating their children in case it does cause the disorder. In 2010 (de los Reyes) the immunization rates fell to 80%. These parents’ decisions greatly effects the nation’s public health so it has fueled even more research to find the cause. A very common vaccine that has been said to cause the disorder is the measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine or the MMR vaccine. This

Through extensive observations and reports, the article states what they know about the disorder. Some of the key findings found were “Men out numbered females in autism and savant syndrome, and that Savant skills typically occur in a narrow range of special abilities” (Treffert, 2009). Such as math, art, mechanical or spatial skills, and music were found to be in the top general categories in Savant syndrome. Interestingly enough, “savant skills characteristically continue, rather than disappear” (Treffert, 2009), which aids in helping those with autism have an improvement in other areas of there life such as social, daily living skills, and with there language skills. I feel this article and its scientific findings definitely correlated with Raymond’s character because he demonstrated remarkable memory and one of his savant skill was his mathematical skills which was one of the highlights of the movie and made the disorder of Savant Syndrome worldwide

Autism is the second types of brain disease. According to Scheruermann and Webber (2002), autism is a development of disorder that caused by neurological impairment affecting brain chemistry and or brain structure. Even the exact reason of the neurological impairment is not yet known, but it is mostly due to the genetic links. Nevertheless, this symptoms is well-defined, hence essential information for educational treatment been contributed. Understanding based on autistic symptomology is the best way to teach student with autism. Presently, there are three main theories explaining the existence of common symptoms. The first theory is a perceptual/cognitive theory. Autism children may have specific differences in capability of their thinking and the way they receive external input, due to the brain defects. They also have to withdraw, and have a complicated time making sense of or processing, physical phenomena because of they might be stimulated by auditory, visual, and tactile stimuli. A second theory is from a developmental explanation holds that brain defects is the reason individuals with autism difficult to evolve in language, cognition, social, and motor domains. Scheruermann and Webber also stated that, it is estimated that the students need to improve through developmentally sequenced experiences for them to expert the necessary skills just as children without disabilities because they are developmentally delayed. The last theory is the behavioral explanation, holds

In today’s society, many new discoveries having to do with the human brain and body are found every day. Autism and Asperger’s syndrome is just two examples of them. Not many people know what or if they have this disorder until it is properly diagnosed, each and every year. The real cause of autism is yet to be known, but better understanding the disorder might help. Someone who may not know much about what they are, could read and find out more about it. The goals of this paper is to help someone better understand the meaning of the disorders.

In recent years, the prevalence of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has increased greatly (Nevison 2014). For example, in 2000 the Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring (ADDM) Network estimated about 1 in 150 children had ASD. Six years later in 2006, the prevalence increased to about 1 in every 110 children and then most recently in 2012 to 1 in 68 children. According to the CDC (2008) autism is the fastest-growing developmental disability. With the growing prevalence of autism, the society has been impacted in several ways. For example, the its prevalence has allowed for increases in advocacy, data collection and overall greater acceptance and understanding for autism spectrum disorder.

It's time for preschool and you're really worried about your child. You love them dearly, but you're worried that they may fall on the autism spectrum. As a result, you're not sure if they're ready or even capable of attending preschool. Thankfully, it's not only possible, but it can be beneficial to them.

According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), it is estimated that one in 68 children are affected with autism spectrum disorder (Baio, 2010). Children diagnosed with this disorder eventually grow into adults who need similar care and attention they required earlier in life. The focus of this paper is the 1988 movie “Rain Man”, a story written by Barry Morrow and Ronald Bass, directed by Berry Levinson, cast played by Dustin Hoffman as Raymond Babbitt “Rain man” and Tom Cruse as brother, Charlie Babbitt. The National Institutes of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (Autism Spectrum Disorder Fact Sheet, 2015) state that autism “refers to a group of complex neurodevelopmental disorders characterized by repetitive and characteristic patterns of behavior and difficulties with social communication”. Savant autism is a rare and extraordinary form of autism characterized by deep, thorough knowledge of one particular subject or area of interest. Our character, Raymond Babbitt, is one of those rare savant autistic individuals.

Autism spectrum disorders are a group of complex brain development disorders. This group includes conditions such as autism, childhood disintegrative disorder and Asperger syndrome. Autism Spectrum disorders are characterized by difficulties in social interaction and communication and a restricted and repetitive repertoire of interests and activities. Scientific evidence indicates that both genetic and environmental factors contribute to the onset of autism spectrum disorders by influencing early brain development. The prevalence of autism in Sub Saharan Africa is not known but several experts indicate that it is a problem of increasing public health importance. Aside from these core symptoms of autism spectrum disorders, one common presentation

A key element of someone’s well-being is the status of their mental health. Mental health disorders tend to affect someone’s behavior, mood, thinking, and social life. The Autism Disorder is the most severe mental disability disorder that impairs the ability to communicate and interact with others (“American Psychological Association”). Psychologists have dealt with this disorder with the intention to help humans with Autism improve their interaction and communication skills. Although, within the past few years, there has been a lot of controversy regarding the disorder itself in a variety of different aspects. For instance, the community debates over things such as what the disorder even is, or the treatments

Rainman was a revolutionary movie that introduced much of the general public to autism, and savant syndrome, revealing what it is like to have autism and problems that those who have it face. One of Rainman’s main

A Swiss psychiatrist, Eugen Bleuler, used the term Autistic to describe the thought patterns of some of his schizophrenic patients in 1910. Since then, Autism has become a greatly studied subject over the years for psychologists and neurologists due to its nature of focusing on mainly one skill in the human brain and making it superior to any other and greatly stronger than that of a “normal” child. These children are known as savants, or children with the ability to do rigorous tasks at high speeds and beyond the ability of a “normal” child. One of the most profound mysteries of autism has been the remarkable ability of most autistic people to excel at visible spatial skills while performing so poorly at verbal skills (Grandin, 2006). In

Savant is a unique form of autism that has its own special skills, which set Savant apart from all other forms of autism. The most common

Syndrome of Savant by Darold Treffert consists of people with everyday limitations, but have depth knowledge in one or more areas. The term "idiot Savant" previously used is a lack of respect and incorrect. A good part of savants is autistic. However, only 10% of the autistic have savant's characteristics. Derek Paravicini, a musician extremely talented, is between the savants. In the movie Rain Main, the actor Dustin Hoffman plays an autistic and savant character, but the person based on was not autistic. The height of talent can arise after much practice, and the fact autistic persist in a subject or taste so obsessively contributes. The autistic usually remember details that go unnoticed. There are differences between the brains of a person

In conclusion, autism is developmental disorder, many people that are diagnosed with autism have also found to have savant syndrome. Savant syndrome is a condition characterised as having remarkable and outstanding abilities that general population are unable to achieve. Weak central coherence and executive dysfunction are two theories that attempt to explain the source of this phenomenon and provide answers. Weak central coherence theory is the inclination to access local information processing, rather than global information processing. An object consists of both charateristerics, local (details) and global (context and meanin). Persons with autism have greater privileges in accessing local information processing, where attention,

Savant syndrome is an uncommon yet extraordinary status that individuals with developmental inabilities, or another central nervous system (CNS) injury or illness possess some extraordinary talent. Savant syndrome can be congenital or acquired. According to [1], not all savants are autistic, and not all autistic are savants. One in ten individual with autism possess savant abilities, and nine out of ten do not. In the two types of savant, congenital and acquired, there is damage in some area of the brain. Usually this damage occurs on the left hemisphere, and still uninjured tissue somewhere in the brain. When this uninjured tissue is rewired, it liberates the inactive potential in a person. In addition, the two principal scientific mysteries