Autism This paper will focus on children with autism between the ages of three to nine years. It will identify the four factors such as‚ diet‚ education‚ behaviours and isolation‚ which impact upon the health and well-being of this client group. It will then identify the communication strategies with the client group‚ give a description of one‚ Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS). It will describe one health and one social care provision for the children referring to the relevant social
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In 2003 Mark Haddon won the Whitbread Book of the Year Award for his novel The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time‚ a book that gives a realistic picture of how it should be to go as an autistic person through life. The book is a worldwide bestseller and won at least fifteen other awards. It is written from the person of Christopher‚ a boy with Asperger’s syndrome. When Christopher found the dog of his neighbor killed in her garden‚ he decides to go looking for the perpetrator of this brutal
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Rett Syndrome for Girls Only Rett syndrome is very rare neurological disorder that affects the brain. The disorder primarily effects girls only‚ but there has been reported cases of males with the disorder. The disorder is rare‚ it effects one in every 10‚000 to 15‚000 females‚ in all racial and ethnic groups. Rett syndrome effect one in every 100‚000 males. Rett Syndrome impairs the child’s speech‚ motor functions‚ daily activities‚ and respiratory functions. Rett Syndrome is usually diagnosed
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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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Purpose: This article was written to analyze and interpret the data gathered using a questionnaire aimed at recognizing cognitive and behavioral characteristics associated with savant skills and individuals with autism. Then‚ three individuals who participated in the questionnaire with exceptional skills for music‚ art‚ and mathematics were investigated further for any additional factors that could distinguish these individuals from their peers. Subjects and Settings: Participants for this study
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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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Have you ever felt misunderstood? Have you ever wanted to be alone in the world? In the Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time‚ written by Mark Haddon‚ Christopher Boone is a young teenager who is intelligent and talented in math. But Christopher has a condition‚ which is autism that makes him think and speak differently. His autism affect how he interacts with people‚ develops relationships‚ and deal with new situations. The way Christopher interacts with people is very different. Because
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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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