Marfan syndrome Abraham Lincoln History: The syndrome is inherited as a dominant trait‚ carried by the gene FBN1‚ which encodes the connective protein fibrillin-1. People have a pair ofFBN1 genes. Because it is dominant‚ people who have inherited one affected FBN1 gene from either parent will have Marfan syndrome. Marfan syndrome has a range of expressions‚ from mild to severe. The most serious complications are defects of the heart valves and aorta. It may also affect the lungs‚ the eyes‚
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Ta-’nisha Rankins Mr. Spencer 5-8-13 The debate of the prompting this essay is to see how successfully Mark Haddon has portrayed a child with autism in his novel‚ “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.” Mark Haddon in the novel says that Christopher was a child with autism that does not like to be touched. Mark Haddon insist that the novel is about difference not disability not just because I want to keep it out of the "issue novel" ghetto‚ though I do‚ but because Christopher’s
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Lennie from Of Mice and Men Christopher from The Curious Incident of The Dog in The Night-Time have a lot of differences‚ but they also share many similarities. Christopher is a logical and smart boy who can’t understand other people. Lennie is a big‚ strong‚ and very slow thirty year old man who‚ just like Christopher‚ doesn’t understand people and isn’t understood by anybody. Lennie Small is a middle-aged man with a severe intellectual disability. WebMD describes it as “below average intelligence
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different and evolving theories about autism reflect the complexity of autistic spectrum conditions Autism is a lifelong developmental disability that affects how a person communicates with‚ and relates to‚ other people. It also affects how they make sense of the world around them. It is a spectrum condition‚ which means that‚ while all people with autism share certain difficulties‚ their condition will affect them in different ways. Some people with autism are able to live relatively independent
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AUTISM Diagnostic criteria for the PDD’s RE: the DSM-IV criteria: Be familiar with behaviors you might observe: Be able to provide specific examples Childhood Autism: There are qualitative impairments in social interaction and communication. 1. Impaired use of eye to eye gaze‚ facial expressions‚ inability to point out objects of interest and failure to develop peer relationships 2. Inability to sustain a conversation with others 3. Repetitive motor mannerisms and delays in imaginative
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Introductory awareness of autistic spectrum conditions. Outcome 1 1. All people with autism share similar difficulties however there condition will affect them in different ways. Some people with autism may live relatively normal lives were some people may need assistance with their learning disabilities. People with autism may experience some sensitivity to noise or sounds ( when talking to someone with autism your volume may seem a lot louder as if you were shouting at them.) they may experience
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AUTISM & ADHD Autism - Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a range of neurodevelopment disorders characterized by social impairments‚ communication difficulties‚ and repetitive patterns of behavior. These signs usually begin before a child is three years old. Some parents report the change as being sudden‚ and that their children start to reject people‚ act strangely‚ and lose language and social skills they had previously acquired. In other cases there is a plateau of progress so
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Socialization is one of the biggest challenges faced by students with disabilities‚ especially autism. Based on the diagnostic criteria for autism‚ set forth by the American Psychiatric Association’s (APA) Diagnostic and Statistical Manual‚ Fifth Edition (DSM-5)‚ one of the main criteria states that there is a “persistent deficit in social communication and social interaction across multiple contexts” (APA‚ 2013). When growing up‚ children learn social skills through many different avenues such as
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child cannot do.” ~Dr. Temple Grandin. Autism doesn’t have to be a bad thing if you focus on the bad thing you will miss a lot of great things. Autism is a neurological disease that you get at birth‚ but sometimes you don’t see signs until later years. The ways you can help with autism are figuring out the signs to tell if your child has autism‚ what causes autism; knowing that autism is common‚ and what kinds of autisms there are. There are many signs of autism one being behavioral diffencences.
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Asperger’s Syndrome and Social Interaction One of the major challenges in dealing with Asperger narcissism is the social problem‚ which comes along with it. Asperger’s Problem affects your head’s ability to read the world just how everyone else does‚ particularly when it comes to other folks. Connections and natural conversations often develop into a chore‚ and hence produce both the Aspie and individuals they’re trying to socialize with reluctant to try to overcome the difficulties. Miscommunication
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