AUTISTIC CHILD Autism is a developmental disability characterized by the abnormal development of communication skills‚ social skills‚ and reasoning. It is estimated that 1 in 166 children today has autism. Males are four times more likely to have it. Some symptoms of autism are exaggerated reactions and inappropriate behaviors. Also‚ it is common for autistic children to be disturbed by noise. There is an area of debate and controversy surrounding the causes and etiology of autism‚ along with other
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person’s life is impacted by autism. When impacted by Autism‚ whether it be through a brother‚ sister‚ son‚ or daughter‚ the cost of care‚ education‚ and medication can easily become a financial nightmare for the family. This is why it is crucial that the government continues to help find a cure or means to prevent autism‚ while continuing federal aid to the families affected by it‚ and properly utilizing money spent on behalf of the CARE Act. Body: As far as we know autism in an incurable disorder
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Re: Why does the Vaccine/autism controversy live on? From Discover magazine‚ June 2009 The purpose of this article is to reveal the reason that the vaccine/autism controversy still lives on and the importance of understanding this controversy. Since the early 1990’s the incidence of autism has dramatically increased‚ Researchers claimed an epidemic of autism. Some publications showed evidence that mercury and thimerosal in vaccines might cause autism. However‚ the opponents of this controversy
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The Ignorance Towards Autism The average person tends to stare‚ or look away from a person with a disability. The average person is ignorant about the condition that every 1 in 88 people are diagnosed with‚ which is autism. The average person considers autism to be a disease that a person may “suffer” from‚ and tend to label these people as “unfixable.” Like the well known character Lennie‚ from the novel Of Mice and Men‚ written by John Steinbeck‚ people cannot seem to understand the reason Lennie
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Search For Meaning‚ Step By Step “What are we living for?” People throw these profound questions often. As modern time improves its quality of life‚ people attach great importance to search for meaning. In the process of searching for meaning‚ there are mainly 3 steps that many people go through; formative period influenced by surroundings‚ transition period encircled by lures and sins‚ and the completion along with a mentor. Yet‚ everyone experiences these steps different and produce diverse consequences
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Autism is a serious developmental disorder that completely impairs children to communicate with their parents and others. When a child is born with Autism the parents might not notice any signs of the disorder. The disorder is usually detected around the first three years of the child’s life. Since there are no known test to determine if a child has Autism there are many indications that a child might be suffering from Autism. When a mother brings a child home from the hospital the thought of
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Informative Speech Date 10-10-2012 Topic – Hippotherapy for Children with Autism Specific Purpose – To inform my audience of Hippotherapy for Children with Autism Central Idea – The four benefits of Hippotherapy for children with Autism Introduction I. How many of you know what Hippotherapy is? Do you know the benefits of Hippotherapy for children with Autism? II. I learned about Hippotherapy about six years ago when I had to get rid of my horse (I couldn’t afford my horse and
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One 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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are often the most available play partners (Beyer‚ 2009). The sibling bond can however be compromised if one of the siblings has autism. With the number of those affected by autism rising 10 to 17% per year (Autism Society of America‚ 2003; Greeff et al.‚ 2010)‚ I would also like to consider the effect autism will have on the sibling relationship. The very nature of autism presents itself with deficits in social interaction‚ reciprocity‚ and understanding emotions (Beyer‚ 2009). Therefore‚ it can be
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1. The Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis meant the comprehension of the world for an individual determines by the background linguistics system or grammar. In other words‚ language which use in his or her culture influence his or her thought‚ idea‚ view of the world. Explanation of this hypothesis will be more apprehensible by examples. ‘Cultural emphasis’ is one of the popular examples of Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis. Cultural emphasis is if a culture “A” counts more than about certain aspect another culture “B”
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