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    Working with Children & Young People with Autism The Austrian psychologist Dr Leo Kanner first used the term autism in 1943‚ but it wasn’t until 1996 that the phrase Autistic Spectrum Disorder was coined by Dr Lorna Wing to identify a whole range of disorders affecting the development of social interaction‚ communication and social imagination‚ know as the Triad of Impairments. The spectrum includes classic autism‚ asperger syndrome‚ childhood disintegrative disorder and pervasive development

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    To what extent has the importance of the Tet Offensive of 1968 been overrated? On January 30th 1968 over 80‚000 Vietcong soldiers launched a surprise attack on over 100 towns and cities in South Vietnam. This is known as the Tet Offensive. The US army and South Vietnamese Army (ARVN) launched a counter-attack which regained all lost territory and crippled the military capabilities of the Vietcong. Some historians argue Tet was not as important as it appears to be. However‚ it is widely considered

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    control sleep-wake states and permit simple motor reactions. All of the above traits of the brain are what makes life possible. By three months after conception‚ the midbrain and hindbrain are well on their way to being developed‚ but the forebrain still has a long way to go. Gradually these two hemispheres become larger and more convoluted‚ making for a characteristically human brain. Many processes are involved in early brain development‚ but I won’t go into much detail as they are not true parts of infancy

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    2013 Autism Autism is a complex disorder of the brains development which can cause problems in an individual’s abilities to function normally in society (webmd). Autism generally is seen in males rather than females. It is known as the fastest growing developmental disorder today (autismspeaks). There are many signs and symptoms that people with autism have to cope with. There are also different types of autisms‚ such as Aspergers syndrome‚ Rett Syndrome and Pervasive developmental disorder

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    INTRODUCTION As part of an evaluation the abnormal psychology class had to attend either the psychiatry ward or the alpha centre to evaluate the patients there. I however chose the alpha centre‚ mostly because I saw it as a cliché to choose the psychiatry ward. When I arrived at the centre‚ I observed the environment of the classrooms and the yard. There were classes on both floors of the building. The classes were small some tighter spaced than others and were slightly decorated with posters. They

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    Discuss the biological approach in psychology. Refer to at least one other approach in your answer. (12 marks) The biological approach focuses on both the physiological and evolutionary aspects which explain human behaviour. The causal level of analysis incorporates physiological explanations‚ such as the effect of nerves and hormones on behaviour. According to biological psychologists‚ behaviour is controlled by the nervous system‚ which consists of the central nervous system (the brain and the

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    People during the course of their lives go numerous transformations as adults and youngsters. During a person’s existence‚ they will go through several of clear cognitive‚ social‚ physical‚ and character changes. Annie‚ who’s 13 years of age adolescent and in 6th grade‚ starts on her puberty phase following the childhood phase ending. She’s commonly categorized as a “teenager” or “young adult” by a majority of people. Ages of youth are from 13 years of age to 21 years of age. Noticeably‚ Annie‚ like

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    literature can be defined as good quality trade books for children from birth to adolescence‚ covering topics of relevance and interests to children of those ages‚ through prose and poetry‚ fiction and non-fiction. Children can connect with the characters‚ events‚ places‚ and problems in literature on a personal level. Such affective responses to literature provide opportunities for students to become personally involved in reading and learning. For children to be successful they should be exposed to a wide

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    Abstract: Autism is a disorder that is not restricted to a certain race‚ gender or to the scale of development of the country‚ and that’s what I want others to understand. For this research I have read and searched through a number of books‚ both hard cover and electronic‚ I have also read a lot of medical web articles‚ and looked through autism organization websites to validate the accuracy of my material. Through this research I have found that there are in fact several factors that contribute in the

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    Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage May 2008 Setting the Standards for Learning‚ Development and Care for children from birth to five STATUTORY FRAMEWORK Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage Contents Section 1 – Introduction ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Purpose and aims of the Early Years Foundation Stage Context and legal responsibilities About this document A principled approach Setting the standards Providing for equality of opportunity Creating the

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