Nursing and Autism Nursing and Autism Autism Spectrum Disorder or Pervasive Developmental Disorder as it was formerly known has increased in incidence over that last two decades. The autism spectrum disorders can often be reliably detected by the age of 3 years‚ and in some cases as early as 18 months.2 Studies suggest that many children eventually may be accurately identified by the age of 1 year or even younger. The appearance of any of the warning signs of ASD is reason to
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J Autism Dev Disord (2010) 40:1485–1494 DOI 10.1007/s10803-010-1001-3 ORIGINAL PAPER Sense of Coherence and Coping with Stress Among Mothers and Fathers of Children with Autism Ewa Pisula • Zuzanna Kossakowska Published online: 2 April 2010 Ó Springer Science+Business Media‚ LLC 2010 Abstract The purpose of the study was to compare the level of sense of coherence (SOC) in parents of children with autism and in parents of typically developing children‚ and to examine the association between
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Why is the problem a problem?- If vaccines were to cause autism‚ it would be a huge issue that needed to be addressed. autism is a serious disorder and if society was causing it in children‚ it would be absolutely terrible and needless suffering. For whom is the problem a problem?- Well autism affects the child and their parents the most. A child with autism will suffer throughout their life and have difficulty socially and most likely educationally. Their parents will need to pay for treatments
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{my brother} was autistic‚" says Tamara Robinson in an interview. Autism is "a syndrome of childhood characterized by a lack of social relationship‚ a lack of communication abilities‚ persistent compulsive‚ rituals‚ and resistance to change" (Paluszny 1). For centuries‚ medical professionals have tried to understand autism and its origin. The above example shows only a few examples of autistic behavior. The history of autism extends‚ as far back as the late sixteenth century; however‚ during
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3.5 “Parenting a Child with an Autism Spectrum Disorder: Public Perceptions and Parental Conceptualizations” by Susan L. Neely-Barnes‚ Heather R. Hall‚ Ruth J. Roberts‚ and J. Carolyn Graff In the mid-20th century‚ parents were frequently considered responsible for the cases of their children with ASD. Among the reasons for blaming the parents for their child’s ASD condition were parenting styles or lack of some parenting skills that are required with a challenging child. Although this is no longer
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common misconception is that autism is a ‘mental illness’ (following the definition above)‚ but it is rather a condition with some elements of illness‚ but more strengths and differences. The illness aspect comes into the condition a little because of how certain medical and mental health issues can go alongside autism‚ such as Gastrointestinal Disorders‚ ADHD‚ anxiety and phobias‚ night terrors and sleep disturbances‚ and seizures/epilepsy. Autism is also referred to as ‘Autism Spectrum Disorder’ because
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Autism Internet Module: Assessment for Identification Drexel University: EDUC 551 The module for assessment for identification and intervention for children with autism incorporated a great deal of information on how to evaluate and identify students with ASD. When taking the post-assessment‚ I missed one question about why children with autism tend to be diagnosed earlier than students with Asperger’s. Even though this was the only question I had incorrect I was still unsure
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Picture this: you‚ as a special education teacher‚ are given a student who has been diagnosed with Autism. You’ve had many individuals with Autism in your classroom‚ so you know how to properly work with them and how to aid them in and outside the classroom. No big deal‚ right? Let’s change this scenario. Picture this: you‚ as a special education teacher‚ are given a student who is diagnosed with Autism and has recently been diagnosed with Social Anxiety Disorder. BAM! Game changer. Now‚ the child’s
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Thomas Vinyard 1/21/10 Life Management Fr. Reece‚ pd. 7 Rain Man There is a mental illness called “Autism Savant”. “Autism” is from a Greek word meaning “self” This refers to an autistic’s seeming self absorption. “Savant” is a combination of the French word meaning “to know” and its Latin half means “to be wise”. Autistic people are very simple‚ usually very kind and funny. Autistic savant‚ however‚ has all of that‚ twisted into a blend that can be extremely useful or disastrous. Every person
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Final Exam Part 2 1. Antiarrhythmic drugs primarily affect the activity of the following ion channels except A. Cl B. Na C. K D. Ca 2. What is a life-threatening arrhythmia caused by electrical conduction disturbances? A. Atrial fibrillation B. Ventricular fibrillation C. Ectopic foci D. Premature ventricular contraction 3. A common adverse effect from quinidine overdosage is A. Hypertension B. Tachypnea C. Cinchonism D. Dry mouth 4. Disopyramide produces a _____ in conduction
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