Around 1 in 68 children are diagnosed with an Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) annually. Autism is a neurodevelopmental brain disorder generally discovered in infancy. Those who suffer from autism have significant deficits in social interaction, language and normal behaviour. Autistic Spectrum Disorder ranges from mild to very severe, affecting the child’s language and their perception of the world. Symptoms affect social skills and communication. Physically, the autistic brain is enlarged and…
Normalizing the Function of Autistic Children Wei Chi Chang Arizona State University Normalizing the Function of Autistic Children Despite the fact that Lovaas (1987) claimed that the result indicated early intensive behavioral therapy would be efficient and beneficial, Schopler, Short, and Mesibov (1989) criticized the study by pointing out three major flaws— subject selection bias, adequacy of the control group, and inappropriate outcome measures. The subject selection bias…
represents physiologic dysfunction of one or more undefined brain systems. In addition to characteristic autistic features, many autistic people display a variety of other signs such as attention deficits, mental deficiency, and seizures that are not specific to autism and that denote dysfunction in other brain systems (Bristol 1991). Variations in symptomatology and prognosis among autistic people depend on both the severity and the extent of the underlying brain dysfunction. There is little information…
review studied the different types of therapy such as music therapy, environmental therapy and drug therapy to assist speech therapy for children with autism. Features of autistic children’s speech includes unusual word choice, pronoun reversal, unresponsiveness to questions, and lack of motivation to communicate. Researchers have concluded that children with Autistic Spectrum Disorders frequently have various kinds of language deficits. (Hayoung, 2010). Music Therapy Research has also proven that…
Abstract This paper mainly focuses on an autistic people and their major impacts on their health, wellness, and even affects the community as a whole. Also, cultural, diversity, and spiritual considerations are affected when having this disability. A teaching plan containing recommendations or tips support autistic people and give them a chance to effectively improve their communication and interactions with others. Keywords: autism challenges, communication Autism, formerly called…
later that their child has autism. There are not many psychological problems that are found in infants; however, autism is the most common and severe. Autistic spectrum disorders can develop in all different racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic families. According to The Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (2016) “approximately 1 in 68 children in the United States have Autism Spectrum Disorder” (http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/autism/data.html 2016). “The number of cases being reported have increased…
interests. The definition of Autism and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is provided by the Diagnostic and Statistical manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV). Children with autism are less able to interact with the world as other children do. To provide a comprehensive definition of Autism Spectrum Disorder, there are separate labels given to children with autism for different points on the Autism spectrum. At the least affected end, you may find labels such as "Asperger's Syndrome", "High Functioning…
mutations and environmental factors are linked to autism. More possible causes are still under investigation. Social interaction tends to be the most common and noticeable symptom of autism. Autistic children have very unique ways of taking upon their world around them. This may be a factor that causes autistic children to have such difficulty with social interaction, language, or nonverbal communication. Since people are very social creatures, the underdevelopment of social interaction or social blindness…
Since the 1940s autism has been a growing disability across the world. Back in 1985 5 out of every 10,000 people were diagnosed as being autistic. From 2000 to 2002 the rates increased to 6 out of every 1,000. Today 1 out of every 88 people can be diagnosed anywhere on the Autistic Spectrum. To understand why so many are affected by this disorder we must look at the history, what types of labels are present today, how an individual obtains a diagnosis, what to look for in these individuals, and…
I decided to agree with reporter Ruth Padawer because she describes how behavior analysis (A.B.A) has seemingly "cured" some children of autism. Ruth Padawer did some interviews with the parents, profiles these children, showcasing their individual response to therapeutic programs. Ruth Padawer wrote her statement from "The Kids who Beat Autism", reading about the kids that beat autism is amazing and very touching. She covers different stories on each child that is fighting with autism, looking into…