Bryce is a 6-years old African American male who meets criteria for Autistic Spectrum Disorder (DSM V 299.00). His height is 3 feet and his weight is 50 pounds. He lives at home (10 Richman Plaza. Apt 31B‚ Bronx. NY 10453) with his mother. Bryce is enrolled in a 6:1:1 special class at P10 @ 390 District 75 and receives speech therapy twice a week for 30 minutes‚ physical therapy once a week for 30 minutes and occupational therapy once a week for 30 minutes. CURRENT SITUATION: Bryce resides in
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Educating Special Needs Students: I.e. Autism and other Severe Disabilities Timothy E. Jackson SPE -226 Educating the Exceptional Learner February 23‚ 2011 Professor Rebekah McCarthy This essay is entitled Educating Special Needs Students‚ the author will discuss and several important issues‚ which will be the following; the defining of Mental Retardation a term the author despises‚ Autism‚ Severe Disabilities and Multiple Disabilities‚ also their causes‚ and the impact of these disabilities
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Lack of schools for children with autism in Puerto Rico A lot of parents with children diagnosed with autism are desperate looking for options of how to educate their children because of the lack of schools for children diagnosed with this disorder in Puerto Rico. As you know autism is “A developmental brain disorder that is accompanied by a variety of symptoms including problems with communication and social interactions‚ as well as repetitive behavior.” (Autism‚ Science Online) it’s no secret
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Background-Sarah is a 22 month old functioning at a level much below her chronological age. Sarah has been evaluated twice regarding her symptoms‚ and at the time of the 2nd evaluation‚ she was too young for a formal diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Sarah does though‚ present with many of the common symptoms associated with ASD and she is essentially non-verbal. Sarah has a multitude of goals‚ both short term and long term to increase her level of functional communication. There are three
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Abstract Assessing the strategies of CEO David Jones to globalize Rayovac’s battery and flashlight business during 1999 to 2004 will determine if globalizing was strategically sound. An assessment on the attractiveness of each industry Spectrum diversified into will determine which business units have attractive degrees of competitive strength in their respective industries‚ and whether a strategy of related or unrelated diversification was pursued will determine which fits exists in both strategy
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needs; ASD‚ ESL‚ speech and language difficulties – speech and language difficulties is a barrier to communication some people don’t understand language‚ or understand how to express themselves‚ or how to pronounce the words they want to use. Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) can vary from mild to severe cases and have difficulties with social interaction. They feel no need to communicate‚ so don’t develop language. Those with ASD can find facial expressions and body language difficult to read too. Children
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the school age room‚ but I was also in other rooms as well. I’ve been babysitting my nephew and niece since they were born. My nephew is now turning 9 in September. I have done other babysitting after graduating I currently work with Autistic spectrum disorder students as a behavioral support staff. Personal/Professional Professional career advancement
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“How One Boy With Autism Became BFF With Apple’s Siri” talks about how technology can be helpful for todays autistic generations by not only help them develop communications skills but help them learn how to improve how they should enunciate words. The target audience for this article can be the general public and people trying to find ways to stop the communication obstacles that autism creates. In this article‚ the speaker discusses a child by the name of Gus who has autism. He slurs his words
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ON CLASSROOM PERFORMANCE OF CHILDREN WITH AUTISM (CWA) Mansura Akter 4th year‚ B.Sc. in Occupational Therapy The University of Dhaka Session: 2006-2007 BHPI‚ CRP‚ Savar‚ Dhaka-1343 Bangladesh Health Professions Institute (BHPI) [The academic Institute of CRP] BHPI‚ CRP‚ Chapain‚ Savar Dhaka-1343 Bangladesh March‚ 2011 Teachers’ perceptions about the effects of Comprehensive therapy on classroom performance of Children with Autism (CWA) By Mansura Akter 4th year‚ B.Sc
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it was nothing to worry about‚ that his abnormal behavior was due to his premature birth. Marlo‚ however‚ could not ignore the feeling that something was terribly wrong. So‚ Marlo took her son to a pediatrician‚ and Matthew was diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder. The outcome of this was much better than it could have been‚ the early intervention helping Matthew grow up with the potential for a better life than if it was discovered later on. Back in Shakespeare’s time‚ the same treatment was not
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