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    This implicitly links with the observations of Attwood (2007 p 56) which describe Asperger syndrome (as part of the autism spectrum of characteristics) and social interaction as “when someone is alone, relaxed and enjoying a special interest, the characteristics ... do not cause clinically significant impairment in social, occupational

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    use the term autism to identify schizophrenic patients. Autism and schizophrenia correlated in the minds of doctors and psychologists for many years until they started differentiating them. A German scientist named Hans Asperger describes a "milder" form of autism now known as Asperger 's Syndrome (Sole-Smith). The cases he reported were all boys who were highly intelligent but had trouble with social interactions and specific obsessive interests (Sole-Smith). The word autism is rooted from the Greek

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    someone or watching someone they may say something inappropriate or repeat something that isn’t appropriate to the situation because they misread the social aspect of the situation or they misread the emotional aspect of the situation. People with Aspergers Syndrome usually have small eye contact with other people, which again can seem rude to others, but that is the way Aspies feel is most comfortable to them. Others may not like it but it is something that they can’t change, and it is a way their

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    Stephanie Fletcher January 25, 2017 COM 1101 Rough Draft- Communicating with Children That Have an Autism Spectrum Diagnosis This is a very important topic for me because I have a child who is believed to be on the spectrum somewhere. We are not sure exactly where because we are still waiting to have all the testing completed, but I still have to communicate with him everyday. I will also use this information in my career as I would like to work in a pediatric setting. To better understand

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    Some are clever to feed relatively 'unremarkable' lives; others will ask a day of enthusiast nourish. wp8a613a45_06.png By occurrent definition, the storming of autism is superior to Time 3 ages. More » • What Is the Broad Autism Phenotype? If Asperger syndrome is observe "soft" on the spectrum, then the expanded mindblindness phenotype conclude those community with the merest affect of mindblindness. Autism Speaks abide to reserve investigate on operative methods for old diagnosis, as auroral

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    Dear John

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    Even If You Can’t Jael Zimmerman Westmoreland County Community College Abstract Dear John by Nicholas Sparks uses two main characters, John’s father and Tim’s brother Alan, to express the symptoms and complications of the psychological disorder Asperger Syndrome. This disorder is considered a form of autism. People with this disorder will be passionate about one or more topics, but will struggle with daily tasks. The novel provides an extended metaphor through John’s father through his obsessive

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    3 Types Of Autism Essay

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    spectrum Disorder. Research shows that one out of forty two boys are diagnose with autism. This might be the reason why I have many friends that have kids with autism and they are all my favorite kids. There are three types of autism: Autistic disorder, Asperger Syndrome, and Pervasive Developmental disorder. The first type autistic disorder, also called classic autism. Children with this type of autism, usually have major language delays, social challenges, communication issues, and they tend to have unique

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    spectrum’ was created, in nineteen forty-three and nineteen forty-four, a psychiatrist named Leo Kanner and German scientist named Hans Asperger discovered Autism and Asperger’s. Their research included looking at cases of children who were different and had qualities of aloneness, obsessiveness, and trouble with social interactions. Leo Kanner and Hans Asperger helped others understand children who were different and helped us today as we used their research to further the identification of Autism

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    simple language, but he certainly is not a simple character. Due to the fact that, he has numerous problems and issues faced in life, such as Asperger syndrome, which is not normal for an average kid. To commence with, on the surface, Christopher seems like an ordinary child, however, he is not as he suffers from ‘an autism called Asperger syndrome’. Asperger syndrome affects how people perceive and interact with people. In addition, a conventional child would not ‘hit the policeman, because he was

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    Symptoms vary widely with this disorder. Generally children with PDD-NOS lack social skills. They don’t have language skills of those with Aspergers, but they are better than those with autistic disorder. Individuals also have fewer repetitive behaviors than individuals with Asperger's and autistic disorder. There is not a specified criteria for diagnosing PDD-NOS because no two individuals have

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