Bernard Rimland‚ who overturned conventional theories about the origin of autism in the 1960s and later forced scientists and policymakers to consider alternative causes and treatments‚ died last Tuesday in El Cajon‚ Calif.‚ near his home in San Diego. He was 78. The cause was complications of prostate cancer‚ a family spokeswoman said. Dr. Rimland’s interest in autism‚ the puzzling social-skills disorder‚ and his work on behalf of families touched by it grew out of his intuition as an experimental
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The rate of Autism in our society is rapidly growing with time. More and more children are being diagnosed with this exceptionality. Autism is classified as a developmental disability that results from a disorder in the central nervous system. It causes impairments to social interaction‚ communication‚ imagination‚ interests‚ and activities. Most of the issues based around Autism are controversial because it is still not known what the cause of Autism is! Researchers strive every day to find why
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Analysis of Study: Do vaccines cause Autism in Babies? Scientific Analysis between Vaccines and Autism This paper is about scientific data that was done and collected to determine if babies who received vaccines suffered from autism. As a future special education teacher‚ I thought it would be interesting to look into the study of this. There has been a significant amount of babies who appear healthy and as they reach the toddler stage parents discover that their child has a form of autism. The
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I can tell‚ think‚ and believe that my online behavior is no different when I am in person with others all day long but the reality is I act differently. I am an introvert by nature‚ my energy when interacting with others is derived from being able to internalize and analyze my thoughts rather than voice them until I am ready. If I were to enter a crowded room‚ my preference is to observe my surroundings first and when ready‚ I would approach someone rather than to jump right into a conversation
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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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Response 6 For my “deviant” behavior with a stranger‚ I did something very simple. Over the weekend‚ I had to go to a gynecologist and was waiting in line to check in for my appointment. Most of the time in the waiting room‚ people do not talk‚ especially while they are waiting in line to check in. However‚ I could tell that this woman was nervous to be in there so I broke the mild social norm and struck up a conversation with her. Before I deviated‚ I was a little bit unsure of how to start the
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When people are victimized will change their behavior. Although lifestyle is related to risk of being victim‚ but the “study indicates that‚ following victimization‚ victims do possess riskier lifestyles than nonvictimized individuals‚ suggesting that they are at greater risk of repeat victimization”
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Chapter 8- Psychological Disorders Neurosis: term used to describe disorders causing personal distress and impairment in functioning‚ but did not cause a person to lose contact with reality Psychosis: a serious disturbance that can cause people to lose touch with reality and to suffer from delusions and hallucinations 5 Perspectives on Psychological Disorders 1. Biological Causes: a PD is a symptom of an underlying physical disorder cause by abnormalities in the brain by genetics‚ heredity
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sounds plausible that the mind controls the body or vice versa‚ researchers instead suggest that a relationship between personality traits and disease exists (Smith & Gallo‚ 2001). In the health behavior model‚ proposed by psychologist Timothy W. Smith‚ personality traits have an effect on changes in health behavior in response to stressful life events (Smith‚ 2006). The different personality traits studied by Smith and colleagues were organized into five different categories‚ specifically known as the
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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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