Causes and Treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorders Autism spectrum disorder is a neurodevelopmental disorder. This disorder can affect a child’s ability to converse and interact with others. One (1) in sixty-eight (68) children have been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder in the United States. Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is almost five times more common amongst boys than girls. There are many speculations on what causes ASD. Genes are a very big part of what many scientists believe can cause
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Autism (ASD) Autism Introduction For many years Autism has been a fast growing and controversial disorder. As common as it is world wide‚ very little is actually known about the disorder and its crippling effects it has on an array of people. Autism also referred to as autism spectrum disorder (ASD)‚ is a “lifelong developmental disability that affects how a person communicates with‚ and relates to‚ other people” (The National
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Autism‚ also known as Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is unique as there are multiple factors causing the disorder. According to The National Autism Society of Malaysia (NASOM)‚ 1 out of 68 newborns in Malaysia is estimated to have autism. Autism is not the same as being shy or do not know what to say to others instead people with ASD are unable to understand the basic social conventions that others take for granted such as making eye contact‚ holding a conversation‚ or recognising gestures (Autism
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A Review of Autism Spectrum Disorder Melissa Boyster PSY 203 Human Growth and Development Instructor: Hope Wilson A Review of Autism Spectrum Disorder Autism Spectrum disorder (ASD) or sometimes referred to "autism"‚ is a chronic and complex developmental disorder that affects a person’s ability to communicate or develop socially. Symptoms include delayed learning of language‚ difficulty with executive functioning‚ which relates to reasoning and planning‚ narrow and
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SPED 502 Professor Barbra Johnson December 8‚ 2013 Recent History of Autism Spectrum Disorders: Viewpoints on the Increase in Diagnosis The premise of “Back to Normal: Why Ordinary Childhood Behavior Is Mistaken for ADHD‚ Bipolar Disorder‚ and Autism Spectrum Disorder‚” by Enrico Gnaulati‚ Ph.D. is that autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are up 78 percent in 10 years and that “we’re dramatically overdiagnosing it in everyday behavior” (Gnaulati‚ 2013). The underlying argument that Gnaulati utilizes is
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Autism Autism Spectrum Disorder is a mental disorder that is usually detected during the stages of early childhood. The disorder affects many different functions of the brain. It occurs in one of every five hundred births. Autism causes problems with the speech‚ language‚ social interaction‚ intelligence‚ and the compulsive behavior of a person. The primary focus of this paper is to give a general definition and description of autism. There are several different types of autism that will be introduced
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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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Autism was unknown and unheard of in the ancient cultures and medieval times. This disorder just so happened to “appear” approximately 60 years ago. The numbers each year continue to rise. According to research‚ studies based on the prevalence and evolution of autism‚ fifteen years ago‚ the likelihood was one to two children per 10‚000 (Sharpe‚ 2007). Studies show that in 2010‚ the overall prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorder was 14.7 per 1‚000 children who are aged eight years. To further
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Autistic Spectrum Disorder First of all‚ there are more than one autism disorders on the autistic spectrum‚ for example‚ there is Rett syndrome‚ Asperger’s Syndrome‚ Pervasive developmental disorder‚ and childhood degenerative disorder. Autism is a developmental disorder that appears in the first 3 years of life‚ and affects the brain ’s normal development of social and communication skills. It affects verbal‚ physical and mental abilities in children‚ stereotyped or repetitive behaviors and interests
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Definition Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a developmental/neurocognitive disorder. It can effect a person’s social interactions‚ communication‚ and behaviors of daily living. It is named Autism Spectrum Disorder because there is not just one set of symptoms. The symptoms range from individual to individual. Some characteristics of autism include repetitive behaviors‚ issues with social skills‚ inappropriate affect or no affect‚ hypersensitivity to sound‚ and nonverbal tendencies (Center for Disease
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