are often the most available play partners (Beyer‚ 2009). The sibling bond can however be compromised if one of the siblings has autism. With the number of those affected by autism rising 10 to 17% per year (Autism Society of America‚ 2003; Greeff et al.‚ 2010)‚ I would also like to consider the effect autism will have on the sibling relationship. The very nature of autism presents itself with deficits in social interaction‚ reciprocity‚ and understanding emotions (Beyer‚ 2009). Therefore‚ it can be
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Autism a Communication and Social Disorder Annelise Brumley Autism is a brain disorder that is characterized by impaired social interaction and delayed communication skills. (Segal‚ 1996) Children with Autism show signs of delay in the first two years of life. Many times parents notice that their child demonstrates repetitive behaviors‚ or likes to spin objects‚ line things up or has an affinity for sameness. Some children with Autism have difficulty with transitions from one
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Inclusion Students with Autism Abstract As the diagnosis increases at an alarming rate for children with autism‚ are the teaches and education personnel keeping up with the demands of this neurological disorder that is still not understood by so many professionals? Some say that the environment and genetic factors are playing a huge part but with so many unanswered questions about the developmental disability‚ there are not many places for the teachers who teach these
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AUTISTIC CHILD Autism is a developmental disability characterized by the abnormal development of communication skills‚ social skills‚ and reasoning. It is estimated that 1 in 166 children today has autism. Males are four times more likely to have it. Some symptoms of autism are exaggerated reactions and inappropriate behaviors. Also‚ it is common for autistic children to be disturbed by noise. There is an area of debate and controversy surrounding the causes and etiology of autism‚ along with other
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Autism Awareness Angi Reid Sisk ESE Instructor Pillar October 24‚ 2011 Autism Awareness Autism is a disability that affects thousands of children today. The causes are yet to be known but there are many theories floating around as to how children develop this disorder. More importantly than how they have gotten the diagnosis‚ is what can be done do to help them thrive in their educational environment. Many of these children are staring school and are faced with an entirely new set of challenges
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What is autism? Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a range of complex neurodevelopment disorders‚ characterized by social impairments‚ communication difficulties‚ and restricted‚ repetitive‚ and stereotyped patterns of behavior. Autistic disorder‚ sometimes called autism or classical ASD‚ is the most severe form of ASD‚ while other conditions along the spectrum include a milder form known as Asperger syndrome‚ and childhood disintegrative disorder and pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise
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cognitive and affective theories and will ultimately demonstrate the utility of such theory being put into practice in the writer’s given field of work. For the purpose of this assignment the words Autism and ASD will be used interchangeably and any names used will be pseudonyms. The field of Autism has developed significantly over the past few years and there has been much research since its discovery over 60 years ago (Wolff 2004). Nevertheless‚ it is actually still in its infancy and there is
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Autism-speaks Just imagine your child was diagnosed of having autism. The realization of your child perhaps being autistic may be lurid. You now know that your child will be found with many challenges‚ and may have a severe difficulty making sense of the world. Autism is an illness that can affect your communication‚ socialization‚ intelligence‚ and you may act in many unusual behaviors. To try to help an autistic child is being very courageous. Having a child‚ who is autistic‚ will be a struggle
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diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or more commonly referred to as autism in 2016 alone (“CDC Estimates”). Autism is a complicated developmental disorder typically diagnosed during the time between infancy and age three ("Autism Spectrum Disorder”) that can cause issues with social interaction‚ both verbal and nonverbal communication‚ and behavioral problems such as receptive behaviors or little to no focus of interest (Davidson et al. 373). There are different types of autism‚ including “…Asperger
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Autism Treatment & Therapy A: Always‚ U: Unique‚ T: Totally‚ I: Intelligent‚ S: Sometimes‚ M: Mysterious‚” by CafePress. Autism is a spectrum disorder that affects certain parts of the brain and lets the child view the world in a different way then we do. There is sadly no known cure for autism‚ but there are ways of treating it. Autism can be managed with different types of treatments and therapies. So how do you tell if your child has autism? Do you know what is wrong with them? Well there
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