Sally: Good morning Mrs. Lee‚ I’m Sally Henry and I’m an Instructor Therapist here at Rainbow Horizons IBI Centre. How are you doing today? (Shakes hand and offers a chair) Mrs. Lee: I am doing well‚ thank-you. Sally: I realize Joseph has recently been diagnosed with ASD and has started our IBI program. I know this has been a busy and perhaps overwhelming time for you and your family. I’m glad that you had the time to come in to see me today. I understand you have had some questions concerning
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It was a rough road for him at a young age. He had the signs and symptoms of a child on the Autism Spectrum. He had limited social skills that prevented him from interacting with anyone outside of his immediate family. He had speech/communication challenges that prevented him from communicating his wants or needs effectively until the age of six which led to behaviors. He has a repetitive disorder‚ meaning he will repeat all sounds and words he hears besides needing to have the same routine every
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Asperger’s Syndrome and Social Interaction One of the major challenges in dealing with Asperger narcissism is the social problem‚ which comes along with it. Asperger’s Problem affects your head’s ability to read the world just how everyone else does‚ particularly when it comes to other folks. Connections and natural conversations often develop into a chore‚ and hence produce both the Aspie and individuals they’re trying to socialize with reluctant to try to overcome the difficulties. Miscommunication
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Since the awareness of autism researchers have investigated two paradigms to explain autism; the cognitive and the psychodynamic. For the purpose of this essay I will be analysing the cognitive paradigm. The cognitive theories explains the unique elements of behaviour (Happi‚ Ronald & Plomin‚ 2006). The preponderate theories being the theory of mind‚ central coherence theory and executive dysfunction. These theories complement each other rather than compete and I will explore how they affect learning
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control. According to Dr. Paula Cook‚ specialist in teaching students with NBB‚ about 10 percent of students cannot control what they say or do reliably. They are found in almost all schools but they do not all have the same disorder or disease. There are a number of different disorders all under the same title: NBB. In my reflection I will briefly explain the most common NBB diagnoses along with their symptoms and how they should be dealt with in class. While I was reading this chapter
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To: Directors of Social Services Chief Executives of Health Authorities Chief Executives of Primary Care Groups GUIDANCE ON RESTRICTIVE PHYSICAL INTERVENTIONS FOR PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITY AND AUTISTIC SPECTRUM DISORDER‚ IN HEALTH‚ EDUCATION AND SOCIAL CARE SETTINGS I am pleased to announce the publication of the above guidance issued under section 7 of the LASSL Act 1970. This document is issued jointly by Department of Health and Department for Education and Skills. This is the first
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with Autism. One characteristic that is noticeable is an abnormal face structure. Brachycephalic also known as flat head syndrome is a type of cephalic (Brain) disorder that is common with autistic children. This occurs when the carnal structure fuses prematurely‚ causing a shortened front- to –back diameter of the skull. Another common characteristic in Autistic children is Eye Asymmetry this is when their eyes are far apart other than normal. According to a study‚ children with Autism also
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Case studies ‘Julie‚’ the mother of ‘Harry’ - a child with a learning disability‚ also believed Harry had Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD). The educational psychologist from the Health and Social Care Trust did not agree. Julie was convinced that Harry showed signs of ASD and this was affecting his performance at school‚ so she went privately to a doctor for a second opinion. He diagnosed ASD. Julie subsequently sought reasonable adjustments to be made for Harry at the school. However‚ the Education
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Mental Training Effects on Motor Development Motor development starts from day one and continues to be a factor in all aspects of life up until death. Most people develop the basic motor skills in the areas of ballistic and manipulative skills‚ but when you are trying to be an elite athlete‚ you must try and perfect those motor skills. The physical aspect of fine-tuning the skills is important to the training of an athlete‚ but including mental training can bring those motor skills to the next
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ranging from special education‚ therapy of psychological disorders‚ and even in the organization of companies. The origin of behavior analysis comes from the years 50 and 60‚ with analysts such as Donald Baer and Montrose Wolf (Alberto & Troutman‚ 2012). Later in the years 60 and 70‚ becomes ABA to the treatment of serious delays in the development. Here‚ we could mention Ivar Loovas. He was the pioneer in the application of the ABA to autism. He was the first to demonstrate that the conduct of children
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