Autism is the fastest-growing developmental disability‚ with a 1‚589 increase in growth rate since 2007. Because of the prevalence of this particular disability‚ it would be of immeasurable value for people to know of the facts surrounding autism. As somebody who has had experience working in a classroom of children with autism‚ I can speak from first-hand experience of the effects autism has on a person. I am also a sorority woman‚ an active member of Alpha Xi Delta. Alpha Xi Delta proudly supports
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This case is of an 8-year-old boy‚ Steven. Steven has been diagnosed by a Pediatrician as having an Autistic Spectrum Disorder because of the severity of his needs in terms of communication and reciprocal social interaction. Autism is a pervasive developmental disorder that is very complex and involves a broad different and separate physical and mental disorders. Autistic children are in the private world of their own. It is common beliefs that performance of individuals with autism was inferior
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Autism spectrum disorders in children can cause several different symptoms within the child. Children who are diagnosed with ASD show a wide range of impairments in language ability‚ and intellectual functioning. Language can develop to different levels depending on the severity of the condition. In general terms a child with ASD will have difficulty understanding language communicated to them and in turn struggle to communicate‚ or shown a lack of interest to communicate. Communication can be a
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One hundred years ago‚ people defined Autism as “idiot savant”. These “savants” have normal ability in calculating and good memorize. However‚ their actions are slowly and stupid as an “idiot”. That was the people’s early recognition of Autism. Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) is characterized by persistent deficits in social communication and social interaction across multiple contexts (“Autism Spectrum Disorder”‚ n.d). Patients are hard to choose correct words which express their feeling such as
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Analyse the defining features of autistic spectrum conditions and the impact on practice. Autism is a lifelong‚ developmental disability that affects how an individual communicates and relates to other people‚ and how they experience the world around them.someone with autism sees‚ hears and feels th eworkd differently to others. It is a spectrum disability so while people with autism will share similar difficulties‚ it will affect each person differently. Some autistic people say the world feels
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Children who have been abandoned by their parents and are brought up by animals or‚ in some rare cases‚ are left to survive alone in the wild are called feral children. Like isolated children‚ they have no human contact whatsoever‚ but isolated children are barely kept alive and some may be raised with minimal human contact. All feral and isolated children do not have the same experiences as each other. That difference may be the reason for their varying rate of recovery. Isolated children are like
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Martha’s Vineyard is a small island five miles off the southeastern shore of Massachusetts settled in the mid to late 17th century. For nearly 300 years‚ from the early eighteenth century to the mid twentieth century‚ it was home to a remarkably high percentage of deaf Americans who developed their own sign language‚ Martha’s Vineyard Sign Language. This isolated island allowed sign language to flourish beyond the deaf community‚ dissolving barriers between deaf and hearing prevalent in the rest
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For many years people have discussed whether autistic children or teens should be placed in regular classes‚ given special aides‚ or if they should be placed in special classes. In the book‚ The Spark‚ by Kristine Barnett‚ it talks about how Kristine’s son‚ Jacob‚ otherwise known as Jake‚ and how he was diagnosed with autism at age two‚ yet he overcame all of the stereotypes placed on autistic children. Jacob was in special ed class‚ but his mother pulled him out because he was not making any progress
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Autism Spectrum Disorder and Varying Treatment Approaches Autism spectrum disorders have become more prevalent within the past ten years. Now‚ this neurological disorder affects approximately 1 in every 68th child (CDC‚ 2014). Parents may feel responsible‚ but it is important to note that there is no determined cause of autism. It is presumed that unknown genetic factors play a role. With the increasing prevalence and unknown cause‚ educators and parents must know
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Jason is a 5 year old student who is currently in Kindergarten at Parkers Chapel Elementary school for the 2016-2017 school year. He has been diagnosed with Autism. Jason experiences difficulty with Reading Comprehension and Social Adaptive Behavior. He receives Language Therapy‚ Occupational Therapy‚ and Special Education Services. On Jason’s current evaluations and assessment information‚ on the Woodcock Johnson IV Test of Cognitive Abilities‚ Jason’s scored a 90 on for General Intellectual Ability
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