was five years old my sister was diagnosed with autism. As my mom explained she was like a TV or a computer where all parts are perfectly fine but the wires are not connected correctly‚ so it doesn’t work like it should. Neither I or my other two siblings were confused by this news but rather showed acceptance and compassion that you would expect from adults not five‚ seven and nine year olds. "I’m going to be a doctor so I can find a cure for autism." said the five-year-old me. We’ve had some rough
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Abstract Autism is a disorder of the brain that is characterized by impaired communication and social skills. Toddlers began to show signs of Autism by the time they are three years of age. Autism is one of the five pervasive development disorders. The range of Autism can be from people with severe impairments to individuals with high functioning skills who may be active but have a difficult time in social settings. Autism has been linked to genetics and environmental factors. Autism is better
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Definition Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a developmental/neurocognitive disorder. It can effect a person’s social interactions‚ communication‚ and behaviors of daily living. It is named Autism Spectrum Disorder because there is not just one set of symptoms. The symptoms range from individual to individual. Some characteristics of autism include repetitive behaviors‚ issues with social skills‚ inappropriate affect or no affect‚ hypersensitivity to sound‚ and nonverbal tendencies (Center for Disease
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Parents of the recently diagnosed autistic child Autism: The First Encounter Introduction My now 15 year old son was diagnosed with Autism at 2 years and 4 months old. My wife and I were stunned by the official diagnosis though we had long assumed there was something wrong with our precious boy. We knew very little about Autism and what this diagnosis meant for our son. It seemed as if all of the hopes and dreams we had for our child were lost. Everything we wanted for him seemed beyond his
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ENGL1102 Research Essay 10/14/13 Can a person with autism live a normal life? Autistic children grow up to either live normally or always have problems associated with their disorder. Autism has many different causes‚ symptoms and ways of treatment. The causes of autism could include many factors. Even though most people think it is‚ genes aren’t the only cause for autism. The National Autism Association reports‚ “The rapid rise in the rate of autism over the last 20 years cannot be attributed solely
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Autism now effects one in every 110 children. Also‚ more children will be diagnosed with autism this year than with AIDS‚ diabetes and cancer combined. To understand autism‚ think of the most complicated aspect of our universe‚ and then multiply that by infinity. Autism affects the brain’s ability to develop social and communication skills. The way the media presents it‚ you would think that autism is autism‚ but that is not true. In fact‚ autism is actually a collection of diagnoses‚ each a little
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Causes of Autism Nowadays‚ the exactly cause of autism still is unknown. Yet‚ based on the research‚ those factors of autism include genetic‚ some category of infection and the problem appear at birth. Recently research report show that the conditions for autism susceptibility may from parents to children. For some children‚ environmental factors might also one of the factors of autism. Findings of autism have discovered that autism will influence the early stage of brain growth or in the womb
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Headline: How to Tell If a Child Has Autism Keywords: Child‚ autism‚ signs‚ symptoms‚ facts‚ asperger Page Description: Autism is a condition of ASD‚ similar to asperger syndrome. Signs of and symptoms of autism vary from case to case. According to the Autism facts‚ doctor should evaluate the child for autistic symptoms immediately. Text: { Autism Autism is a disorder in which child suffers from a variety of conditions termed as Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Asperger syndrome is also a condition
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Transition Planning for Students with Autism Danika M Meeks University of Alabama Abstract Individuals with ASD face many challenges when they are faced with the process of transitioning‚ whether the transition is from one activity to another or from high school to college or into a career. Many interventions and strategies can be used to make this process easier for these individuals to understand and handle but the amount of time given to transition planning activities is essential.
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Understanding Autism: How Family Therapists Can Support Parents of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders Alexandra H. Solomon & Beth Chung The article‚ “Understanding Autism: How Family Therapists Can Support Parents of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders”‚ contains the researches about the Autism‚ and the solutions to improve the life of children with Autism between family therapists and their parents. “The number of children diagnosed with an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) has increased
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