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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Successful treatment of individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) is entirely contingent on an accurate diagnosis. Although many resources exist to help the clinician with differential diagnosis of children‚ particularly in early childhood‚ the resources available for evaluating adolescents and adults is far less prevalent. Clinicians often rely on multiple forms of data from numerous sources to make accurate diagnoses‚ which for adults is a complex process. Lack of availability of instruments
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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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Music Therapy 1 Music therapy is the use of music by health care professionals to promote healing and enhance quality of life for their patients. Music therapy may be used to encourage emotional expression‚ promote social interaction‚ relieve symptoms‚ and for other purposes. Music therapists may use active or passive methods with patients‚ depending on the individual patient’s needs and abilities. The idea of music as a healing influence
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Music therapy is the use of interventions to accomplish individual goals within a therapeutic relationship by a professional who has completed an approved music therapy program.[1] Music therapy is an allied health profession and one of the expressive therapies‚ consisting of a process in which a music therapist uses music and all of its facets—physical‚ emotional‚ mental‚ social‚ aesthetic‚ and spiritual—to help clients improve their physical and mental health. Music therapists primarily help clients
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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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A. Psychoanalytic Therapy/Psychodynamic Therapy “As the originator of psychoanalysis‚ Freud pioneered new techniques for understanding human behaviour.” Corey (2009‚ p.60) “ Just as experience may lead to symptoms‚ so psychoanalysis‚ a verbal form of therapy‚ may lead to their resolution.” Monte and Sollod (2003‚ p.19) Key Concepts There are three pillars of Psychoanalytical therapy‚ repress‚ resist and transference. Psychoanalytical therapy focuses on the unconscious
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Difficulty forming a relationship as well as speaking is form of autism. Autism is normally found in early childhood and is normally first noticed by parents. (1) There is many adaptations for the child as well as the parent and/or caregiver of a child with autism. However‚ learning to adapt is possible and parents are successful. Parents normally notice signs of their child not making eye contact‚ inability to respond to hearing their name being called which causes concerns that their child is
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Autism spectrum disorders are life long and have been found to be prevalent in up to 1% of the adolescent population (Simonoff et al.‚ 2008). Many studies have shown that the prevalence of autism spectrum disorders have increased radically (Vismara & Rogers‚ 2008). However‚ there may be many cases not yet reported or diagnosed correctly. The disorder covers a range of individuals with impairments that change from one person to the next. One individual may have difficulty with language communication
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Shauna Albert Dr. Joseph Jones English 1020 7 February‚ 2013 Music Therapy: Annotated Bibliography Blackwell‚ Wiley. "Music Reduces Anxiety in Cancer Patients." Science Daily‚ 10 Aug. 2011. Web. 20 Feb‚2013. The researchers of the Department of Creative Art at Drexel University in Philadelphia‚ analyzed data from 1‚891 patients taking part in 30 trails who were offered music or music therapy sessions. Researchers are trying to figure out if patients listening to pre-recorded music or patients
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