 There are several reasons why I chose the topic of Autism. First‚ autism is intriguing because it is very hard to understand. Medical science is at a loss to explain why and how it occurs. Second‚ I have had occasion to develop a personal relationship with children who are afflicted with autism. At The Children’s Institute‚ where I volunteer‚ I sit and play with many kids‚ two of whom are very hard to play with. Even though they are five and six years old‚ they avoid making
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Mr. Van Boening English 12 Block 8 6 October 2014 Autism Spectrum Disorder Autistic children experience the world a lot more differently than others. For example‚ children with autism are not capable of using words‚ and have a hard time communicating in general by any means. Specific sounds‚ like loud crashes and yelling‚ would bother an autistic child that wouldn’t normally bother a child that wasn’t autistic. We need to learn more about autism so we can handle it‚ as it is the fastest growing
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Autism a Communication and Social Disorder Annelise Brumley Autism is a brain disorder that is characterized by impaired social interaction and delayed communication skills. (Segal‚ 1996) Children with Autism show signs of delay in the first two years of life. Many times parents notice that their child demonstrates repetitive behaviors‚ or likes to spin objects‚ line things up or has an affinity for sameness. Some children with Autism have difficulty with transitions from one
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Causes of Autism The cause of autism is unknown‚ but scientists believe factors of autism may include genetics‚ infections‚ and problems occurring at birth. Many of the most recent studies suggest that some people have a genetic tendency to have autism which may be passed from parents to children. Scientists are looking for different clues that show which genes contribute to increasing the vulnerability of autism. Some researchers think environmental factors may also play a role in the cause of
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Gender is a significant factor in shaping our identies. From birth‚ children are classified into two categories; male and female. Although research has made it very clear that gender is socially constructed‚ Gender has been so thoroughly embedded in our institutions‚ our actions‚ our beliefs and our desires‚ that it appears to us to be completely natural. In many cultural contexts‚ gender can determine‚ our rights and duties‚ our social‚ economic and political roles‚ what attitudes and behaviors
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Autism A Developmental Disability Autism is a disability that affects social development in the brain‚ and has been rising in the past years. There are many different variations of autism‚ ranging in severity. Because of the many negative effects of autism‚ and how fast it’s spreading‚ it’s probably a good idea to devote more effort to treating it. Autism comes from the greek word autos‚ and is a mental condition that hinders the development of social skills. This condition now affects 1 in 68
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Autism is a widely known genetic disorder that affects a large number of people‚ 5 in every 400 children in Australia have the disorder and quite often show any sings of it until they are at the ages of 3. Common effects of autism include the most widely know delay in speech patterns and challenges with being more social and really any form of communication. Autism as of late has no cure‚ but there are many establishments that have been known to help accommodate to the irregularity’s that are
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ADHD and Autism I chose this topic of ADHD and autism because I had heard of these two disorders many times before and had always wondered what they were. The subject of why children act differently than others had always interested me since I was little. I have experienced and interacted with a young boy that had autism before and I found that the way he interacted with me and others around him was fascinating. Before researching‚ I knew that ADHD and autism weren’t sicknesses like the flu
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Autism Awareness Angi Reid Sisk ESE Instructor Pillar October 24‚ 2011 Autism Awareness Autism is a disability that affects thousands of children today. The causes are yet to be known but there are many theories floating around as to how children develop this disorder. More importantly than how they have gotten the diagnosis‚ is what can be done do to help them thrive in their educational environment. Many of these children are staring school and are faced with an entirely new set of challenges
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cognitive and affective theories and will ultimately demonstrate the utility of such theory being put into practice in the writer’s given field of work. For the purpose of this assignment the words Autism and ASD will be used interchangeably and any names used will be pseudonyms. The field of Autism has developed significantly over the past few years and there has been much research since its discovery over 60 years ago (Wolff 2004). Nevertheless‚ it is actually still in its infancy and there is
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