Autism spectrum disorder (ASD)‚ a disorder found in around 1 in 68 American children (CDC‚ 2014)‚ appears in early brain development. Children with this illness usually have irregularities in brain parts such as the corpus callosum‚ amygdala and cerebellum. They face challenges in the following main areas: behavioral‚ developmental‚ cognitive and psychological. It is hard for these children to interact and communicate with other people because they often close themselves off and have hard times understanding
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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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for all school children and since then a spike has been seen in the diagnosis of autism. Many of those diagnosis falls within a few months of the MMR vaccine and in 1998‚ Andrew Wakefield published a study indicating a relationship between the MMR vaccine and autism (Rudy‚ 2009). Intense media coverage followed and many parents refused to give their children the MMR vaccine‚ believing their children would develop autism. The study was later retracted due to the lack of evidence but many children 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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The topic I am choosing to study and research further is Family Member with Autism The Effects of Autism on the family will be my tentative title The purpose of my research is to discover how does having a child with autism affects the various aspects of life. Question:how does autism limit and benefit my subtopics (Education‚Socialization‚Stress on Family Dynamic‚Future Employment‚Future Relationships) The five subtopics I will be discussing are Education Socialization Stress on Family Dynamic Future
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Autism‚ also known as autism spectrum disorder (ASD)‚ is five complex brain disorders that affects a person’s behavior‚ communication‚ and social skills. Autism is caused from very early brain development. The most obvious stages of autism come anywhere between age two and three‚ and lasts throughout their whole life. The Centers for Disease Control said that ASDs were‚ "Developmental disabilities that cause substantial impairments in social interaction and communication and the presence of unusual
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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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Divorce and Autism National University Psychology XXX Abstract Studies were examined that disprove the myth of increased Divorce within families who have a child diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Since Autism is a Spectrum Disorder‚ characteristics will vary. Though characteristics may be different‚ families who have a child diagnosed with ASD undergo similar stressors. The differences that promote divorce for families with neuro-typical children and children diagnosed with ASD
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National Centre for Autism Studies Literature Review of Autism for HM Inspectorate of Education May 2005 Helen Marwick‚ Aline-Wendy Dunlop and Tommy MacKay www.strath.ac.uk/autism-ncas Authors Dr. Helen Marwick‚ Co-Director‚ National Centre for Autism Studies‚ Faculty of Education‚ University of Strathclyde Professor Aline-Wendy Dunlop‚ Lead Director‚ National Centre for Autism Studies‚ Chair of Childhood & Primary Studies‚ Faculty of Education‚ University of Strathclyde Dr. Tommy Mackay
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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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