who lack of some learning abilities and the students who are given to special interests by educators. I want to begin with a book that I read before: House Rules by Jodi Picoult. This book tells a special child with Asperger’s syndrome from a mother’s tongue. Asperger’s syndrome is a kind of autism and Jacob has its characteristics. For instance‚ structure is important for Jacob‚ that’s why his mom created house rules: 1.Tell the truth 2.Brush your teeth 3.Take care of your brother and so on. One day
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the 15 year-old protagonist‚ Christopher Boon‚ Mark Haddon uses the universal issue of being different to eliminate the social stigma surrounding Asperger’s Syndrome. From memorable narrative perspective‚ he explores the value of truth and perspective‚ the complex nature of the social world and understanding individuals with Asperger’s Syndrome. Haddon challenges the reader to consider the interesting idea of disability‚ that it is wrong to treat people with a disability differently and that it is
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himself to why he acts and does not act a certain way. But with just that one quote‚ Christopher reveals his key abilities and disabilities‚ both physical and mental‚ of a detective. But even while having these disabilities‚ because of his Asperger’s syndrome‚ that may or may not hold him back as a detective‚ one thing is clear‚ his disabilities can also be used to his advantage‚ and benefit him as the amazing detective he is. Christopher has the amazing power of observation‚ being able to even notice
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in the Night-Time because the author‚ Mark Haddon‚ used such an engaging writing style. The use of the first person for the narrator allowed the readers to connect with the main character at a deep level and to understand his disease of Asperger’s Syndrome. This point of view encourages the reader to empathize with the character and to experience his overwhelming mix of emotions. In addition‚ the use of graphics and illustrations was an interesting way of portraying how Christopher thinks. Lastly‚
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Running Head: AUTISM & ART THERAPY Autism which is now commonly called Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) refers to the five diagnosis pervasive developmental disorder spectrum which is Autistic Disorder‚ Asperger’s Syndrome‚ Childhood Disintegrative Disorder‚ Rett’s Disorder‚ and Pervasive Developmental Disorder- Not Otherwise Specified ( .) According to the DSM-IV the central features of Autistic Disorder are the presence of markedly abnormal or impaired development
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to children that were different from myself. Today‚ my own children attend school in a very different environment than I did. Both of my daughters have boys in their classes who have Asperger’s Syndrome. They also interact with students who struggle with other disabilities such as Autism and Down’s Syndrome. In looking at how the classroom has changed‚ these changes have been for the good. I remember as a child being afraid of children who were different from me. The student body population was not
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presence of repetitive‚ stereotyped behaviors‚ they may have fewer than six symptoms in total; they may have an age of onset after 36 months‚ or they may not meet all criteria for autism (Walker‚ 2004). Sam’s sister was diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome. Some of the characteristics Sam displayed that normally coincide with an Asperger’s diagnosis were: impairment in social interaction and stereotyped/repetitive interests/behaviors that are not accompanied by significant delay in speech and cognitive
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Conduct of a brief Functional Behavior Assessment and Design of Positive Behavior Plan Background of Dane Dane‚ P3‚ 9 years old‚ has Asperger’s Syndrome. Both parents are working. He attends a before and after school care which caters to special needs students .He receives guidance from the special education teacher from the centre to complete his school work. He also receives weekly therapy from the centre. Presently‚ he is studying in X school but he has been exhibiting inappropriate behaviors
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to use or find resources to talk back to you. A child or a young adult with English being their second language may need that additional time to translate in their head what you have just asked/said to them. A child or young adult with asperger’s syndrome or autism may have trouble understanding language in context and may take things ’literally’ They may have little or no eye contact when conversing with another individual so will not pick up on body language or facial expressions which are all
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Appendix F – PSY/270 CheckPoint: Autism and Mental Retardation Respond to the following: 1. List the primary features of autism. Children with autism are unresponsive to others‚ uncommunicative‚ repetitive‚ and rigid their symptoms usually appear before the age of three. An autistic individual will have difficulty sustaining employment‚ accomplishing household responsibilities‚ and leading independent lives. Furthermore‚ they express having problems displaying closeness and empathy
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