Asperger syndrome

Look me in the Eye, My Life with Asperger’s by John Elder Robison should be required for high school students to read. It is a true account of the author’s life living with Asperger’s. Asperger’s syndrome is on the spectrum of Autism. In the book, Robison discussed his life from the mid-1900’s in Amherst, Massachusetts to present day. He goes through an account of his childhood memories, and adulthood capabilities. His childhood proved it difficult to connect with other kids. As he got older, he…

After watching her story, Temple Grandin, makes it easy to understand how children are labeled as “autism” were diagnosed in the past as mental illness or schizophrenia by many experts. In the movie portrays that autism can have different definitions of "normal". Some of the symptoms of autism are related to speech, such as no speech or slow to speak, have poor eyes contacts, do not like physical contact with other people including parents and relatives, have no expressions, don’t like to play…

Individuals who are referred to autism specialty clinics present such diverse symptoms as can only be attributed to the full spectrum of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The fact that there is no homogeneity in ASD means that physicians usually have to contend with utilizing a complicated process to identify those individuals who are on the spectrum. Fortunately, however, advances have been seen in the availability of standardized ASD testing tools, and there has been an increase in the knowledge…

Key Points This article is about Practice Pathway how it works with children with ASD. Practice Pathway “is to describe expected practice in relation to children whose needs may fall within the autism spectrum disorder” (leics.gov.uk) it just what it says it is. To practice a treatment for children with ASD until they have found not a cure, but the right treatment for the problem. Two main issues for children with ASD irritability and problem behaviors. It’s a ten step pathway process where…

The Social Skills of the Autistic Not everyone on Earth is given a life with smooth social skills. Some children lack the ability of “how to read, reach out to, and successfully interact with other human beings” (IAN). According to United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or the CDC, 1 out of 88 children are diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Autism Spectrum Disorder, or ASD, is commonly known as a development disability where children have trouble speaking or…

connected in many ways.Autism is a hereditary disorder that causes many problems both socially and economically. Autism is a hereditary disorder that cause many problems with being passed down through families and seizures, etc. Seizures and Fragile x syndrome are one of the key problems of autism.Over one-third of individuals with autism will develop seizures in early childhood or adolescence(Fergus). This genetic disorder can affect how a kid or adult behaviors are socially and to make friends…

A child diagnosed with autism can suffer from various symptoms that goes along with their disorder. Autism spectrum disorder affects every child differently to where it causes them to have dissimilar symptoms comparing to other autistic children. The complexity of the disorder is what causes each individual to have unalike behaviors and traits. The main symptom of autism is that the person has impaired communication and socialization skills. Children with autism only feel comfortable to…

The early identification of children with autism spectrum disorder is important and an essential public health need. Screening tool for autism in two year olds has been developed to screen for autism spectrum disorder in children between 24 and 35 months of age. The screening tool for autism in two year olds consists of items that cover motor imitation, play skills, requesting, and defecting attention. In additional, screening tool for autism in two year olds identifies young and toddlers kids…

Communication Skills Lord and Rutter (1994) estimated that approximately half of all children with autism fail to develop functional speech, with many of these children also demonstrating little to no receptive language skills. Howlin (1998) notes that children with autism make no attempt to develop alternative communication methods, such as eye contact or use of gesture, as they age. Furthermore, when children with autism do learn to talk, their receptive language skills are generally poorer…

other characteristics that came to define the syndrome, such as delayed and abnormal language development, restricted interest in activities, and stereotypical and repetitive patterns of behavior, were described in the first case report (5). Thus, from its first description autism was proposed as a neurological disorder. The diagnosis was broadened to include infants, children, and adults at all cognitive levels as well as those with neurogenetic syndromes if they met behavioral diagnostic…