People on the autistic spectrum

4.1. VIRTUAL REALITY IN SCHOOLS Teachers report how their role in the classroom is getting different with each year, instead of being a teacher who gives the answers, teachers have found themselves as a support for students which help them build ideas and how to get information from various sources (Youngbut, 1998). The advantages of virtual reality in educational system is that it enables large groups of students to interact with each other as well as within the virtual environment. It is able to

functioning and memory loss. It is thought that reduced levels of the fragile X mental retardation protein (FMRP) contributes to increased amyloid precursor protein (APP) levels, therefore contributing to the symptoms of AD. However, the link between Autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) and AD is still a relatively new area of research, so there are few certainties and still many unknowns. Studies were carried out measuring the percentage of FMRP in both the cortex and cerebellum of children with AD. This showed

for this is that an autistic child has trouble communicating and understanding other people’s emotions and expressions. Since a significant amount of a child’s brain is developed within in the first few years of life, this causes problems later due to lack of understanding of what observed. They can have trouble expressing their feelings “with words or through gestures, facial expressions, and touch” (WebMD, 2017). It is not often referred to as ‘autism’ but as an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) due

rehabilitation and possibly full recovery. This cannot be said, for a family impacted by a diagnosis of autism. Autism is a developmental disability that significantly affects three areas: communication, social interaction, and behavior. Autism being a spectrum disorder impacts each individual differently, leaving each family’s experience difficult to compare. Autism being a communication disability brings serious challenges to a family, as this diagnosis impacts the communication strategies. Parents find

Report of an Interview with a Afterschool Tutor in Mainstreaming School Special Education has gained the attention from Hong Kong government in this decade and the government has been working on how to provide an equal opportunity learning environment for SEN student. However, there is a contention about the efficacy of the policy. For more information from firsthand experiences, an interview with Ms. Ng has been done on 17November2017. Ms. Ng aged at 27 is a part time student of Advanced Diploma

Research justification: Autism Spectrum Disorder has been in existence for nearly two decades. Autism was first identified by two Austrian psychiatrists, Dr. Leo Kanner and Dr. Hans Asperger in 1940s (Phetrasuwan et al., 2009). Dr. Kanner studied a small group of eleven young children in 1943 that exhibited unusual behaviour like aloneness, temper tantrums, limited spontaneity, grammatical errors during conversations, repeating sentences or mute, repetitive routines, isolated skills, serious mindedness

The word autism comes from a Greek word called autos, meaning “self.” Children with autism act very different than children without. Autistic children are distant, non-communicative, and anti-social. They also have repetitive behavior and have sensory problems. They are most relaxed when they are in their own little world. A couple activities that they do when comfortable is staring blank into space and spinning around in circles. Children without the disease goes through developmental steps, which

Engaging in Promoting Autism Wellness Introduction When one thinks of autism, many people do not fully understand the disorder, this is due to lack of research, media perception, and lack of involvement with these individuals. Hillman (2006) describes autism as, “ a devastating developmental disorder in which children have core deficits in verbal and nonverbal communication, social interaction, and pretend or imaginative play.” These difficulties prevent the child from interacting with individuals

told a story of an autistic man with incredible savant abilities. He can instantly count hundreds of objects at once, has an astounding memory for baseball statistics, the telephone book, and the amazing ability to count cards in Las Vegas. The hit movie exposed millions of people to both autism, and the phenomena known as Savant syndrome. Savant syndrome is a rare condition in which the person demonstrates profound abilities that are not commonly possessed by most people. Raymond Babbit’s

efficacy of music therapy intervention. Scientists have taken several approaches in determining if music allows an autistic child to become more socially engaged. The current debate is that children who have autism have social engagement problems that cannot be trained or controlled. Science is now debunking that argument as more research and evidence is emerging, showing improvements in autistic children’s social interactions. Working thesis: Studies on the efficacy of music therapy are providing empirical