is defined as a fiction or half-truth. In a recent article in Time magazine‚ writer Claudia Wallis proposes a question "Is the Autism Epidemic a Myth?" When did autism become an epidemic? And why should the epidemic be a myth? In this article‚ Wallis bases her questioning on anthropologist Roy Grinker and his new book "In Unstrange Minds: Remapping the World of Autism"‚ as a source for some of the answers. In Grinker ’s opinion‚ the change in cultural conditions and people ’s definitions and perspectives
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It has been estimated that the prevalence of autism in the United States is 1 out of every 110 births1. So it is of no surprise that many of us know or will know a friend or family member who has a child with autism. When a child is first diagnosed‚ parents often scramble to find appropriate autism services‚ doctors‚ schools and therapists. What we dont always anticipate is that relationships with friends‚ family and neighbors often change. Some will stand by our side‚ doing what they can to help
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Autism Introduction to Disabilities Lisa A. DeVinney Professor Laurie Eckart February 7‚ 2010 Autism is a brain disorder that often makes it difficult to communicate and relate with others‚ impairs the ability to initiate and sustain a conversation with others‚ absence or impairment of imaginative and social play‚ stereotyped‚ repetitive‚ or unusual use of language‚ restricted patterns of interest that are abnormal in intensity or focus‚ preoccupation with certain
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Autism and autism spectrum disorders are complex neurodevelopmental disorders. Many causes of autism have been proposed‚ but its theory of causation is still incomplete.[1] Heritability contributes about 90% of the risk of a child developing autism‚ but the genetics of autism are complex and typically it is unclear which genes are responsible.[2] In rare cases‚ autism is strongly associated with agents that cause birth defects.[3] Many other causes have been proposed‚ such as exposure of children
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Page:1 Autism is a big life changing in people’s lives. When they are born with autism they will be like that forever. They have so many people that are famous that have autism. They have done big things in their lives‚ like Albert Einstein‚ Tim Burton‚ and etc. Autism awareness color is blue. Blue is the color to say that they are encouraged in life to succeed in what they want to do‚ and plan ahead to be good in the future. They have a foundation called Autism Speak to help support
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Online 6/26/2013 Autism General Purpose: To inform Specific Purpose: At the end of my speech‚ I want my audience to understand what Autism is and the effects on children. Thesis: Every person should be aware that the children with Autism are unique‚ intelligent‚ and they can see the world in a different perspective then we do. Introduction I. Found out my niece had Autism‚ and how little I knew about what Autism is‚ and what it effects. II. Autism affects 1 in 88 American
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with autism may not realize this is the case. For example‚ a person with ASD may react to a certain situation by flapping their arms‚ having a temper tantrum‚ or repeating words or phrases (Good‚ 2015). An individual with ASD may perceive their own babbling or repeating of words as holding a conversation. Likewise‚ they may not realize their actions may be perceived by others as disruptive or unusual.
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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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What is autism? Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a range of complex neurodevelopment disorders‚ characterized by social impairments‚ communication difficulties‚ and restricted‚ repetitive‚ and stereotyped patterns of behavior. Autistic disorder‚ sometimes called autism or classical ASD‚ is the most severe form of ASD‚ while other conditions along the spectrum include a milder form known as Asperger syndrome‚ and childhood disintegrative disorder and pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise
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scream coming from the back of the room. The seemingly uncontrollable and loud scream is coming from an autistic child in your class. This situation happens every day‚ in every grade‚ but there are only so many things that can be done to avoid it. Autism is a disorder that is diagnosed when a child is at a young age. These children will show a lack of social interaction and communication even before the age of three. Supposedly‚ autistic children are very restricted in their range of interests and
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