Autism Spectrum Disorder General Purpose- To inform Specific Purpose- To inform my audience about autism and it’s development Introduction- Brad Pitt’s character‚ Tyler Durden‚ from the movie ’Fight Club’ said‚ "I do not suffer from Autism‚ but I do suffer from the way you treat me." Autism Spectrum Disorder is a developmental disorder that appears in the first 3 years of life. It affects the brains normal development of social and communication skills. According to the National Institute of Neurological
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Autism is defined as a learning disorder of the brain that often affects learning and the way a person thinks. Most cases of autism are detected in children at a young age‚ most commonly around the two to three year mark. Children with autism often have problems developing cognitively‚ thinking in a traditional way‚ and in some cases‚ stomach problems. Statistically‚ autism is more prevalent in boys than in girls. Where one in forty two American boys are diagnosed with the condition‚ only one in
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Bernard Rimland‚ who overturned conventional theories about the origin of autism in the 1960s and later forced scientists and policymakers to consider alternative causes and treatments‚ died last Tuesday in El Cajon‚ Calif.‚ near his home in San Diego. He was 78. The cause was complications of prostate cancer‚ a family spokeswoman said. Dr. Rimland’s interest in autism‚ the puzzling social-skills disorder‚ and his work on behalf of families touched by it grew out of his intuition as an experimental
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Do you want the autism symptoms checklist or want to see an autistic child then look at the children who you pass by‚ but there is not specific symptom you can identify in a child having this disorder. Observe the children who reside around your place and observe every child you walk past on the street. These children may be having autism disorder. There is no striking symptom that a child is affected by this type of disorder. Autism is a typical neurological disorder that no body will be able to
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Autism This paper will focus on children with autism between the ages of three to nine years. It will identify the four factors such as‚ diet‚ education‚ behaviours and isolation‚ which impact upon the health and well-being of this client group. It will then identify the communication strategies with the client group‚ give a description of one‚ Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS). It will describe one health and one social care provision for the children referring to the relevant social
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Autism is not as simple as one may think. It has many different symptoms‚ from impaired social interaction to verbal and non-verbal communication to restricted and repetitive behaviors. Besides it‚ every autistic person represents a unique case on a spectrum of ASD. For example‚ boys are at higher risk for Autism Spectrum Disorder than girls. Nobody knows for sure what causes it. Some researchers believe that girls are simply underdiagnosed‚ the other believe that this happens due to distinct differences
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Children with Autism Numerous of studies have been conducted with Autism Spectrum disorder‚ probably the most common research conducted with autism is emotion recognition. Most autistic individuals‚ especially children‚ have trouble recognizing others’ emotions. Most of these researches that have been conducted have used the six basic emotions. The research article I chose “The ‘Reading the Mind in Films’ Task: Complex Emotion and Mental State Recognition in Children with and without Autism Spectrum
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ALGOPHOBIA Introduction Pain is considered as the 5th vital sign. It is an important factor that affects the well being of a person. The Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary defines pain as: a) a localized physical suffering associated with bodily disorder and b) acute mental and emotional distress. Pain is an unwanted sensation by anyone‚ though pain is an important indicator that there is something wrong somewhere in your body. Defining a phobia: A phobia is a strong‚ persistent fear
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expected reactions to the specific stressor or stressors. In regards to Sunil being depressed most of the day‚ being rude to his family‚ lack of interacting socially‚ not eating‚ not showering‚ and not getting out of bed is what led me to provide the diagnosis of a major depressive disorder and adjustment disorder. Primary
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Autism and Anxiety Autism is a developmental disorder that usually appears within the first three years of a child’s life and affects approximately four times as many boys as girls (Levy‚ Mandell & Schultz‚ 2009). Autism spectrum disorders are characterized by deficits in social interaction‚ communication and stereotyped or repetitive behaviours‚ and the range of severity varies (Levy et al.‚ 2009). Anxiety disorders are one of the most common disorders in childhood‚ and although
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