Autism Spectrum Disorder
Autism
Lexie Burrell
Psychology 101
Research Option Two
Due 12/3/14
Abstract The articles being discussed in this psychology paper claims that there are many other possible causes to autism besides just certain risk genes. It claims that parental history as well as social environment and location of where the mother lives are also factors in the brain development that can lead to autistic disorders. Autism usually occurs from certain genes the baby receives from its parents and it happens in the early brain developmental stage. There are many types of autism disorders and researchers believe that there are many different ways of getting autism which is why this particular author wrote this article. In the second article the author discusses when autism is discovered and how parents and practitioners do tests and studies to see if their children have ASD. It compares at which age the child is diagnosed with autism.
Autism
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is defined as disorders characterized by difficulties in social interaction, verbal and nonverbal communication and repetitive behaviors. Autism begins in very early brain development, although it doesn’t usually surface in children until the age of two or three years old. Autism develops from a number of different risks including certain genes and environmental factors during the pregnancy as the brain is developing. In the article “Outside In: The Autism Question”, the author claims that autism can be a result of parents having depression, anxiety, alcoholism and obsessive-compulsive disorders (Coplan May 3, 2011). The author, James Coplan, also provides studies stating that mothers who live in certain areas such as West Hollywood or near highways have more babies with autism. There are arguably many different reasons why children and babies have autism. In one of the studies, babies born to women who live 300 meters or closer to a freeway or highway were twice as likely to be diagnosed with
Lexie Burrell
Psychology 101
Research Option Two
Due 12/3/14
Abstract The articles being discussed in this psychology paper claims that there are many other possible causes to autism besides just certain risk genes. It claims that parental history as well as social environment and location of where the mother lives are also factors in the brain development that can lead to autistic disorders. Autism usually occurs from certain genes the baby receives from its parents and it happens in the early brain developmental stage. There are many types of autism disorders and researchers believe that there are many different ways of getting autism which is why this particular author wrote this article. In the second article the author discusses when autism is discovered and how parents and practitioners do tests and studies to see if their children have ASD. It compares at which age the child is diagnosed with autism.
Autism
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is defined as disorders characterized by difficulties in social interaction, verbal and nonverbal communication and repetitive behaviors. Autism begins in very early brain development, although it doesn’t usually surface in children until the age of two or three years old. Autism develops from a number of different risks including certain genes and environmental factors during the pregnancy as the brain is developing. In the article “Outside In: The Autism Question”, the author claims that autism can be a result of parents having depression, anxiety, alcoholism and obsessive-compulsive disorders (Coplan May 3, 2011). The author, James Coplan, also provides studies stating that mothers who live in certain areas such as West Hollywood or near highways have more babies with autism. There are arguably many different reasons why children and babies have autism. In one of the studies, babies born to women who live 300 meters or closer to a freeway or highway were twice as likely to be diagnosed with
References: Coplan, James. (2011, May 3). Outside In: The Autism Question. Retrieved November 29, 2014, from http://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/201106/outside-in-the-autism-question. Preschool Assessment for Autism. (n.d.). Retrieved November 29, 2014, from http://psychologydictionary.org/article/preschool-assessment-for-autism/