Exceptionality Report: Angelman Syndrome The Exceptional Child Andrea Gamber-Smith Dr. Harry Angelman discovered the disease that came to share his name‚ Angelman Syndrome in 1965. Angelman syndrome is impossible to diagnose until approximately the age of three to seven when symptoms become evident. The features of Angelman’s syndrome include a stiff body‚ little or no speech‚ constant giggling or laughter‚ and an easily excitable personality. There are
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individuals with Asperger syndrome are deeply engaged in gathering information about their topic and talking about it” (Piotrowski‚ 2011‚ p.192). For example‚ a child with Asperger’s who as a huge interest in sharks may not be able to remember what their mother told them to do this afternoon as a chore‚ but can recall that their mother mentioned a documentary on sharks will play tonight and what shark will be featured and the time. Another distinction of Asperger’s syndrome is that there is not
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Asperger ’s syndrome‚ is an autism spectrum disorder that affects language and behavioral development in children. Several years ago Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) is a group of conditions that involve delays in the development of many basic skills that vary in severity‚ communication delay and repetitive behaviors such as: Autistic Disorder‚ Asperger Disorder‚ Rett’s Disorder‚ Childhood Disintegrative Disorder and Pervasive Developmental Disorder-not otherwise Specified. Now more commonly
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named Christopher Boone with the uniquely complex disease‚ aspergers‚ “aspergers” and as he does this he conveys the way someone seeing the world differently can generate different life perspectives. Chris is unable to understand human emotion and figurative language and which Haddon cleverly uses this perspective with techniques like using contrast and voicing character’s views with direct speech to allow the reader to access the syndrome that is common but rarely understood. Haddon creates a character
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Diarmuid Sugrue Angelman Syndrome SYMPTOMS Angelman Syndrome is a neuro-genetic disorder involving the chromosomal region 15q‚ between positions 11-13. The symptoms primarily include intellectual development retardation‚ epilepsy‚ speech impairment‚ ataxia‚ and persistent laughing or smiling. CAUSATIVE MUTATIONS A healthy individual receives 2 copies of the 15 chromosome‚ one maternal and one paternal. The chromosomal region 15q11-13 (base pairs 23‚133‚488-23‚235‚220)‚ contains the gene
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have intellectual disability. Asperger Syndrome People with Asperger syndrome usually have some milder symptoms of autistic disorder. They might have social challenges and unusual behaviors and interests. However‚ they typically do not have problems with language or intellectual disability. Pervasive Developmental Disorder – Not Otherwise Specified (PDD-NOS; also called "atypical autism") People who meet some of the criteria for autistic disorder or Asperger syndrome‚ but not all‚ may be diagnosed
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Spectrum Disorder was coined by Dr Lorna Wing to identify a whole range of disorders affecting the development of social interaction‚ communication and social imagination‚ know as the Triad of Impairments. The spectrum includes classic autism‚ asperger syndrome‚ childhood disintegrative disorder and pervasive development disorder (PDD). These are separate and different disorders but are all classed as being on the autistic spectrum due to the commonality of this Triad of Impairments. Those on
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by Mark Haddon contains a protagonist that must overcome not only certain conflicts that arise in the story but also his own condition as well. The story’s main character‚ Christopher John Francis Boone. suffers from a type of Autism called Asperger Syndrome. The overall theme of the novel is to shine light upon the ways Asperger’s can affect everyday tasks and to illustrate how individuals must find ways to cope with the condition. Within “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time” by Mark
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suggestion in terms of making this study more organized. And this would not be promising without the loving support of our family and friends. And also to the family of our subject. ABSTRACT Asperger syndrome (AS) is an autism spectrum disorder (ASD)‚ one of a distinct group of complex neurodevelopment disorder characterized by social impairment‚ communication difficulties‚ and restrictive‚ repetitive‚ and stereotyped patterns of behavior. Other ASDs
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signs‚ symptoms‚ facts‚ asperger Page Description: Autism is a condition of ASD‚ similar to asperger syndrome. Signs of and symptoms of autism vary from case to case. According to the Autism facts‚ doctor should evaluate the child for autistic symptoms immediately. Text: { Autism Autism is a disorder in which child suffers from a variety of conditions termed as Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Asperger syndrome is also a condition of Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Asperger syndrome is a form of autistic
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