What is Autism? What Causes Autism? [pic] Autism is known as a complex developmental disability. Experts believe that Autism presents itself during the first three years of a person’s life. The condition is the result of a neurological disorder that has an effect on normal brain function‚ affecting development of the person’s communication and social interaction skills. People with autism have issues with non-verbal communication‚ a wide range of social interactions‚ and activities that include
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Outcome in adult life for more able individuals with autism or Asperger syndrome Kobayashi‚ R.‚ & Murata‚ T. (1992). Behavioral characteristics of 187 young adults with autism Nuehring‚ M.L.‚ & Sitlington‚ P.L. (2003). Transition as a vehicle: Moving from high school to an adult vocational service provider Wenzel‚ C.‚ & Rowley‚ L. (2010). Teaching social skills and academic strategies to college students with Asperger’s syndrome
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Introduction This paper will explore the case study of Suzanne‚ an independent living 25-year-old woman with Downs Syndrome that presents with progressively worsening congenital heart and lung abnormalities. She has been referred to a transplant center to be evaluated for a possible heart-lung transplant. The transplant center will be in charge of determining whether or not she will be able to handle her post-transplant care. In order to make this determination‚ “A Guide to Moral Decision Making”
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Autism: 1. A pathological self-absorption and preoccupation with the self to the exclusion of the outside world‚ characteristic of some forms of *autistic disorder and *schizophrenia. 2. An alternative name for *autistic disorder. Autistic adj. [ greek auto self + -ismos indicating a state or condition. Children with autism have misfortune in communicating. They have trouble understanding what other people contemplate and feel. This makes it very tough for them to explicit themselves either with
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flenfef Down Syndrome is named after John Langdon Down‚ the first British doctor who first described the condition in 1987. It wasn’t until 1959‚ however‚ that an extra chromosome was identified as the cause. One in every 691 babies in the the United States are born with Down syndrome. Making Down syndrome the most common genetic condition. Approximately 400‚000 Americans have Down syndrome and about 6‚000 babies with Down syndrome are born in the United States each year. Down syndrome (DS)‚ also
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Down Syndrome Thesis: When someone sees a child or an adult with Down syndrome they automatically single them out‚ every person in this world is different‚ with a disability or with out‚ but that doesn’t mean they need to be treated differently. I. Causes A. Mental Disorder B. Mothers age C. Not inherited D. Most common E. Amniocentesis II. Symptoms A. Problems at birth B. Size C. Other issues D. Facial features III. Severities A. Ranges B. Trisomy 21 C. Mosaic D. Mosaic
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Case studies ‘Julie‚’ the mother of ‘Harry’ - a child with a learning disability‚ also believed Harry had Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD). The educational psychologist from the Health and Social Care Trust did not agree. Julie was convinced that Harry showed signs of ASD and this was affecting his performance at school‚ so she went privately to a doctor for a second opinion. He diagnosed ASD. Julie subsequently sought reasonable adjustments to be made for Harry at the school. However‚ the Education
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DOWN SYNDROME Down Syndrome is a congenital disorder arising from a chromosome It comes from a defect involving chromosome 21. The condition leads to impairments in both cognitive ability and physical growth that range from mild to moderate developmental disabilities. Through a series of screenings and tests‚ Down syndrome can be detected before and after a baby is born. The only factor known to affect the probability of having a baby with Down syndrome is maternal age. Less than one in 1‚000
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Williams syndrome also recognized as Williams-Beuren syndrome is a genetic disorder caused by a deletion of more than twenty five genes from chromosome 7. Although Williams syndrome is often non-hereditary‚ the chances of the syndrome being passed on if an individual with Williams syndrome has a child are fifty percent. Individuals born with Williams syndrome often possess distinctive facial features which make the syndrome easily recognized. These features include wide spaces between their teeth
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14 November 2011 Outline INTRODUCTION Thesis Statement: Although Down syndrome is used as a general term‚ several forms of this syndrome exist. I. Diagnosis A. Discovery B. Cause II. Types A. Trisomy 21 B. Translocation C. Mosaicism III. Expectations From Therapy CONCLUSION Down syndrome Lot’s of people fail to realize that several forms of Down syndrome exist. “Down syndrome is a set of mental and physical symptoms that result from having an extra copy
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