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    disabilities can affect children / young person in different ways. There are many forms of disability in which some children/young person suffer‚ these include: Learning disability: if a child or young person suffers from a condition like ADHD‚ Asperger syndrome or autism they may find if difficult to express their feeling and may display aggressive behaviour‚ this can affect their emotional‚ social and behaviour development as well as their communicational and intellectual development. Impairment:

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    1. Miller and Ozonoff in 1997 applied DSM-IV Asperger criteria to the four cases described in Asperger’s original paper from 1944. They found that all four individuals met DSM-IV criteria for Autistic Disorder and none met Asperger criteria. This is largely due to the precedent rule that says Asperger’s Disorder is ruled out if the person meets the Autistic criteria. (Ozonoff‚ e5) 2. Gilchrist and colleagues in 2001 found that 80% of their Asperger group met DSM-IV Autistic Disorder criteria. Their

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    of Madness.” In this book‚ he gives a historical account of a constitution (as he calls it) of experiences of madness ranging from the 15th to the 19th century in Europe. It involves studying effects of differences in treatments given to mad people so as understand the phenomenon of madness. This book illustrates his thoughts and research on the relations between reason and power‚ institutions and power and authority and power (Hacking‚ 2004).

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    The curious incident of the dog in the night time written by mark haddon is narrated from the perspective of a 15 year old boy Christopher who suffers from Aspergers syndrome. Like any good novel‚ this story is made memorable through the interaction of ideas and the techniques used to represent these ideas. Idea: Seeing the world through the eyes of an Autistic boy Techniques: Language techniques Christopher expresses himself in a simple straight forward way cannot understand commonly accepted

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    social interaction and communication‚ as well as restricted and repetitive behavior. It is part of a larger family called the autism spectrum disorders (ASD) or pervasive developmental disorders (PDD)‚ which include closely related syndromes such as Asperger syndrome and PDD-NOS.[5][6] This article uses autism to denote the classic autistic disorder and ASD to denote the wider family.

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    In Lear’s speeches trace how he mixes ‘Reason in Madness’ In the beginning of ‘King Lear’ a man is shown of whom is subjected to ‘unruly waywardness’ and ‘unconstant stars’. Lear casts off the two people who are the most faithful to him; Cordelia his caring daughter and Kent his most trusted subject. The cloud of madness then proceeds to overcome him as soon as he relinquishes his power over to his other two daughters‚ Regan and Goneril‚ on the basis of their exaggerated love for him; “beyond all

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    Autism Spectrum Disorder Autism is a brain development disorder that a child is usually born with. The disorder was first described in 1943 (Goldman‚ 2003‚ p.852). It is know to affect about 1 in 1000 people in the U.S and is more common in males than in females (Goldman‚ 2003‚ p.852). The symptoms are very widely ranged. In general‚ there is failure to develop language and communication skills‚ unable to form normal social relation ships‚ and a need to follow a routine. Symptoms Many children

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    something is wrong. She and her father conclude that he is likely unwell mentally. Although being accused of being insane is not necessarily a good thing‚ this front allows Hamlet to hide what it is that he is really having to consider. In this case‚ madness would be easier to explain than the fact that he is considering whether he should avenge his father and kill his uncle based on the testimony of a ghost. This is not something that he can discuss openly – ironically enough‚ because it would make the

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    Defining Autistic Spectrum Disorders Abstract Autistic Spectrum Disorders are a newly revised category of Pervasive Development Disorders that are found in the newest addition of the DSM-5 (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders). This category contains 4 types of Autistic disorders that fill a spectrum from

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    Belief : Autistic children are extremely aggressive toward children and adults. Motive: It is important to take this into account when normal school wants to take in children with some type of autistic problem. They can be aggressive toward the teachers and the rest of the students There can be in some type of danger if this type of children assaults another child. Title Basal and Adrenocorticotropic Hormone Stimulated Plasma Cortisol

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