Index 1. Title Page 2. Index 3. What is Autism? 3-4. DSM IV and Axis 5. What are the signs of autism? 5-6. What causes autism? 6-7. What can parents do? 7-8. What is a "Good" educational program for an autistic child? 8-10. How living with a child with autism affects the family 10-11. Different treatments for our children with autisms 12. References What is autism? Autism‚ also called autistic disorder‚ appears in early childhood‚ usually before age 3
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Autism Autism Susan Schwarzkopf SJVC Online ENG 122 Composition & Reading Part B Patricia Vineski September 6‚ 2015 Autism Autism The importance of Autism research is to get the correct treatment of autism spectrum Disorders. Autism is one of a spectrum of behaviorally defined pervasive developmental disorders‚ which is referred to as autism spectrum disorder (www.ninds.nih.gov 7/17/15). The deficits in social communication and repetitive
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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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but concerns now exist stating that there is a link between these vaccines and autism spectrum disorder. Some individuals go further and believe that vaccines like the Measles‚ Mumps‚ and Rubella vaccine cause children to become autistic. Parents now have to decide whether or not to vaccinate their children‚ a decision that could eventually mean life or death. There may be a possibility their child will develop autism or become infected with a preventable disease. This article will explain this possible
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Use of Texting in Parent and Child Relationships Starting in the late 1980s‚ The European public telephone network and the European Community and European Telecommunications Standards Institute developed the GSM‚ which is most similar to what we call “cell phones” today. This phone drastically changed the communications world with the ability to place international calls‚ send SMS texts‚ and even had luxuries like caller ID and voicemail‚ which we all take for granted now. This phone started a
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Autism‚ Ability‚ and Adaption: Asking the Right Questions Psychologytoday.com Dec. 4‚ 2011 Summary: The author of the article starts of by telling the reader about an episode of “60 minutes” that discusses autistics. In the episode‚ autistics who were thought to be unintelligent were proved to be as smart as normal kids their age through apps on the iPad. The problem wasn’t that the autistic weren’t intelligent; it was that they had no way to communicate their thoughts. The iPads kept them focused
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My personal experience as a mother to a child with autism My son was born when I was 40 years old‚ after being married for 7 years. Becoming a mother was my greatest fear‚ and it took me a long time to overcome this fear. Most of my inhibition were related to the fear that something will be wrong with my child that will cause him a great suffer. The most terrifying idea for me was to have a child with special needs‚ such as Autism. When my son was born it was the happiest day of my life. He was
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Name: Professor: Course Code: Date: Autism And Vaccines: Sentence Outline I. Introduction The 21st century world has greatly benefited from advancements in the realm of medicine. New cures‚ medical technology and research material have all resulted from in-depth research in medicine. However‚ adoption and use of vaccines has recently raised controversy over claims of aggravating autism in children. Parents are also engulfed in the debate on whether to they should or should not vaccinate their
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An Introduction to Autism By National Institute of Mental Health Autism. Not until the middle of the twentieth century was there a name for a disorder that now appears to affect an estimated 3.4 every 1‚000 children ages 3-10‚ a disorder that causes disruption in families and unfulfilled lives for many children. Research from 2009 suggests autism now affects every 1 in 110 children. In 1943 Dr. Leo Kanner of the Johns Hopkins Hospital studied a group of 11 children and introduced the label early
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Introduction In order to understand the causes of autism‚ biologically‚ environmentally‚ cognitively‚ one must understand what autism truly is. According to the American Psychiatric Association‚ autism spectrum disorder is defined by impairment in social interaction and communication skills‚ as well as an occurrence of repetitive behavior along with a need for a routine (APA‚ 2000). The American child psychologist Leo Kanner first described the condition in 1943 (Funk & Wagnalls‚ 2014). It is
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