understand the feeling in that statement would be understanding what autism is and the characteristics of an individual living with autism. In this paper I will discuss the history‚ causes and treatments of autism. Starting with how the word autism originates from the Greek word autos which defines "self”. When I refer to “self” in autism I mean how someone can live like nothing is going on in the world around it and is to oneself. Autism has been studied through a group of children who were observed
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October‚ 2013 Autism Autism is a disability that affects how someone communicates and interacts with others. The disability results from problems in the nervous system‚ which is made up of the brain‚ spinal cord‚ and a network of nerves. This is all connected to our ability to move‚ think‚ and sense the things around us. To understand autism‚ we need to understand the characteristics‚ how it is diagnosed‚ and the way it is treated. There are many characteristics of autism. Some include making
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What is Autism? And why should I care? Well‚ those are good questions‚ that I plan to answer. Autism is a mental disease that affects children‚ first used to diagnose social problems in 1911. We’ve slowly learned more‚ and it’s gotten worse. It might be because of unawareness that it’s taken so long to make any headway. It affects up to 1 in every 45 children between 3 and 17. It’s only grown‚ and it will continue to grow if we don’t do anything to stop it. It makes children have a more difficult
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are also found to be less responsive to social attributes and cues such as smiles and eye contacts. They do not answer back to many of the non-verbal forms of communication such as facial expressions‚ gestures or eye contact. Children diagnosed with autism are frequently incapable to comprehend and precise their requirements. As a result they are impotent to construe and recognize the desires of others. This harms their capability to share benefits and actions with other people. Due to this
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Autism is a topic many individuals do not regularly discuss‚ and many do not understand the struggles one faces by having this disease. “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time” by Mark Haddon contains a protagonist that must overcome not only certain conflicts that arise in the story but also his own condition as well. The story’s main character‚ Christopher John Francis Boone. suffers from a type of Autism called Asperger Syndrome. The overall theme of the novel is to shine light upon
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Miriam Leah Waldman Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a complex developmental disability that typically appears during the first three years of life. “It is a result of a neurological disorder that affects the functioning of the brain and impacts the normal development of the brain‚ in areas of social interaction and communication skills” (Bee and Boyd 226). Research from 2009 suggests autism now affects every 1 in 110 children. Having a child with autism affects the entire family. Amongst the
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Autism is a developmental disability of the brain‚ much like dyslexia or attention deficit disorder. Autism is not a form of mental retardation‚ and though many autistic people act like they are retarded‚ but a lot of times they are very intelligent. The Autism society of America quotes "autism...occurs in approximately 15 of every 10‚000 individuals and nearly 400‚000 people in the U.S. today have some form of autism." <br><br>The sympots of autism may vary from person to person. Autism is called
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Research Paper on Autism 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 will who is autistic will
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Autism Lexie Burrell Psychology 101 Research Option Two Due 12/3/14 Abstract The articles being discussed in this psychology paper claims that there are many other possible causes to autism besides just certain risk genes. It claims that parental history as well as social environment and location of where the mother lives are also factors in the brain development that can lead to autistic disorders. Autism usually occurs from certain genes the baby receives from its parents and it happens
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What is Autism? Autism is a spectrum disorder‚ which impairs and weakens the child is capability to communicate and cooperate with people. Most kids who are diagnosed with autism face many difficulties socializing‚ and their command of language needs more improving. They also have monotonous configurations of behavior‚ activities‚ interests‚ they are likely to be seen smelling and touching things and objects excessively which is totally normal for an autistic person‚ but rather abnormal for normal
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