After reading the article and watching the videos regarding Wakefield’s autism study‚ I think that the Lancet was justified in retracting Wakefield’s research paper. Firstly‚ Wakefield consistently changed the participants’ medical histories to support his hypothesis that MMR vaccines will induce the likelihood of autism and bowel disease. His action was very unprofessional and despicable because scientific discovery should be based on actual evidence; however‚ in this case‚ the evidence that Wakefield
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Inclusion Students with Autism Abstract As the diagnosis increases at an alarming rate for children with autism‚ are the teaches and education personnel keeping up with the demands of this neurological disorder that is still not understood by so many professionals? Some say that the environment and genetic factors are playing a huge part but with so many unanswered questions about the developmental disability‚ there are not many places for the teachers who teach these
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In the film Autism in Love‚ produced by Matt Fuller‚ looks at how people on diagnosed with autism deal with intimate relationships. This film covers 4 individuals who all have been diagnosed with autism on different sides of the scale. In the opening scene of the documentary‚ the audience gets to know Lenny. Lenny is a younger guy who really struggles with finding a partner‚ because he hates the idea of being with someone who is “out of his league”‚ mainly in this case he is referring to not having
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AUTISTIC CHILD Autism is a developmental disability characterized by the abnormal development of communication skills‚ social skills‚ and reasoning. It is estimated that 1 in 166 children today has autism. Males are four times more likely to have it. Some symptoms of autism are exaggerated reactions and inappropriate behaviors. Also‚ it is common for autistic children to be disturbed by noise. There is an area of debate and controversy surrounding the causes and etiology of autism‚ along with other
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are also found to be less responsive to social attributes and cues such as smiles and eye contacts. They do not answer back to many of the non-verbal forms of communication such as facial expressions‚ gestures or eye contact. Children diagnosed with autism are frequently incapable to comprehend and precise their requirements. As a result they are impotent to construe and recognize the desires of others. This harms their capability to share benefits and actions with other people. Due to this
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a setting with someone with autism spectrum disorder‚ music therapists make use of music as an educational tool to encourage learning. One of the purposes of music therapy for someone with autism is to provide the student with an initial assistance using melodious and rhythmic strategies‚ followed by fading of musical cues to assist in simplification and transfer to other learning environments. Music therapy has been proven to decrease symptoms of children with autism‚ and could even facilitate motivation
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Expository Essay Final Project: Expository Essay Victoria Dupuy Com 150 May 18‚ 2010 Leslie Phillips Academic‚ social and athletic pressures can push teens to the brink of disaster and even lead them to commit suicide. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention “suicide is the third leading cause of death between 10 and 24 year olds” (Suicide Prevention‚ para. 1). Pressure and depression is the most common factor leading to teen suicide. The pressures teenagers
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There are therapies that are based around extreme sports even for children. In the article “Camp for Kids With Autism…” it describes how they use extreme sports on kids to face their challenges in life. They talk about how much kids have fun‚ learn‚ and come back each year to the camp. The kids also feel as if it’s helping them in their struggle with autism. The counselors for the camp feel that if they face all these dangerous sports they can have the courage to take life head on
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The participant of this research study was a 3-year-old boy named Jake with a primary diagnosis of autism. Jake was enrolled at a private clinic that provided one-to-one educational services to individuals with autism and other developmental disabilities. Instruction and treatment were guided by the principles of applied behavior analysis (ABA) and incorporated Skinner’s (1957) analysis of verbal behavior. The educational setting consisted of two classrooms and one activity room. Approximately nine
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Life Of A Pediatric Surgeon The career I am considering is something in the medical field with a high profession and something that I would also love doing and would want to do for a long time doing as a get older . Something that I could succeed in the further I get into the career . I would choose a pediatric surgeon . I am exploring many different options and expanding the careers I would consider doing and the careers ‚ but
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