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    Essay On Autism

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    one of 5 developmental disabilities also known as Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), which include autistic disorder (autism), Asperger's syndrome, and two server and rare forms of autism known as rett syndrome and childhood disintegrative disorder. The last type of autism is a pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified, which is diagnosed then a child has autistic characteristics but does not meet all the criteria for autism (Parks 8). Autism is a bio-neurological developmental disability

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    intelligence as well as normal language development, in the 1940’s. Asperger syndrome is a type of Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD). PDD involve delays in the development of skills, mostly around social, communication, and imagination and abstract thinking skills. Many experts argue that Asperger syndrome is a milder form of autism, as called today High functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder (HFASD). Asperger’s work consisted on a historic review of specific Autism case studies that even though

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    Autism is a complex developmental disability that typically appears during the first three years of life. This is the result of a neurological disorder that affects the functioning of the brain. Autism is four more times prevalent in boys than girls. Autism shows no racial, ethnic or social boundaries. Family income, lifestyle and educational levels do not affect the chance of autism's occurrence. Autism and its associated behaviors have been estimated to occur in as many and one in 500 individuals

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    List 6 Workshop Session Topics Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorders and the Implications of Play Rationale: A child experiencing autism always gets challenged in the social life of play with his/her friends. For a developing child, it is important to equally socialize the same way as other students. The inclusion of this topic in the workshop session will give the practitioners a basic knowledge and understanding of techniques and strategies to support a child in participation during free

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    service that directly assists a child with a disability in the selection, acquisition or use of an assistive technology device. Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) – a severe difficulty in focusing and

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    Mmr Vaccine To Autism

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    co-authors suggest that the “MMR vaccine may predispose to behavioral regression and pervasive developmental disorder in children” (NCBI, 2011). Because of Doctor Wakefield and his colleagues, the MMR vaccine numbers began to plummet. They started to plummet because parents were concerned about their children and did not want this vaccination to cause their children to develop Autism. Autism is a “pervasive developmental disorder of children, characterized by impaired communication, excessive rigidity, and

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    Autism- Brain Disease

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    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

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    and that is exactly how he feels. When people talk about Autism, they are usually referring to Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), which is a brain disorder characterized by social communication challenges and repetitive behaviors. The CDC describes Autism Syndrome Disorders as: “a developmental disability that can cause social, communication and behavioral challenges. Autism Spectrum Disorders are categorized by significant deficiencies in social interaction and communication skills, as well as extremely

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    Autism Spectrum Disorder was first discovered in 1943 by psychiatrist Leo Kanner, who had a study of eleven children “who showed a marked lack of interest in other people, but a highly unusual interest in the inanimate environment”. Originally this study connected Autism Spectrum Disorder with an early form of schizophrenia, which led to the belief that Autism Spectrum Disorder could be caused from “bad parenting”, however, due to various research scientists we now know that this is not the case

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    disability that affects a large group of people in the United States and throughout the entire world. Autism is also referred to as ASD which is Autism Spectrum Disorder; those how have it usually have a huge difficulty talking or interacting with others. The autism spectrum also includes Asperger syndrome, pervasive development disorder, the what others call just simply autism (Rodriguez). People with autism also have a problem with changing their schedules. While one person not diagnosed can change

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