Understanding Autism: How Family Therapists Can Support Parents of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders Alexandra H. Solomon & Beth Chung The article‚ “Understanding Autism: How Family Therapists Can Support Parents of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders”‚ contains the researches about the Autism‚ and the solutions to improve the life of children with Autism between family therapists and their parents. “The number of children diagnosed with an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) has increased
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Sucher 1 RUNNING HEAD: AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER: WHAT’S CAUSING IT Autism Spectrum Disorders: What’s causing them in our Children? Angela Sucher Renton Technical College RUNNING HEAD: AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER: WHAT’S CAUSING IT Sucher 2 There is a diagnosis that is becoming more and more prevalent each year in our children; autism spectrum disorder (ASD) diagnoses continue to rise as parents continue to seek answers of their origins. Once thought primarily to
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Difficulty forming a relationship as well as speaking is form of autism. Autism is normally found in early childhood and is normally first noticed by parents. (1) There is many adaptations for the child as well as the parent and/or caregiver of a child with autism. However‚ learning to adapt is possible and parents are successful. Parents normally notice signs of their child not making eye contact‚ inability to respond to hearing their name being called which causes concerns that their child is
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CASUAL FACTORS IN AUTISM IN BOYS References Messinger‚ D.‚ & Young‚ G. (2013). Baby sibling outcomes: beyond autism. Retrieved from http://www.autismspeaks.org. Yuen‚ R. (2013). From genetic discoveries to improved diagnosis & treatment. Retrieved from http://autismspeaks.org. Understanding autism spectrum disorders and other development disabilities. (2013). Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov. Ross‚ J‚. & Roeltgen‚ D.‚ & Kushner‚ H.‚ & Zinn‚ A.‚ & Reiss‚ A.‚ & Bardsley ‚ M.‚
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Over the past four years‚ the rate of autism diagnosed has increased over 30%. Autism spectrum disorder is a neurodevelopmental disorder in which the diagnosed exhibit social and behavioral deficits. Since autism is a life-long impairment‚ researchers are attempting to rapidly find the causes in the hope to find a cure. It is theorized that prenatal hormone exposure could potentially result in ASD. Therefore‚ the prenatal hormones estradiol and dihydrotestosterone were subcutaneously injected into
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Childhood Vaccines Lead to Autism‚ Fact? Or Fiction? “Today one in every 150 children has been diagnosed on the autism spectrum; 20 years ago that statistic was one in 10‚000” (Mooney‚ 2009‚ p. 58). There are many vaccines that are administered to children today that protect them from measles‚ mumps‚ rubella‚ chickenpox‚ tetanus‚ invasive Haemophilus influenza type B (Hib) infections‚ etc. (Miller & Reynolds‚ 2009‚ p. 167). Among these and many other diseases children are currently being vaccinated
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Many of the most brilliant and prestigious people in this world have reportedly suffered form the insidious disease of Autism. Some of whom are Albert Einstein‚ Thomas Jefferson‚ Michelangelo‚ Isaac Newton‚ and Andy Warhol. What may you ask do the following people have in common? They have all single handily made some of the most advanced contributions and theories of our time‚ allowing us a basis for more advanced studies today. The novel The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time‚ tells
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Autism and Anxiety Autism is a developmental disorder that usually appears within the first three years of a child’s life and affects approximately four times as many boys as girls (Levy‚ Mandell & Schultz‚ 2009). Autism spectrum disorders are characterized by deficits in social interaction‚ communication and stereotyped or repetitive behaviours‚ and the range of severity varies (Levy et al.‚ 2009). Anxiety disorders are one of the most common disorders in childhood‚ and although
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CORRELATION OF ANXIETY IN SOCIAL SITUATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER Abstract The study examined how individuals with autism often fail to successfully relate with others in social situations. Undergraduate Students of the University of Western Australia’s School of Psychology (N=472) participated in an online survey which included the Autism Quotient test (AQ)‚ the Fear of Negative Evaluation Questionnaire (FNE) and the Social Interaction Anxiety Scale (SIAS). The purpose
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Temple Grandin Autism: A Different Way of Interpreting Watching Temple Grandin brought me a new perspective on how to view someone with autism. She was very descriptive on how to recognize and utilize the person’s thought process in order to communicate with the individual. Her introduction of defining autism was pretty basic. An autistic person doesn’t use verbal language to understand and communicate; they are more about sounds and visuals. However‚ when she started breaking
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