One out of every 88 children in the US is affected by an autism spectrum disorder. They occur more often among boys than girls. While autism appears to be on the rise‚ it’s unclear whether the growing number of diagnoses shows a real increase or comes from improved detection. Early diagnosis is important‚ as early treatment can help a child with autism make significant gains in language and social skills. Autism spectrum disorders affect social interaction‚ nonverbal and verbal communication‚ behaviors
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Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Full Inclusion Plan for Fellowship Bible Church By: Timothy Sloan Liberty University Abstract Members of Fellowship Bible Church (FBC) believe that all people need to have the opportunity to learn the biblical truths of God’s Word. This includes those that have any type of disability. This is why FBC feels led to organize and execute a full inclusion program for the children’s ministry. FBC is a growing church‚ and with constant expansion‚ there are increased
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Autism Lexie Burrell Psychology 101 Research Option Two Due 12/3/14 Abstract The articles being discussed in this psychology paper claims that there are many other possible causes to autism besides just certain risk genes. It claims that parental history as well as social environment and location of where the mother lives are also factors in the brain development that can lead to autistic disorders. Autism usually occurs from certain genes the baby receives from its parents and it happens
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Autism I INTRODUCTION Autism‚ disorder that severely impairs development of a person’s ability to communicate‚ interact with other people‚ and maintain normal contact with the outside world. The disorder was first described in 1943 by American psychiatrist Leo Kanner. One of the most common developmental disabilities‚ autism affects 2 to 5 out of every 10‚000 children and appears before the age of three. It is four to five times more common in males than in females. II CHARACTERISTICS Autism
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Causes and Treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorders Autism spectrum disorder is a neurodevelopmental disorder. This disorder can affect a child’s ability to converse and interact with others. One (1) in sixty-eight (68) children have been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder in the United States. Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is almost five times more common amongst boys than girls. There are many speculations on what causes ASD. Genes are a very big part of what many scientists believe can cause
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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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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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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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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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Autism spectrum disorders are life long and have been found to be prevalent in up to 1% of the adolescent population (Simonoff et al.‚ 2008). Many studies have shown that the prevalence of autism spectrum disorders have increased radically (Vismara & Rogers‚ 2008). However‚ there may be many cases not yet reported or diagnosed correctly. The disorder covers a range of individuals with impairments that change from one person to the next. One individual may have difficulty with language communication
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