born with Autism Disorder each year‚ which majorly affects brain development. This paper will help those who read have a better understanding of this disorder and everything that goes along with it. Autism is a general term for a group of complex disorders of brain development. These disorders are characterized by‚ in varying degrees‚ by difficulties of social interaction‚ verbal and nonverbal communication and repetitive behaviors (Autism Speaks‚ 2016‚ p. 1). The commonality of Autism has increased
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Autism (ASD) Autism Introduction For many years Autism has been a fast growing and controversial disorder. As common as it is world wide‚ very little is actually known about the disorder and its crippling effects it has on an array of people. Autism also referred to as autism spectrum disorder (ASD)‚ is a “lifelong developmental disability that affects how a person communicates with‚ and relates to‚ other people” (The National
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Autism - As seen By Team B Lisa Key PSY 340 Autism - As seen By Team B Autism affects 1 in 88 children in America today. In other countries it may be more‚ but only those with the ability to research and spread the word are accountable. While research and psychology on the topic have come a long way over the years‚ there is much more to be done. Researchers are looking outside the box to find factors that may contribute to those being afflicted with Autism. The known factors that have been
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Autism was unknown and unheard of in the ancient cultures and medieval times. This disorder just so happened to “appear” approximately 60 years ago. The numbers each year continue to rise. According to research‚ studies based on the prevalence and evolution of autism‚ fifteen years ago‚ the likelihood was one to two children per 10‚000 (Sharpe‚ 2007). Studies show that in 2010‚ the overall prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorder was 14.7 per 1‚000 children who are aged eight years. To further
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Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) has become the most common developmental infirmity diagnosed in children today. Autism according to Autism Awareness is described as “a lifelong‚ non-progressive neurological disorder typically appearing before the age of three years. The word autism means a developmental disability significantly affecting verbal and non-verbal communication and social interaction”1 (2017). An individual diagnosed with autism will also likely show a limited range of tasks and interest
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Diagnosis Imagine you’re in a theater watching a movie‚ you are totally engrossed in this movie and you hear nothing else except that movie. Now if you had autism that whole concept flies out the window because while you hear that movie you hear the person next to you breathing and eating food‚ someone walking down the aisle‚ the little kid hitting the back of a person’s seat two rows over‚ the obnoxious guy in the top corner talking on the phone‚ the doors opening and closing‚ and the creaking
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Autistic Spectrum Disorder First of all‚ there are more than one autism disorders on the autistic spectrum‚ for example‚ there is Rett syndrome‚ Asperger’s Syndrome‚ Pervasive developmental disorder‚ and childhood degenerative disorder. Autism is a developmental disorder that appears in the first 3 years of life‚ and affects the brain ’s normal development of social and communication skills. It affects verbal‚ physical and mental abilities in children‚ stereotyped or repetitive behaviors and
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Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders Najah Dail Liberty University Abstract Autism is a developmental disorder that affects your behavior‚ your ability to socially interact with others and your communication skills. Autism is recognized at a young age when symptoms such as speech delays‚ inability to respond‚ little or no eye contact‚ doesn’t interact with others‚ and little use of gestures is present. When studying autism you learn that there are many different types of autism. These specific
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Autism and autism spectrum disorders are complex neurodevelopmental disorders. Many causes of autism have been proposed‚ but its theory of causation is still incomplete.[1] Heritability contributes about 90% of the risk of a child developing autism‚ but the genetics of autism are complex and typically it is unclear which genes are responsible.[2] In rare cases‚ autism is strongly associated with agents that cause birth defects.[3] Many other causes have been proposed‚ such as exposure of children
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Name Professor Course Date Autism: Fitting the Pieces Together Through Education Autism is a neurological disorder that affects a child’s socialization‚ speech and learning. Finding proper education for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) can be challenging and stressful. “Many schools teachers do not have proper training and a lot of teachers only teach Exceptional Education (ESE) because it pays better. This does not make them experts” (Parker 10). Educating the teachers on
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