Autism is a complex developmental disability that typically appears during the first three years of life. This is the result of a neurological disorder that affects the functioning of the brain. Autism is four more times prevalent in boys than girls. Autism shows no racial‚ ethnic or social boundaries. Family income‚ lifestyle and educational levels do not affect the chance of autism’s occurrence. Autism and its associated behaviors have been estimated to occur in as many and one in 500 individuals
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Asperger’s Syndrome is a neurological disorder in which the individual has normal intelligence and language development‚ but lack some social and communication skills. People with Asperger’s Syndrome dislike change and have obsessive routines that they must follow. They have overly acute senses and observe the world differently than others. However‚ people with Asperger’s syndrome have a normal IQ and in some cases are very talented in a certain area. Treatment for Asperger’s syndrome is mostly to
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organized religion.That doesn’t mean that those who don’t do these things are wrong‚ they just don’t follow the norms of human society. There is no such thing as normal. In fact what the hell is normal?? Christopher Boone is a 15 year old boy with autism. He is the narrator of the novel and the main character. He is a super duper math wiz but ON ONE LEVEL he is totally clueless‚ unaware of things that to most people would be impossible to ignore (for example‚ his mother Judy is having an affair with
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should be placed in regular classes‚ given special aides‚ or if they should be placed in special classes. In the book‚ The Spark‚ by Kristine Barnett‚ it talks about how Kristine’s son‚ Jacob‚ otherwise known as Jake‚ and how he was diagnosed with autism at age two‚ yet he overcame all of the stereotypes placed on autistic children. Jacob was in special ed class‚ but his mother pulled him out because he was not making any progress. She decided to prepare Jacob for mainstream kindergarten‚ all on her
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1. Introduction 1.1Cerebral palsy Cerebral palsy is one of the most serious neurological disorders which are usually diagnosed in the early childhood. Cerebral palsy is a disorder of the primarily motor body functions. Caused by damage or incomplete development of the brain areas that regulate‚ supervise and coordinate movements and balance of the body. The gravity of the condition varies from case to case. Some have very light disabilities and show no apparent disability. Others however‚ have
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1 Self Reflection/Discovery Southwestern College 2 Reading the book “Please Understand Me II” has helped me out tell about the person I really am. I am someone who really goes out of my way to try and please everyone and lend them a hand. I like helping everyone out and involved with numerous volunteer functions. My resume displays numerous volunteer functions from coaching basketball to church functions. I think as guardians we can have a lot of fun with our friends‚ but
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Autism is a serious neurodevelopmental disorder that consists of symptoms such as the with-drawl of eye contact with other people‚ verbal and nonverbal communication‚ and impaired social interaction. People with autism typically do not make eye contact with others and find it diffucult to process social interactions. An explanation for this can be that autistic people observe what is happening in their environment differently than others. While some people with autism can use reason to problem solve
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Angelman syndrome (AS) is an infrequent genetic condition that has a considerable impact on a person’s nervous system which causes them to have severe physical and intellectual disabilities; I will briefly define these in the commentary (Genetic Disorders‚ 2015). Harry Angelman identified the condition in three children in 1965 however in today’s research it is found in one in sixteen million people.(Angelmanuk.2015).Therefore the reason the research has been so motivational is due to it being very
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Hippotherapy Yo: Hippotherapy is a form of physical‚ occupational and speech therapy in which a therapist uses the characteristic movements of a horse to provide carefully graded motor and sensory input. Opi: Derived from the Greek hippos (horse)‚ "hippotherapy" literally refers to treatment or therapy aided by a horse. The concept of hippotherapy finds its earliest recorded mention in the ancient Greek writings of Hippocrates. However‚ hippotherapy as a formalized discipline was not
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Becker Muscular Dystrophy Becker Muscular Dystrophy (BMD) is a genetic disorder that typically appears with gradual muscle weakness. This condition is caused by mutations of a gene named Dystrophin. In this case‚ a 9-year-old boy with BMD also became diagnosed with epilepsy and dysgnosia. This young boy presented a relatively long history of episodic epileptic seizures. Compared to his peer group‚ his growth and development milestones were delayed. By the age of 14 months‚ he could run and walk
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