Autism and Mental Retardation Appendix F CheckPoint: Autism and Mental Retardation This is to be uploaded in the assignments section (along with your Certificate of Originality) by Friday‚ Day 5. Respond to the following: 1. List the primary features of autism. The primary feature of autism are lack of responsiveness‚ language problems‚ communication problems‚ limited imaginative play‚ rigid behavior‚ unusual motor movements‚ overstimulation‚ as well as under stimulation. 2. Which
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Autism Autism is a childhood disease where the child is in a private world of their own. It is caused by biological factors‚ it is a neurological disorder that affects the children’s‚ whom most can demonstrate special skills‚ sensory systems‚ their ability to communicate and their ability to fully participate in society. An autistic child can get help by different therapies‚ the newest one is the facilitation therapy. A description of an autistic child by her mother is: "We start with an image-a
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The genetic disorder referred to as autism develops early on in the life of a child. The disorder consists of trouble in communicating or using any basic language. Autism‚ often known as Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)‚ Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD)‚ or Asperger Syndrome‚ is very different for every patient. The causes of autism could possibly be: lack of oxygen at birth‚ a faulty gene or genes‚ or even a chemical imbalance. Even though autism is developed at an early stage of childhood
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Autism Spectrum Disorder and Varying Treatment Approaches Autism spectrum disorders have become more prevalent within the past ten years. Now‚ this neurological disorder affects approximately 1 in every 68th child (CDC‚ 2014). Parents may feel responsible‚ but it is important to note that there is no determined cause of autism. It is presumed that unknown genetic factors play a role. With the increasing prevalence and unknown cause‚ educators and parents must know
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BRAIN FUNCTION FOR AUTISM Brain Function for Autism Psychology 340 Brain Function for Autism The brain has forever stumped scientist on how it functions and which genetics and behavior place in the picture. With many genetic diseases that passed on through a recessive gene; this can cause physical and mental impairment in their offspring. This paper will be focusing on Autism the effects it has on many people. It has been studied
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Matthew Paskov Dr. Lee EN-102 Synthesis Essay 02/08/2012 One’s health and any persons whose health they are responsible for‚ say their child‚ should be regarded as their most important priority. Doctors are the only people qualified to tell us how we should up keep that health and have earned that right through years of extensive schooling and research. Oddly though‚ doctors are not the individuals who write most of our headlined articles on medicine. These articles are written by medical journalists
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How do you feel when you hear the word autism? There is a numerous amount of people that are actually afraid of people with autism‚ or they just do not know how to act around them. Here is the kicker though: they are people just like me and you just born with different chromosomes than us. So why do we keep acting like this towards them when they are no different than us? Do we think that we are going to catch what they have? Although autism has been a vast issue since the 1980’s‚ it is still
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One hundred years ago‚ people defined Autism as “idiot savant”. These “savants” have normal ability in calculating and good memorize. However‚ their actions are slowly and stupid as an “idiot”. That was the people’s early recognition of Autism. Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) is characterized by persistent deficits in social communication and social interaction across multiple contexts (“Autism Spectrum Disorder”‚ n.d). Patients are hard to choose correct words which express their feeling such as
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children who kill their parents. You may be sitting there wondering why would a child kill his or her parents. You may be asking yourself “What is going on in this child mind that has caused them to act in such a way? Did his or her parents abuse them? Are they acting out for their friends?” The first thing you want to know is‚ why do kids kill their parents. Well according to USA Today‚ there is an article from 2008 titled: “Experts: Abuse often behind kids killing parents” (Amanda Lee Myers‚ Associated
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Are parents are best teachers? Different people will give different responses to this question from their own characters‚ emotional concerns and even educational backgrounds. However‚ when it comes to me‚ I believe that parents are our best teachers for the following reasons. In the first place‚ parents are the people who are closest to us and who understand our real needs best. From infancy on‚ our parents have witnessed every step in both our physical and mental development. They share
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