Asperger syndrome

Most children have the ability to initiate joint attention, request their wants, and take turns. However, initiating joint attention, requesting, and turn-taking behavior are often significantly impaired in young children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). These three communicative behaviors have been linked to important developmental outcomes in children with ASD. It has been found that social reciprocity is one of the core deficits of autism, which has led some researchers to believe that…

“History of Autism”. WebMD, LLC. n.p. 2005-2014. Web. 12 October 2014. In the article on WebMD, in the 1940’s researchers began to use the term autism to describe children with emotional or social problems. For a while many people linked autism and schizophrenia together. The years between 1960-1970 treatments focused on medications such as LSD and behavioral change techniques. Currently, the cornerstones of autism therapy are behavioral therapy and language therapy. This article appeals to…

Muskan Ghimire Metro State University [Article Review Summary] The study conducted by Ozonoff et al. (2014) was aimed to determine the prevalence of atypical development in accordance with the occurrence of the broader autism phenotype among the sibling of children with autism spectrum disorder. The study was also objectified to identify the age at which the atypical development can be observed while determining the developmental…

Caldeira, M. (August 2016). Is Social Competence Achievable in Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder? Retrieved from Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository. Monica Caldeira, who is a graduate student at Western University, uses her thesis paper to examine the social competence of adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Caldeira relates autistic individuals social struggle with the Theory of the Mind. She describes this theory as, “the ability to attribute mental states to self and…

Disease Control and Prevention, 2014). A diagnosis of ASD includes several lifelong neurodevelopment disorders. These include Autistic Disorder, Pervasive Developmental Disorder-Not Otherwise Specified (PDD-NOS), Asperger’s Syndrome, Childhood Disintegrative Disorder, and Rett Syndrome (CDC, 2014). These disorders are often marked by varied limitations in social interactions, verbal and nonverbal communication, and repetitive and stereotyped patterns of behavior, interests, and activities. While…

Pivotal Response Training is one intervention used to treat children with autism. Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is defined as “a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by deficits in social communication and repetitive behaviors” (Gengoux, et al., 2015). Children are often diagnosed by age 2, as early signs in development are often present. ASD causes a lack in social behavior and competence. According to Stahmer, Suhrheinrich, Reed, and Schreibman (2012) schools face great…

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a developmental disorder that has a wide range of conditions. Signs of autism include challenges with social behavior, repetitive acts, speech problems, intense interests, difficulty making or maintaining eye contact, and unique differences or strengths. Most people with autism have difficulty socializing with others and have troubles communicating. The word “spectrum” refers to the wide variations of the disorder, because no two people with autism have the same…

What is Autism? We are especially touched by those who are in some way disabled yet people are so quick to judge them. Now place yourself in their shoes. How much would it take for you to leave your comfort zone, and realize that there disability not only affects them but everyone who loves them. We should not judge those with disabilities because they did not ask to have it. There are many different causes and signs for people with autism, and there are some treatment options out…

Introduction: Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder where the due to developmental defect of brain, the diseased express significant impairment in social interaction, verbal and non-verbal communication, and restricted and repetitive behaviour. Autism includes a range of disorders (commonly termed as Autism Spectrum Disorder) which is highly heritable and suspected to be caused by genetic and environmental factors and unfortunately it has no known cure [1, 2]. On the other hand music therapy…

Literature Review: Self-Management as an Evidence Based Strategy Samantha G. Moran SPED 530 Issues in Autism Fall 2017 San Diego State University Professors Suhrheinrich, Bacon, and Hall Self-management is an evidence based strategy for individuals with autism or other behavioral disorders in which they are taught to observe, assess, and modify their own behavior to more socially desirable behaviors through self-monitoring, goal setting, self-instruction, and self-graphing (Carr,…