You Can’t Jael Zimmerman Westmoreland County Community College Abstract Dear John by Nicholas Sparks uses two main characters‚ John’s father and Tim’s brother Alan‚ to express the symptoms and complications of the psychological disorder Asperger Syndrome. This disorder is considered a form of autism. People with this disorder will be passionate about one or more topics‚ but will struggle with daily tasks. The novel provides an extended metaphor through John’s father through his obsessive interest
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social interaction and communication‚ as well as restricted and repetitive behavior. It is part of a larger family called the autism spectrum disorders (ASD) or pervasive developmental disorders (PDD)‚ which include closely related syndromes such as Asperger syndrome and PDD-NOS.[5][6] This article uses autism to denote the classic autistic disorder and ASD to denote the wider family.
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figurative language and which Haddon cleverly uses this perspective with techniques like using contrast and voicing character’s views with direct speech to allow the reader to access the syndrome that is common but rarely understood. Haddon creates a character with huge contrasts to show the complexities of his Aspergers syndrome. Haddon uses characterisation to portray the complexity of Christopher says “I am going to prove that I’m not stupid. “Next month I am going to take my A level in maths and I’m going
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Running head: BSRN - 340 - PHARMACOLOGY FOR NURSING CARE - CASE STUDY #2 Case Study #2 - Vague complaints of pain in the Emergency Department Susan M. Hewitt RN‚ CEN The Robert B. Miller College BSRN-340-Pharmacology for Nursing Care Instructor: Mr. James Middleton February 26th‚ 2009 Case Study #2 – Vague complaints of pain in the Emergency Department Many people that come to the emergency department who complain of pain are usually vague about their symptoms. Other people over-react
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reasons why a person could have a disability. Some babies are born with different types of disabilities. They could be Down syndrome‚ Turners syndrome‚ Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder‚ and Fragile X syndrome or many more intellectual disabilities (ID) that a child could be born with. I believe that the I read the top three major causes of ID are Down syndrome‚ Fragile X syndrome‚ and Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder. Along with these disabilities‚ after any child is born‚ there are a number of uncertain
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a) Down syndrome b) Interesting topic c) Understanding why down syndrome occurs Introduction a) Who discovered Down syndrome b) What is Down syndrome Body research A. What Causes it and is it inherited? 1-Trisomy 21 2-Mosaic Down syndrome 3-Translocation Down syndrome B. How Down syndrome affects Kids 1-Physical features 2-Learning C. Risk factors 1-Advancing maternal age 2- Being carriers of the genetic translocation for Down syndrome 3-Having had
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Elizabeth Terry Biology 101-06 MWF at 3:00 November 14‚ 2011 Research paper DOWN SYNDROME Down syndrome is the most common cause of mental retardation Down syndrome is the most common cause of mental retardation. It is caused by the presence of an extra chromosome. Chromosomes contain sequences of DNA called genes that represent the genetic information that exists within a cell. Twenty-three distinctive pairs of chromosomes which is 46 in total. They are located within the nucleus
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have baffled experts over the years. These have brought numerous questions on the actual causes but there have not been many answers. Pervasive developmental disorders are how Autism spectrums are classified and it includes Autism‚ Asperger syndrome‚ Rett syndrome‚ and Childhood Disintegrative Disorder. Each of these disorders has similarities in the individual’s lack of communication‚ socialization‚ and behavior. Autism was first introduced by Leo Kanner in the forties. His research is close in comparison
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Asperger’s Syndrome a Disability Throughout Life Donna Walker Student at Portland Community College 2012 Table of Contents 1) Introduction 3 a) What is Asperger’s Syndrome 3 b) The history of Asperger’s Syndrome 4 i) The Mercury Myth 4 2) Asperger’s Syndrome diagnosis 5 c) How is it diagnosed 5 d) The effects of a diagnosis on the family e) The effects of a diagnosis on the child 3) Asperger’s
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uncles‚ Rauj Vang‚ also has dementia/Alzheimer’s at a younger age than my grandpa. Moreover‚ my dad’s youngest brother‚ Ger Vang‚ was the only one born with Down syndrome (DS)‚ which is rare in the family tree. Now he was diagnosed with type 2 Diabetes. Next‚ my maternal grandparents had no health issues at birth‚ but they
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