Cerebral palsy encompasses a group of conditions that are caused by problems in brain development. Disturbances in the brain usually occur during fetal or infant brain development and effects movement and motor control in children (Lisovska‚ 2016). The cerebral cortex‚ which is the part of the brain responsible for directing muscle movement‚ is damaged and cerebral palsy thus develops. Cerebral palsy can be classified into four types which are made distinct because of its location and abnormality
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For today’s date‚ there are no completely methods to cure autism. However‚ psychological and pedagogical intervention‚ conducting correction centers for children with special needs‚ specially organized for the child with autism living space in the building‚ supported by individual drug treatment and diet can dramatically improve a child’s development‚ greatly enhance the quality of autistic life‚ help them realize their potential. There are many different types of types of treatment‚ rehabilitation
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Health Care Needs of Adolescents with Autism Four themes representing the challenges the parents’ experiences included concern with medications‚ frustrations with healthcare services‚ recognizing secondary health issues‚ and the need for resources and services. Parents of adolescents with autism locating information about Autism‚ trying to understand the necessary medications that are needed and prescribed‚ and experiencing minimal social support from health care providers. Parenting a child
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The article “Twelve Tips for Setting up an Autism Classroom” is about some classroom interventions to help the child with autism. The first tip is to keep the classroom structured. Children with autism like to have routines and become anxious if something changes. The second tip is to use visuals. Using visuals allow students with autism to learn faster than other methods. The third tip is using schedules. People with autism like to know what is coming next‚ and they feel safe by organizing their
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‘Challenging behaviour used to be called ‘problem behaviour’‚ ‘difficult behaviour’ or ‘socially unacceptable behaviour’. It means that behaviours are a challenge to professionals‚ teachers‚ carers and parents’. (Forus Training Notes) Challenging behaviour can be very evident within my chosen disability of Autism. It can be displayed as a physically aggressive behaviour or a behaviour which causes a negative impact on the person or their family. Each behaviour has a function for the person displaying
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Introduction Page:1 Autism is a big life changing in people’s lives. When they are born with autism they will be like that forever. They have so many people that are famous that have autism. They have done big things in their lives‚ like Albert Einstein‚ Tim Burton‚ and etc. Autism awareness color is blue. Blue is the color to say that they are encouraged in life to succeed in what they want to do‚ and plan ahead to be good in the future. They have a foundation
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Authors: Lasgaard‚ Mathias‚ Nielsen‚ Annette‚ Eriksen‚ Mette‚ Goossens‚ Luc Source: Journal of Autism & Developmental Disorders‚ Feb2010‚ Vol. 40 Issue 2‚ p218-226 The present study investigates whether adolescents with ASD are more likely to report feeling lonely than typically developing adolescents. Additionally‚ the study investigates the relationship between loneliness and perceived social support. 39 adolescent boys with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) were examined for Loneliness
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Jonathan Saffran Foer in Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close‚ and Mark Haddon in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time explore the varying ways in which individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder may perceive the world. Although Safran Foer focuses on themes of national tragedy and grief from the September 11 terrorist attacks and Mark Haddon focuses on becoming independent‚ the protagonists face similar struggles‚ which arise from their different view of the world. The protagonists experience
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In Thinking in Pictures: My Life with Autism‚ Grandin explains her incredible ability to engineer machinery‚ memorize volumes of information and provides a legacy in teaching a deeper understanding and appreciation of people that have ASD. However‚ it also doesn’t go without explaining areas of functioning that have deficits and the discrimination that people with disabilities endure. Even today with ASD being more known‚ society may make many generalizations. A lot of people may envision people
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Divorce and Autism National University Psychology XXX Abstract Studies were examined that disprove the myth of increased Divorce within families who have a child diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Since Autism is a Spectrum Disorder‚ characteristics will vary. Though characteristics may be different‚ families who have a child diagnosed with ASD undergo similar stressors. The differences that promote divorce for families with neuro-typical children and children diagnosed with ASD
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