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    Classic Locked In Syndrome

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    Although, patients who have locked-in syndrome often have preserved cognitive function, and are therefore able to recall memories and how they lived their life before. There are three different categories of locked-in syndrome: classic, incomplete, and total. Classic locked-in syndrome is where a patient is conscious and has quadriplegia, anarthria, and vertical eye movement, along with the ability to blink. Incomplete locked-in syndrome is the same as classic, except patients have additional…

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    “ADHD in the classroom: Effective intervention strategies” ADHD can be a cause for a student to struggle socially and academically. Students with ADHD are often looked at in a different way and have a lower score than regular education students would have. Often these are both because of the actions that a child with ADHD would have. Some of those actions include getting distracted easily and being more rowdy than a regular education student. ADHD can be treated with medication, but that…

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    Asperger Syndrome

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    What is Asperger syndrome? Asperger syndrome is one of the many forms of autism. An individual who has Asperger syndrome may seem just like any other person when it comes to their intelligence, but they lack in the department of having social skills. They also have a habit of being very obsessive on one topic or they might tend to perform similar behaviors over and over. In the year of 2013 doctors discovered that Asperger syndrome was classified in a different way. “It is now part of a broader…

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    comes to dealing with the brain and the way it functions. Many people today have many of these illnesses and diseases that can alter a person’s entire life. There are over thousands and thousands of illnesses that are brain related such as Asperger’s Syndrome, Personality disorder, Bipolar disorder, Autism, etc. The brain disorder that I am focusing on is Autism. Autism also known as ASD (Autistic Spectrum Disorder) it is a serious developmental disorder starting from birth and it weakens the…

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    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…

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    Autism In Temple Grandin

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    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…

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    ASD Diagnostic Analysis

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    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…

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    Practice Pathway

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    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…

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    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates autism’s prevalence as 1 in 68 children in the United States. Autism affects mostly affects one’s actions. In other words, it affects social, emotional, and communication skills, as well as, having different behavior patterns. Autism conditions can be detected from the early age of two or three years. Although, having autism can be seen as a negative thing to have, however, there have been numerous people with the autism disorder to…

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    at athletics, job related matters, self appearance, keeping things clean, making someone happy, and the list goes on. Because of these obsessions, many decide to perform different compulsions such as tasks, behaviors, rituals, and/or repetitive syndromes. Some of these compulsions may coincide with an obsession as pediatrician…

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