Autism is a developmental disability of the brain‚ much like dyslexia or attention deficit disorder. Autism is not a form of mental retardation‚ and though many autistic people act like they are retarded‚ but a lot of times they are very intelligent. The Autism society of America quotes "autism...occurs in approximately 15 of every 10‚000 individuals and nearly 400‚000 people in the U.S. today have some form of autism." <br><br>The sympots of autism may vary from person to person. Autism is called
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Topic: Autism General Purpose: Inform Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about autism. Autistic Introduction Attention Catcher: You notice a child throwing a tantrum‚ and you think to yourself‚ isn’t that child too old to be acting like that! Listener Relevance: What you may not know is that‚ that particular child is autistic. Today I am going to tell you what it means to be autistic. Thesis: Autism is real and affects many in various ways. My goal is to inform you on how it affects
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1.1 describe the types of difficulty that individuals with an autistic spectrum condition may have with language and other ways of communicating with others (to help you answer this question; What social difficulties might autistic people have with any communication? What verbal and non verbal difficulties might they have?) 1.2. Identify problems that individuals with an autistic spectrum condition may have in social interaction and relationships (to help you answer this question; How would the
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In the article‚ "Three Reasons Not to Believe in an Autism Epidemic‚" the authors developed three arguments against the belief of autism as an epidemic. Furthermore‚ the authors assert that the causes of the increase of autism is affected by raised public awareness of the condition of autism‚ broadened diagnostic criteria‚ and improved case finding of individuals with autism. Beginning in 1940‚ there were only three known symptoms for autism. In 1980‚ there were six mandatory standards an individual
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Autism Can Be Successfully Treated For years they have been treating children with different physical problems such as: autism‚ learning disabilities‚ attention deficit disorder‚ hyperkinesis cerebral palsy‚ seizure disorders‚ etc. The effects on the family of any exceptional child can often be devastating. Families have been shattered by the experience. The effects on siblings are also overlooked. I have not been directly affected by this disease‚ but am very close to loved ones in which deal
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Develop a “Theory of Mind”? Autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) and autism are both terms for a group of disorders of brain development. The disorders are varied by difficulties in impairment in verbal and nonverbal communication‚ repetitive behaviors‚ and in social behaviors. Statistics has shown that 1 in 68 American children have autism while ASD is 5 more times common among boys than girls. Many research groups have performed studies to see if children with autism develop a theory of mind. Daily social
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ENGL1102 Research Essay 10/14/13 Can a person with autism live a normal life? Autistic children grow up to either live normally or always have problems associated with their disorder. Autism has many different causes‚ symptoms and ways of treatment. The causes of autism could include many factors. Even though most people think it is‚ genes aren’t the only cause for autism. The National Autism Association reports‚ “The rapid rise in the rate of autism over the last 20 years cannot be attributed solely
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Title: Autism Specific Purpose: To inform my audience of the Autism disorder. I. Introduction A. Open with Impact: Imagine that your child was diagnosed with Autism B. Tie to the Audience: I’m sure a lot of you in the class don’t know too much about Autism‚ like me prior to four years ago. C. Credibility material/ Establishing Rationale: According to a study found on autismspeaks.org‚ Autism affects 1 in 88 children and 1 in 54 boys each year and the figures are steadily growing
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Running head: AQUATIC THERAPY: Aquatic Therapy: An Effective Physical Therapy for Children with Autism Aquatic Therapy: An Effective Physical Therapy for Children with Autism Water has been used for rehabilitative‚ rejuvenation and healing purposes for over 100 years. (Irion‚ 1997). Aquatic therapy has been accepted as a beneficial physical therapy treatment. However‚ the primary use of aquatic therapy (Fragala-Pinkham‚ Haley‚ & O’Neill‚ 2008) has been for those patients that have had
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People with autism were treated differently and handled differently back in the 1930’s than what we see today. Medical professions had different types of treatments and have more signs to tell whether or not they have autism. Disabilities were just starting to be recognized in the 1930’s‚ and the Asperger’s syndrome and autism are classified as the same diagnosis. Autism is a mental state that can be identified early is a person’s childhood. It could last life long‚ or it could be helped by a matter
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