health‚ education‚ and specialists in certain area are including in the assessing process of the child in addition to developing effective and appropriate treatments for the child. A child with Autism will fall on the Autism Spectrum‚ based on his or her stance on the spectrum will determine the degree of Autism the child has‚ this is typically characterized by the symptoms the child exhibits. It is important to get know the child‚ conducting many test to see where the child’s weakness and strengthens
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and Gould in 1979. More often children with autism will also have additional difficulties‚ thus further compounding the already profound impact on the family. The impact of having a child with autism varies from family to family‚ however it generally affects all members and is far reaching‚ impacting emotionally‚ physically and financially. Diagnosis Difficulties in obtaining a diagnosis of autism are well documented‚ and as children with autism often display developmental difficulties from
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The disability movement included several organizations of disabled people that were striving for equivalent privileges and opportunities in the public. Most of these assemblies were consist of individuals who had a disability. They were motivated to achieve equal rights for the whole disable community. The social disability model focuses on the fact that disability is developed from social procedures within the community. The model explains that disabilities are created through the society because
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The definition of Intellectual and developmental mental disabilities intellectual disability is a disability characterized by significant limitations both in intellectual functioning and in adaptive behavior‚ which covers many everyday social and practical skills. This disability originates before the age of 18. Intellectual functioning—also called intelligence—refers to general mental capacity‚ such as learning‚ reasoning‚ problem solving‚ and so on. One criterion to measure intellectual functioning
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considered disability as a topic for classroom discussion. When I approached this week’s reading and assignment I was a little bit concerned. As a student‚ we only spoke about disability once a year‚ during the month the school held the “Special Olympics”. Teachers usually spoke of disability as a limiting and the need for us to be sympathetic and compassionate to students with disabilities. Sometimes they would have us engage in activities to show us what life is like with a disability. They rarely
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Q: What are the barriers of learning for a learner with autism/Aspergers in Performing Arts and can Performing Arts support the learning of a learner diagnosed with Autism/Aspergers? This essay is going to attempt to answer some of the questions that arise from teaching an individual‚ studying Performing Arts‚ who has been diagnosed with Aspergers or Autism syndrome (AS). First of all the paper will define autism‚ discuss the differences between Aspergers and Autism. Looking at behaviour‚ social
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Developmental Disabilities Amy Giles Axia College of University of Phoenix HHS 325- Health and Human Service in the U.S. David Sainio December 10‚ 2006 Developmental Disabilities Living with disabilities on a daily basis can be more difficult then some realize. Many people who are born with developmental disabilities start their education and therapy at a very young age and there are also those people who have been diagnosed with a disability sometime during their
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TEACHING STUDENTS WITH AUTISM ALEXIA WALTERS KAPLAN UNIVERSITY TEACHING STUDENTS WITH AUTISM INTRODUCTION A. What is autism? B. How can a parent detect if their child has autism? THE CHARACTERISTICS OF AUTISM A. Communication (Language) B. Social behavior C. Learning styles HOW AUTISM AFFECTS THE STUDENT IN EVERYDAY LIFE A. It affects their learning abilities B. It affect how they interact with other students C. It affect how they interact
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Disability Discrimination Act 1995 in the workplace and its effect on employment Introduction The act was introduced with the view to eliminate discrimination amongst disabled people in employment‚ throughout the assignment I will critically analyse the different areas of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 and find out what effect they have had on disabled people in employment. Definition of disability A disabled person is someone who has a physical or mental impairment which has a substantial
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Unit 245 – Understand the context of supporting individuals with learning disabilities. 1.1 a) Human Rights act 1998 b) Equality act 2010 c) Disability discrimination act 1995 d) Mental Capacity act 2005 1.2 a) Improved the standards of care given to individuals with a learning disability‚ it gave individuals the right to life‚ right to privacy and the right not to be subjected to degrading or inhuman treatment. b) Protects the rights of individuals and promotes
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