Abstract Autism is a disorder of the brain that is characterized by impaired communication and social skills. Toddlers began to show signs of Autism by the time they are three years of age. Autism is one of the five pervasive development disorders. The range of Autism can be from people with severe impairments to individuals with high functioning skills who may be active but have a difficult time in social settings. Autism has been linked to genetics and environmental factors. Autism is better
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all physicians look for signs of autism in children 18 to 24 months? This can be a great benefit for those families that have children with this disorder. Children with autism can show certain symptoms of the disorder very early in life. There are many different levels to this disorder that sometimes can be confused with slow development‚ but in fact are due to the disorder of autism. Parents and pediatricians need to be aware of the signs and symptoms of autism in order to get the earliest diagnosis
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Diagnosis Imagine you’re in a theater watching a movie‚ you are totally engrossed in this movie and you hear nothing else except that movie. Now if you had autism that whole concept flies out the window because while you hear that movie you hear the person next to you breathing and eating food‚ someone walking down the aisle‚ the little kid hitting the back of a person’s seat two rows over‚ the obnoxious guy in the top corner talking on the phone‚ the doors opening and closing‚ and the creaking
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October‚ 2013 Autism Autism is a disability that affects how someone communicates and interacts with others. The disability results from problems in the nervous system‚ which is made up of the brain‚ spinal cord‚ and a network of nerves. This is all connected to our ability to move‚ think‚ and sense the things around us. To understand autism‚ we need to understand the characteristics‚ how it is diagnosed‚ and the way it is treated. There are many characteristics of autism. Some include making
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Autism (ASD) Autism Introduction For many years Autism has been a fast growing and controversial disorder. As common as it is world wide‚ very little is actually known about the disorder and its crippling effects it has on an array of people. Autism also referred to as autism spectrum disorder (ASD)‚ is a “lifelong developmental disability that affects how a person communicates with‚ and relates to‚ other people” (The National
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In the article‚ "Three Reasons Not to Believe in an Autism Epidemic‚" the authors developed three arguments against the belief of autism as an epidemic. Furthermore‚ the authors assert that the causes of the increase of autism is affected by raised public awareness of the condition of autism‚ broadened diagnostic criteria‚ and improved case finding of individuals with autism. Beginning in 1940‚ there were only three known symptoms for autism. In 1980‚ there were six mandatory standards an individual
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Running head: DO VACCINATIONS CAUSE AUTISM? Do Vaccinations Cause Autism? Autism Controversy Assignment Do Vaccinations Cause Autism? The debate on whether vaccinations cause autism has been going on for many years. In the mid 1980s‚ the development of autism showed a significant change. Instead of showing possible signs of autism early on‚ children were developing normally until they reached about 18 months old‚ and then suddenly started showing signs of autism. Most of the 30 vaccines that
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whether or not vaccinations cause autism‚ there is no proven fact about this argument. However‚ there is strong‚ valid evidence for both sides of the argument. Vaccinations and Autism: A Tale of Shifting Hypotheses discusses ways that vaccines could cause autism but states why none of those experients and arguments are not valid‚ and Vaccines Cause Autism‚ Behavioral Disorders discuss why vaccinations do cause autism. In the journal article‚ Vaccinations and Autism: A Tale of Shifting Hypotheses‚
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Sucher 1 RUNNING HEAD: AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER: WHAT’S CAUSING IT Autism Spectrum Disorders: What’s causing them in our Children? Angela Sucher Renton Technical College RUNNING HEAD: AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER: WHAT’S CAUSING IT Sucher 2 There is a diagnosis that is becoming more and more prevalent each year in our children; autism spectrum disorder (ASD) diagnoses continue to rise as parents continue to seek answers of their origins. Once thought primarily to
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Autism‚ also known as Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is unique as there are multiple factors causing the disorder. According to The National Autism Society of Malaysia (NASOM)‚ 1 out of 68 newborns in Malaysia is estimated to have autism. Autism is not the same as being shy or do not know what to say to others instead people with ASD are unable to understand the basic social conventions that others take for granted such as making eye contact‚ holding a conversation‚ or recognising gestures (Autism
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