Williams syndrome

Overview Ankylosing spondylitis is a genetic condition where the vertebrae mutate and fuse together to cause stiffness, pain and deformities. The condition mostly affects young men ranging in their teens to twenties. Early diagnosis is especially important to avoid cases of locked posture and/or spinal distortion. Definition & Facts The term ankylosing spondylitis derives its name from two words: the verb, “ankylose,” meaning to stiffen, and the noun, “spondylitis,” meaning backbone joint inflammation

Cancer Treatment Patients with cancer are in for a long course of treatment. A typical course of treatment involves chemotherapy, radiation and surgery. After any of these treatments, it will not be safe for the patient to drive themselves home. This means the patient will need transportation both to and from the treatment center. During treatment, the cancer patient's immune system is compromised. They aren't even supposed to consume raw eggs because of the higher than normal risk of getting ill

Autism Speaks is an organization that was founded in February 2005 by Bob and Suzanne Wright, grandparents to a child with autism. The organization is dedicated to promoting solutions for the needs of individuals with autism and their families through advocacy as well as support. The nonprofit organization is found on both Charity Navigator and Guidestar. When reviewing Autism Speaks’ overall score and rating, Charity Navigator ranked the organization two (2) stars out of four (4) and the overall

Stress and Cardiovascular Disease The effects of stress and heart disease is explained in a study Chida and Steptoe (2009), in which investigators looked at populations of people in healthy known areas, and assessed in total twenty five different studies. Anger and hostility has a positive relationship with coronary heart disease and was greater in men compared to women. Their findings also showed that individuals who had cardiac arrest and were resuscitated, twenty five percent admitted to feeling

Language Delays in Autism Spectrum Disorder Bethany Perez Colorado State University Autism spectrum disorder is caused by abnormalities in the brain. Many children that qualify under the autism spectrum disorder, often experience developmental delays in three areas of development. Socially/emotionally, as well as cognitively, children with ASD are unable to progress at a normal rate of development compared to their peers. The level of communication due to language delays can be severely affected

On Thursday 18th June 2015 I went to see ‘The Curious Incident of The Dog In the Night-Time’ at the Gielgud Theatre in London. I knew before I went to see the performance was that it is about a boy with autism. I was told from others that had seen the play that it was really good so I had reasonably high expectations. The play is set in modern day. Throughout the play we see a boy called Christopher who has autism, the play is shown from his point of view. We see his thoughts and feelings and how

the curious incident of the dog in the night-time by Mark Haddon is about a teenager’s quest to define every entity in life to a single answer. Christopher Boone’s point of view removes ambiguous viewpoints: He confines every situation to one answer, in a way, that extends his love for his maths. If anything’s ambiguous or not controlled to a single meaning, Christopher will not respect it or acknowledge it. Christopher’s need to define is a theme, throughout the book, becoming the motivating force

Over the summer I read The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, by Mark Haddon. For those of you who didn’t read it, the story follows Christopher Boone as he tries to solve the mystery of who murdered his neighbor’s dog, a crime he is being falsely accused of. He has a mild mental disability that makes interacting with people difficult for him, due to the fact that he can’t comprehend human emotions. Despite his communication limitations, he is very intelligent and is especially good at

In this assignment, I hope to receive a deeper understanding about Down syndrome and to understand that people with Down syndrome are people with abilities, strengths and weaknesses like everyone else. Firstly I will gather information from texts, internet, voluntary and statutory organisation involved in providing care for this client group. Throughout this assignment, I aim to examine a range of specific client groups to include children, adolescents, adults and older people and those with special

Did you know that boys have a five times larger chance of having Autism than girls? In the book The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon and Rain-man by Barry Levinson both male main characters have Autism. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time is about a fifteen-year-old boy Christopher who lives outside of London in a town named Swindon with his dad in the modern day. Rain-man is about an older man named Raymond with Autism who lives in Ohio in the 1980’s and