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    Nathan hit Logan and they talked it out together‚ but she said the children said their mother was not present. Sara said there has been a court which states Nathan is not to be left with the children alone. She mentioned that they believe Logan has Autism but is not really for sure she said he is different and sensitive. She said the children have been back at home in California for a month now and are going to see a counselor by the name of (Gina) who has told them the visit to Mississippi was traumatic

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    Autism spectrum disorder or ASD is a group of neurodevelopmental disorders which includes Asperger Syndrome‚ Pervasive Developmental Disorder (atypical autism) and classic autism also known Autistic disorder. Several myths surround the disease because of popular shows and movies such as “Rain man”‚ in which actor Dustin Hoffman portrays an adult male named Raymond Babbitt whom is autistic. The film won four Oscars at the 61st Academy Awards in 1989 which included best picture. Because of the spark

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    Vaccinations do not cause Autism Jonas Salk was a medical researcher and virologist who created the polio vaccine in 1952. Thanks to Mr.Salk polio is eradicated in the wealthier countries. Mr.Salk has won numerous medals for his contributions to science‚ such as the John Scott Legacy Medal‚ the Presidential Medal of Freedom‚ Congressional Gold Medal‚ Lasker - DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award‚ the Meritorious award and many more. However more recently vaccinations have come under heavy fire

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    What is the definition of autism spectrum disorder? Autism spectrum disorder is a general term for the complex neurological diseases that affect brain development. The common characteristics of the disease are difficulties in social interactions‚ speech communication and repetitive sounds and movements. In May of 2013‚ the DSM-5 diagnostic manual placed all autism disorders under one umbrella known as ASD or autism spectrum disorders. This merged all of the sub-types like Asperger syndrome‚ autistic

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    Children with Autism Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders and the Effects of the Children and their Family University of Phoenix The topic that I have chosen to write about is Autism. Have you heard about it? I am sure you may know someone who suffers from this disease‚ but do you really know what it is‚ or its causes and effects? That is what I am going to explain to you. Autism is a disability that affect young children‚ and we need to understand

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    Safeguarding Children and Young People with Autistic Spectrum Disorder The aim of this paper is to evaluate the effectiveness of current provisions for safeguarding children and young people with Autism‚ whilst paying attention to proposed and current legislation and reports/ policy initiatives from a UK and Welsh perspectives. The rationale for this paper is because the writer has a nine year old autistic child. All children’s welfare is underpinned by legislation‚ leaving parents and adults

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    In Modern day America‚ everything in the world is changing‚ from technology to the education provided for all children. As mentioned before our world is changing‚ and it is becoming a media oriented world! With that said there are many people who believe that Visual communication is affecting children ’s Verbal ability. Then there are those who disagree and say that Visual communication does not affect children in a negative way. In this essay we will determine for ourselves if we believe that Visual

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    Running Header: Autism Brittani Gillon Bryant and Stratton College Communications 201 Ritu Sharma November 20‚ 2014 Abstract In today’s society‚ there are many diseases that affect the development of the human body. One those disorders are Autism. Autism is not nearly as known as the disorder Down ’s syndrome‚ but it is more effective in society. In fact‚ autism is the third most common developmental disability‚ affecting 400‚000 people worldwide (Autism Society of America). As of yet there is no

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    (DSM-5) merged multiple subtypes of autism spectrum disorder (e.g. Asperger’s‚ high-functioning autism‚ early infantile autism) into a single diagnosis or entity. The most useful way of characterizing individuals with autism is that the focus needs to be on the deficits in the two following domains: (1) social communication and interaction and (2) restricted‚ repetitive behaviors or interests (American Psychiatric Association‚ 2013). In order to meet criteria for autism spectrum disorder (ASD)‚ an individual

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    studies. FOREIGN LITERATURES According to the study of the orbitofrontal–amygdala circuit and self-regulation of social–emotional behavior in autism that. Autism is centrally characterized by developmental disruption in social–emotional behavior and communication. Numerous studies have documented that‚ across the spectrum of disability‚ individuals with autism have poor social and affective relatedness‚ difficulty developing and maintaining social relationships with peers‚ problems in the social use

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