Pervasive developmental disorders

According to estimates by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2014), about one in every 68 children is identified as having autism spectrum disorder (ASD). ASD is a developmental disorder that is characterized by difficulties in communication, social interactions, and behaviors. Though many are aware of the social symptoms of ASD, the DSM-V added the symptom of “hyper- or hypo-reactivity to sensory stimuli or unusual interest in the sensory aspects of the environment, for example, apparent

One form of treatment for ASD is medication. There is no form of medication that can cure ASD or treat the core symptoms, but there is medication that can help those with ASD function better. For example, the medication can help things such as managing the high energy level, inability to focus, and depression. Medication can affect children in different ways, so while this is one form of treatment, it must be closely monitored by a health professional. Research has shown that early intervention

caused by a combination of genetic and environmental factors. Autism can be diagnosed in early childhood and can continue throughout life affecting almost every thing they do and everyone around them. Most children with autism appear to develop this disorder typically during the first year of life. I think that Autism should get the 50,000 dollars because even though there is no cure for this disease with this money, doctors and other researchers can help find better treatment or even a cure for this

At the beginning of this school year, I joined the Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP). Through UROP, I was able to join a research project focused on investigating the neurological effects of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in an infant rat model. Specifically, we focus on the differences of the amygdala in a normal rat pup vs. an ASD rat pup. My role in this research project is to run the experimental protocols in order to fear condition the pups to a mint odor. Following the conditioning

media, there are people who have stated that autism wasn’t a problem when they were a kid, so why is it a problem now? The context of this question is saying that not many people had autism then, and now more children are being diagnosed with the disorder. However this question can also be taken as someone asking why society as a whole now sees autism as a problem. Autism affects society in many ways, and a majority of these effects come from the miscommunication about what autism is and why

Autistic savant syndrome is a rare condition that affects one in ten people with autism. They have extraordinary skills that not a lot of people have. They are not able to perform simple tasks such as swallowing but can remember the day of a date thousands of years in the past or in the future which is know as calendar calculations. The first description of savant syndrome in a scientific paper dates back to 1783. It was describing the case of a person who could do calculations fast, Jedediah Buxton

Autism is a neurodevelopmental condition that many of us know very little about. Autism Spectrum Disorder, however, is a condition that many of us may have some exposure to. Within high schools, public events, or family gatherings, it is possible that in some way we have met, or know of, a person that is autistic. The term autistic that seems to naturally invoke fear in people. Also, it is not very helpful when people hear the constant stories of what will give your child autism or how to avoid

early childhood educators, and social workers, to identify children who may required comprehensive developmental evaluation (APA). Early identification of any developmental delays is very important in providing prompt intervention and treatment, and ASQ, well studied, is very useful (APA). Ages and Stages Questionnaire (ASQ) is a useful tool that is utilized by many professionals to acorn for developmental and social-emotional screening for children from one month to 66 months (ASQ, 2014). ASQ incorporates

It’s easy to diagnose a case of autism early on based on the “autistic spectrum”, but what really counts is if the diagnosis ends up being correct on in later years in “Autism “Cures”?” (2011), Thomas Sowell opinions his view of autism, as being an opinion not very many readers would expect, but an opinion that may relieve parents, of an “autistic child”, from emotional trauma and heartache. To support these opinions, Thomas Sowell gives two really well-thought-out experiences as to what “Autism

Abstract Autism is a brain disorder that affects very young children. It often makes it hard for the child and the parents to communicate, for them both to feel related to each other. With autism, the different areas of the brain fail to work together. Commonly known as Autistic “Spectrum” Disorder (ASD), Autism tends to run in families, so experts think it may be something that a child inherits genetically. Some scientists are trying to find out exactly which genes may be responsible for passing