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    and treatment to help understand how autism will be a part of your family and your everyday life. Autism is a developmental disorder that is increasing among children. Families need to be aware of the facts and treatments available for this disorder. Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a developmental disorder that affects social and communication skills in the brain (American Psychological Association). In the United States‚ the children affected by autism are 1 in 88 children and one in every 54

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    ECHOLALIA

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    Echolalia is the repetition of phrases‚ words or parts of words.  Echolalia may be a sign of autism‚ another neurological condition‚ a visual impairment or a developmental disability. Almost all toddlers go through a stage in which they “parrot” words and phrases that they overhear.  Mimicry is an efficient way to experiment with different sounds and practice emerging social language skills.  This is a normal and critical stage in language development. When a person repeats back something

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    Unit 1 Communication

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    individual is a child who suffers from autism‚ my second individual is someone who suffers from a visual impairment whilst my third individual will be someone who suffers from learning disabilities. Autism is a lifelong developmental disability that affects how a person communicates with‚ and relates to‚ other people described by The National Autistic Society [online]. (2013). It also affects how they make sense of the world around them. People with autism may also experience over- or under-sensitivity

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    Radio Movie Analysis Autism is generally accepted that it is caused by abnormalities in the brain structure or function. In many families‚ there appears to be a pattern of autism or related disabilities supporting the theory that autism has a genetic basis. Some of the characteristics of an autistic child are‚ does not babble or coo by 12 months‚ does not gesture or say a single word much less can speak two word phrases by 12-24 months of age as the child grows he or she may have difficulties

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    Childhood Disorders Autism and Children Abnormal Psychology Professor Bruce Cameron July 22‚ 2007 Abstract: Autism is a brain development disorder that is found in children usually before the age of three. Autism affects children and their “social interactions‚ impaired communication‚ and restricted and repetitive behavior.” (www.wikipedia.org) The number of children that have been diagnosed with autism is dramatically increasing. Boys are four times more likely than girls to be

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    Amy lives with her mother and younger brother. Her father has not seen her since shortly after her birth‚ and has no role in her upbringing. Amy has been diagnosed with Pervasive Developmental Disorder Not Otherwise Specified (PDDNOS)‚ which is an autism spectrum disorder‚ meaning that symptoms can range from mild to severe. She also has a fluency disorder‚ which affects her language development. Amy was diagnosed with PDD just recently at age 6‚ after her mother expressed concern to her

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    disabilities are Autism Speaks and The Edge Foundation. Autism Speaks is dedicated to help students with autism and strives to advocate for the needs of individuals with autism and their families. The Edge Foundation focus on ADHD students and provides them multiple ways of help. The following are the detailed evaluation of the two websites. Web#1: www.autismspeaks.org I. Credibility Autism Speaks was founded in February 2005 by Bob and Suzanne Wright‚ grandparents of a child with autism. Their

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    past years there has been a great deal of attention rendered to Autism. To some this is a fairly novel diagnosis but to others such as Leo Kanner (1943) this disorder has been around for quiet some time. The word autism comes from the Greek word “autos” which means self. Many people will usually describe a child with autism as one that likes to “keep to himself” Eugene Bleuler‚ a Swiss psychiatrist was the first to use the term Autism in 1911‚ who used it this term to refer to one group of symptoms

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    Reflective Journal: Chapter1 Heflin Text: What are the core deficit areas? The core deficit areas of autism spectrum disorders are defined by deficits in three core areas: social skills‚ communication‚ and behavior and interests. Social skills/interactions: This affects children with autism mainly in reciprocal social interactions. These includes lack of showing‚ pointing or following objects‚ a lack of spontaneous seeking to share enjoyment with their caregiver‚ being non-responsive to their

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    Appendix F

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    University of Phoenix Material Appendix F Autism and Mental Retardation Respond to the following: 1. List the primary features of autism. These are emotional and social reciprocity. This includes such characteristics as seeming indifference to physical care and loving emotional interests which others provide to an autistic individual‚ verbal and other communication and language impairments and an inability to use speech. Echolalia may be exhibited in those who can speak. Echolalia

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