Autism Autism can be described in many ways; it is an illness that can affect the communication‚ intelligence and socialization of an individual. According to the article The Immune System’s Role in the Biology of Autism by Paula Goines and Judy Van de Water states‚ “Neurodevelopmental diseases characterized by restricted interests‚ repetitive behaviors‚ and deficient language and social skills. While there are no concrete biological markers for the disorder‚ immune anomalies are frequently
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ADHD and Autism I chose this topic of ADHD and autism because I had heard of these two disorders many times before and had always wondered what they were. The subject of why children act differently than others had always interested me since I was little. I have experienced and interacted with a young boy that had autism before and I found that the way he interacted with me and others around him was fascinating. Before researching‚ I knew that ADHD and autism weren’t sicknesses like the flu
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Autism Awareness Angi Reid Sisk ESE Instructor Pillar October 24‚ 2011 Autism Awareness Autism is a disability that affects thousands of children today. The causes are yet to be known but there are many theories floating around as to how children develop this disorder. More importantly than how they have gotten the diagnosis‚ is what can be done do to help them thrive in their educational environment. Many of these children are staring school and are faced with an entirely new set of challenges
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AUTISM ESSAY Name: Cloleisha Ottey Group: M1 Date: April 11‚ 2013 Lecturer: Miss. M. East Assignment: Three Autism and its Effects Autism is a syndrome characterized by issues in communication and social interaction and is diagnosed at the latest three years in a child’s life. Autism is also called Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and includes a broad range of disabilities such as Asperger Syndrome‚ Rett’s Syndrome (almost exclusively affects females) and Pervasive Development Disorder.
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Anxiety in high-functioning children with autism was written by three authors‚ Alinda Gillott‚ Fred Furniss‚ Ann Walter D‚ The author’s main purpose was to compare traits of so called “normal” children against children that have been tested and labeled high functioning autistic. The groups were matched for both gender and age. The main research of this paper dealt with Anxiety levels of normal children‚ opposed to the anxiety levels of those children with autism‚ The article also linked a comparison
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The topic I am choosing to study and research further is Family Member with Autism The Effects of Autism on the family will be my tentative title The purpose of my research is to discover how does having a child with autism affects the various aspects of life. Question:how does autism limit and benefit my subtopics (Education‚Socialization‚Stress on Family Dynamic‚Future Employment‚Future Relationships) The five subtopics I will be discussing are Education Socialization Stress on Family Dynamic Future
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The Controversy of Autism and Vaccines Recently‚ there has been a decline in children receiving vaccines due to the autism scare. The controversy linking autism and vaccines continues today even though the claim has been refuted by research while the benefits outweigh the risks. Vaccines not only protect children from life threatening diseases but build their immunity. Autism on the other hand is not a fatal disorder‚ it is a neurological disorder that regresses and can range from moderate to
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Autism is a disorder of neural development characterized by impaired social interaction and verbal and non-verbal communication‚ and by restricted‚ repetitive or stereotyped behaviour. Autism affects information processing in the brain by altering how nerve cells and their synapses connect and organize; how this occurs is not well understood.[3] Autism is usually caused by genetic transfer‚ and in rare cases‚ autism is strongly associated with agents that cause birth defects.[6] Controversies surround
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Autism‚ Ability‚ and Adaption: Asking the Right Questions Psychologytoday.com Dec. 4‚ 2011 Summary: The author of the article starts of by telling the reader about an episode of “60 minutes” that discusses autistics. In the episode‚ autistics who were thought to be unintelligent were proved to be as smart as normal kids their age through apps on the iPad. The problem wasn’t that the autistic weren’t intelligent; it was that they had no way to communicate their thoughts. The iPads kept them focused
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Autism Speaks I’d like to introduce you to my brother. Christopher Joseph‚ or CJ as my family calls him‚ is 14 years old‚ 5’7” in height‚ and very handsome. He has the most impeccable memory‚ although‚ it is very selective. He doesn’t remember the last place where he placed his retainer‚ but he remembers every line from every Transformers movie and could describe in detail the characteristics and features of every autobot and decepticon in the series. He can also recall the models and features
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