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    How Do Children Develop?

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    Autism Spectrum Disorder throughout their lives (“Facts About Autism” n.d.). In fact the number of children who suffer from the Autistic Spectrum Disorder has grown over the last decade (“Facts About Autism” n.d.). Autism is a brain disorder that usually shows up in childhood and carries on throughout adulthood. Autism makes it difficult to talk and relate to other people, and causes difficulties in social interaction. How much it effects you varies, you can be on the low end of the spectrum or the

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    Each autistic child was somewhere on the autistic spectrum; each child with autism has different characteristics, but extremely similar symptoms; and each child, if diagnosed early, has a chance at a semi-normal life. if they go through the proper treatments at a young age. This will be exposing the characteristics, the spectrum and the treatments of autism. Autism is known as a mental disability due to difficulty in communicating and forming other relationships with other people, this is

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    social interactions and the social construction of the world (National Autistic society, 2015). Children with Autism follow a different developmental pattern from other children and develop at the different rate. It could be understood as a social/psychological disability. Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) – is a neurological condition that affects the way a person experiences and interacts with the world. Children with Autism spectrum disorder have problems with communication, imagination and interaction

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    Every two years, autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has become more pronounced. This is due to the modern world being more familiarized with ASD, and the extensive research being conducted into it. However, with the familiarization of ASD, parents and educators have become more concerned with the future of their children. Parents, as well as many others, have come to believe that ASD has sparked a negative impact on individuals such as their success. However, children who have ASD do not have a lower

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    Controversies in Treating Autism Spectrum Disorder According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 1 in 68 children are diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or more commonly referred to as autism yearly (“Autism Spectrum Disorder”). Autism is a complicated developmental disorder typically diagnosed during the time between infancy and age three ("Autism Spectrum Disorder”) that can cause “difficulties with social interaction, [both] verbal and nonverbal communication,

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    LD310 Unit 26

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    NVQ3 unit 26 (LD310) Understand how to support individuals with autistic spectrum conditions 1.1 It is important to recognise that individuals who are on the autism spectrum are seen as individuals. Clients with autism can easily be grouped into an autism grouping when providing support for them. For example, two clients who reside in the same property or within the same company could find themselves being provided support for their autism rather than their individualities, strengths and interests

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    One in sixty-eight children in the United States are entering this world with Autistic Spectrum Disorder today, a thirty percent increase from the one in eighty eight percent two years ago. This disease is unquestionably one of the worst and most confusing disabilities out there. So, despite all of the exquisitely diverse theories, even to this day we have not fully revealed the precise cause of autism. (Autism Spectrum) Eugen Blueler, a psychiatrist, was the first to introduce the name "Autism"

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    affects many people at the same time, and spreads from person to person in a locality where the disease is not permanently prevalent. Because the autism diagnosis charts are raising every year, autism is considered a growing epidemic in the United States. For many years humanity has pondered the origin of autism. Autism originated from the greek word autos, meaning “self”. Many say that individuals with autism think to themselves, or is in their “own world”. This describes an autistic person 's

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    Autism Spectrum Disorder We are living in a time where a remarkable and advanced medical treatments exist. However, scientists and medical professionals are constantly faced with diseases and disorders that contemporary humanity needs a cure and treatment. Amongst the disorders that affecting our young people today is the autism spectrum disorder. It is a “complex and life long behavioral disorder marked by impairment in social and communicative abilities”(Evans, et al., 2008). People living with

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    Autism is a special type of wide-spectrum disorder short for (ASD) Autism Spectrum Disorder. All people with autism are different they are all not the same. Autism is known as complex developmental disability. Experts believe that autism presents itself during the first three years of a person’s life. The condition is the result of a neurological disorder that has an effect on a normal brain function, affecting development of the person’s communication and social interaction skills (What Is Autism)

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