Rett Syndrome Abstract Rett syndrome is considered one of the autism spectrum disorders. Rett syndrome is a developmental disability disorder resulting in severe mental and physical deficits in female children. Rett syndrome is grouped as a pervasive developmental disorder (PDD) in which conditions are severe and pervasive‚ and that begin in early life and influence multiple areas of development. Rett syndrome‚ including the age of onset and the severity of symptoms‚ varies from child to
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“When I am in a new place and there are lots of people there it is even harder because people are not like cows and flowers and grass and they can talk to you and do things that you don’t expect‚ so you have to notice everything that is in the place‚ and also you have to notice things that might happen as well.” Those are the words of Christopher‚ from Mark Haddon’s The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time‚ explaining himself to why he acts and does not act a certain way. But with just that
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Autism As I began reading the articles on autism I knew that I did not know much about this disorder and who were the most affected by it. It affects 1 out of 88 children in the world and most of them are males who are four times more likely to develop ASD than females (“Autism Fact Sheet”). Early signs of Autism may appear in the first months of life‚ and children with autism do not reach maturation as fast as normal children. One of the most common signs is that a normal child will point to objects
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Asperger ’s syndrome‚ is an autism spectrum disorder that affects language and behavioral development in children. Several years ago Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) is a group of conditions that involve delays in the development of many basic skills that vary in severity‚ communication delay and repetitive behaviors such as: Autistic Disorder‚ Asperger Disorder‚ Rett’s Disorder‚ Childhood Disintegrative Disorder and Pervasive Developmental Disorder-not otherwise Specified. Now more commonly
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others. It is one of five developmental disabilities known as autism spectrum disorder (ASD). ASD includes Asperger’s syndrome‚ pervasive developmental disorder (PDD-NOS)‚ autistic disorder‚ Rett’s syndrome‚ and childhood disintegrative
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out of every 88 children in the US is affected by an autism spectrum disorder. They occur more often among boys than girls. While autism appears to be on the rise‚ it’s unclear whether the growing number of diagnoses shows a real increase or comes from improved detection. Early diagnosis is important‚ as early treatment can help a child with autism make significant gains in language and social skills. Autism spectrum disorders affect social interaction‚ nonverbal and verbal communication‚ behaviors
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R.‚ & Wells‚ K. (2011). Treatments for Autistm: Parental Choices and Perceptions of Change. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders‚ 41‚ 1373-1382. doi:10.1007/s10803-010-1164-y • Goin-Kochel‚ R. P.‚ Myers‚ B. J.‚ & Mackintosh‚ V. H. (2007). Parental reports on the use of treatments and therapies for children with autism spectrum disorders. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorder‚ 1‚ 195–209. doi:10.1016/j.rasd.2006.08.006 • Graff‚ R. B.‚ Green‚ G.‚ & Libby‚ M. E. (1998). Effects of two levels
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Evidence Based Practices in Autism Lynetric Rivers Liberty University 3-11-13 Abstract Autism and ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorders) has been one of the biggest misunderstood and misdiagnosed disorders. Working with children with autism presents different obstacles in regards to dealing with emotional‚ aggressive and depressive behaviors. This paper will show how Evidence-Based Practices can be highly effective when dealing with children with autism in the classroom‚ community and in the home
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Autism is a complex developmental disability that typically appears during the first three years of life. This is the result of a neurological disorder that affects the functioning of the brain. Autism is four more times prevalent in boys than girls. Autism shows no racial‚ ethnic or social boundaries. Family income‚ lifestyle and educational levels do not affect the chance of autism’s occurrence. Autism and its associated behaviors have been estimated to occur in as many and one in 500 individuals
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PDD-NOS (Pervasive Development Disorder – Not Otherwise Specified) Case Study of a Child with PDD-NOS Consuelo (Connie) Natal Concordia College PDD-NOS stands for Pervasive Developmental Disorder- Not Otherwise Specified. According to www.autismspeaks.org‚ PDD-NOS became the diagnosis applied to children or adults who are on the autism spectrum but do not fully meet the criteria for another autism spectrum disorder (sometimes called “classic” autism) or Asperger Syndrome (www.autismspeaks
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