The novel The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon (2003) features a 15-year-old boy with autism. The book is a well-written novel from the perspective of Christopher‚ a boy with Asperger’s syndrome. Christopher faces many symptoms a person with autism could face such as having a savant skill‚ as well as having limited social skills‚ as he does not like interacting with people. Christopher displays various symptoms such as being unable to read facial expressions‚ he does
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36:71 Published: 30 October 2010 Abstract Autism is a disorder of early childhood characterized by social impairment‚ communication abnormalities and stereotyped behaviors. The hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical (HPA) axis deserves special attention‚ since it is the basis for emotions and social interactions that are affected in autism. To assess
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Mark Haddon’s book‚ the curious incident of the dog in the night-time‚ was written from the first person perspective‚ seen through the eyes of Christopher‚ a fifteen year old boy with asperger’s syndrome. Aspergers is a condition on the Autism spectrum‚ which affects social interactions and nonverbal cues. Haddon has written several novels‚ but is most popularly known for‚ the curious incident of the dog in the night-time. Haddon made the narrator‚ Christopher‚ seem like an outsider through his unique
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Observation/assessor Observation/expert witness Written account Tick Tick Tick Witness testimony Knowledge questions Professional discussion Tick Tick Tick Unit Outcome Assessment details 4222-378 Outcome 1
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Unit 4222-253 Introductory awareness of autistic spectrum conditions Learning Outcome 1 1) describe the types of difficulty that individual with an autistic spectrum condition may have with language and other ways of communicating with others The difficulties may show them self in some or all of the following ways: a delayed or complete lack of development of spoken language with no alternative means of communicating developed to compensate for this there may be difficulty in initiating or sustaining
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DSM-IV-TR vs. DSM-5 Debate on the Changes in Autism Diagnosis I. Introduction A. What is the DSM? According to the American Psychiatric Association the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) is the standard classification of mental disorders used by mental health professionals in the United States. The DSM consists of three major components: 1. The diagnostic classification is the list of the mental disorders that are officially part of the DSM system. 2. A set of
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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 Autism that has severe symptoms to Asperger’s Disorder where the symptoms are in most cases not as severe. In the middle of the spectrum is Pervasive Development Disorder – Not Otherwise Specified (NOS). Childhood Disintegrative Disorder is slightly different
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What Are Some Signs of Asperger’s Syndrome? When he was eight years old‚ your son Ben was identified as having Asperger’s Problem‚ a high performing function of Autism. My wife and I realized that when Ben was just three‚ four and five years of age he turned quickly frustrated because he didn’t know how to use words to convey what he needed. For example‚ he’d uphold a door he could not open and protest and cry until someone discovered what he needed. We started to say the phrase he needed to state
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What it means to be autistic. A very rare book‚ a beautifully written autobiography. A REAL PERSON Life on the Outside Gunilla Gerland Translated by Joan Tate From her earliest years Gunilla Gerland knew that she was ’different’ constantly fearful‚ preferring solitude because it was safe and unchanging‚ given to obsessive behaviour that provided a certain relief‚ scolded for things she could not help. Gunilla writes simply and frankly about herself and her attempts to find a way for
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Asperger’s Syndrome is a neurological disorder in which the individual has normal intelligence and language development‚ but lack some social and communication skills. People with Asperger’s Syndrome dislike change and have obsessive routines that they must follow. They have overly acute senses and observe the world differently than others. However‚ people with Asperger’s syndrome have a normal IQ and in some cases are very talented in a certain area. Treatment for Asperger’s syndrome is mostly to
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