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Inflammation A Literature Review Alexandra Bailin Abstract, REFS Purpose of review Recent findings Summary Introduction Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the most common endocrine disorder among reproductive aged women, with a prevalence of 16.6-18% according to the 2003 Rotterdam criteria (1-3). Though PCOS is extremely common, up to 70% of women with the syndrome are undiagnosed (3). The PCOS diagnosis is one of ovarian dysfunction and hyperandrogenism, and as such has important implications for

Temple Grandin Research Paper Josephine M. Heil West Chester University SWG 564 Abstract Autism has been around for more than 100 years. Autism is still evolving and becoming more prevalent all across the world. This paper will focus on a film about an autistic female and how she managed with her disorder. The primary focus of this paper is to give the reader a brief overview of the main character, Temple, and essential information regarding autism. Each diagnosis of autism is different

Benjamin, lafasakis, and Sturmey (2010) conducted a multiple baseline research study to investigate the efficacy of prompting, fading, and differential reinforcement on vocal mands in nonverbal preschool children with autism spectrum disorder. Researchers of this study believe that early intervention promoting for vocal mands increases vocal mands and at the same time decreases concurrent immature mands and behavior. Therefore, to develop and evaluate an appropriate vocal mand training curriculum

Did you know that an estimated 4.6 million Americans have a developmental disability? That is almost five percent of the country’s population, not including the hundreds of people that go untreated, or who have never been diagnosed. The term “developmental disabilities” refers to a group of conditions that cause impairment in physical, learning, language, or behavioral development. Typically manifesting during the primary development period (between ages 2 and 17), these conditions usually last

Autism is a neurological disorder that affects many people all around the world. This disorder can be either moderate or severe and affects the body in several ways. People who have Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) have their expressive, receptive communication, social skills, and socialization disrupted. It has not been until the past several years in which this disorder has received more attention and awareness than it had ever before. Approximately twenty years ago this disorder was considered

The journal article Enhanced Decision Making and Risk Avoidance in High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder (South et al., 2014) that is being reviewed is an experiment with High-Functioning autistic individuals and nerurotypical individuals inquiring if there is a difference in the behavior when making decisions if there is a risk involved. The researchers begin by explaining their supporting information in conducting this experiment. They reference previous written material that explains the

investigated, from how they learn and perform in the laboratory, to how they teach general chemistry as a whole, but there is something missing. There is no current research investigating how students with high-functioning autism and Asperger 's syndrome learn chemistry. This is relevant due to the significant increase in students with HFA/AS that are enrolling and attending college9. A more in-depth understanding of how these students learn chemistry will benefit professors who have students with

This literature review provides information about the best interventions for young adults living with autism. The introduction highlights the importance of the topic and provides crucial information about the major constituents of the literature review. An analysis of four academic journals follows, and they emphasize the importance of loxapine as a fundamental drug in the treatment of autism. The literature review also focuses on showing the contribution of each article to the thesis of this review

Autism spectrum disorder still after decades is surrounded by misinformation despite the progression of scientific studies on the subject. Mitchell and Locke created an online survey to better evaluate the information surrounding autism spectrum disorder. Several questions were asked such as where they get information about autism spectrum disorder, where to get help, when it can be diagnosed, etc. It was found that most people get their information about autism spectrum disorder from the media or

Lydia Chludil Personal Special Education Teaching Philosophy Paper TE 434: Introduction to Autism Spectrum Disorder David Rose 4/15/2016 What are the historical theories, who are the major contributors, and what are the relevant federal laws underlying the field of ASD? The historical theories that are in the field of ASD all originated with Leo Kanner. His work was started in 1943 where he identified “autism” using common descriptions. The descriptions lead to a certain criterion that