Jonathan Saffran Foer in Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close‚ and Mark Haddon in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time explore the varying ways in which individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder may perceive the world. Although Safran Foer focuses on themes of national tragedy and grief from the September 11 terrorist attacks and Mark Haddon focuses on becoming independent‚ the protagonists face similar struggles‚ which arise from their different view of the world. The protagonists experience
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consequential publicity and attention‚ autism is a major topic of discussion within the field of education. While the cause of autism is still yet to be discovered‚ we can‚ in the meantime‚ focus on how to help those already with a diagnosis of autism. Autism is characterized by social‚ communicative‚ and behavioral deficits with the vast spectrum of autism diagnoses ranging from extremely high functioning to severe and profound. One characteristic of autism is expressive language deficit. Meaningful
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disability that falls on the autism spectrum. Children with Asperger syndrome usually have trouble with social skills‚ common sense‚ and change (Williams‚ 1995.) Although AS is on the autism spectrum‚ children with AS are usually on the high functioning side of the spectrum. Williams (1995) describes the difference between low and high functioning kids with AS as‚ lower functioning children with autism live in a world of their own‚ but higher functioning children with autism live in our world but in
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Being in an Internship at the ICEI (Inclusive Concurrent Enrollment Initiative) program at Westfield State University has allowed me to have a better perspective on what people with disabilities could potentially benefit from. ICEI (Inclusive Concurrent Enrollment Initiative) is a program that attends to people with disabilities aged 18-21‚ from Westfield and nearby public school districts. Art Therapy is one of the programs that is offered through ICEI and if it could be implemented correctly‚ I
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old at the time‚ killed his mother then went on to slaughter 6 adults and 20 children between the ages of 6 and 7 and finally taking his own life. (Connecticut Shootings Fast Facts - CNN.com) Lanza had in fact had been diagnosed with having Autism Spectrum Disorder which is characterized by “persistent deficits in social communication and social interaction across multiple
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The Medical model of disability focuses on the condition rather than the individual. It views people with disabilities as being imperfect‚ and as something which must be cured when possible. This leading to a person with a disability being encouraged to act or look ‘normal’ to fit into society‚ therefore treating people with disabilities as a victim. The Social model of disability challenges societies views of people with disabilities and impairments. Developed by disabled people highlighting
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Formerly known as Asperger syndrome and pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified (PDD-NOS); ASD is an undefined and cluster of multiple symptoms: cognitive‚ communicative‚ and sensory. According to Morrison (2014)‚ “Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a heterogeneous neurodevelopmental disorder with widely varying degrees and manifestations that has both genetic and environmental causes.” Symptoms of ASD can be seen in children as early as 6 months of age. However‚ not all
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1. Summary Marguerite O’Haire‚ Samantha McKenzie‚ Sandra McCune‚ and Virginia Slaughter conducted a research study that tested the effects of Animal-Assisted Activities on children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. The objective of their study was to see how Animal-Assisted Activities effect the social functioning of their participants. Their research took place in kindergarten through seventh grade classrooms. In all‚ 41 classrooms were used and they were from 15 different schools. The children were
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psychiatry called‚ “the inability to relate themselves in the ordinary way to people and situation‚” infantile autism. (Kanner 1943) Despite continued research through the years no one knows exactly what causes autism spectrum disorder. Biological basis have been studied‚ psychologists search for behavioral causes‚ and parents are on a quest to find the answer to‚ “why my child?” Autism spectrum disorder is not discriminatory‚ its affects are felt worldwide‚ cross educational backgrounds‚ and differing
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inspiration. He is the reason I registered at St. Joseph’s‚ and he is accountable for the compassionate‚ loving‚ optimistic and tolerant woman I am today. 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
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