Autism therapies

One of the topics out of these set of chapters that has really stuck out to me had to be the Theory of Mind section. It’s interesting how something growing up we don’t even realize that we develop. It’s not a conscious change, or at least I don’t remember it being so when I started tuning into other people’s perspectives. I guess to a child it’s just imitating the world they see around them. Which is what makes this truly interesting, we develop this theory of mind and are able to tune into…

In the Centre, after the psychological assessment it was confirmed that my daughter was suffering from Autism. We were totally upset by hearing that J had Autism. We were exactly not aware of what Autism was‼ We have heard that Autism is an incurable disease caused by multiple genetic defects. Worried and confused about the confirmation of Autism we have taken J to another Centre for Autism in the next township. The same proceedings were repeated and advised to take her to a play therapist in…

Executive Function refers to the cognitive processes that help us control, regulate and manage our thoughts and actions, including working memory, planning, problem solving etc. (Joseph & Tager-Flusberg, 2004). It is the ability to hold and manipulate information, and is the conscious control of thought and action into goal-orientated behaviour (Pellicano, 2007). Most individuals on the autistic spectrum have some level of impaired executive function and exhibit rigid and inflexible behaviour,…

onathan Grainger, Sébastein Bouttevin, Cathy Truc, Miereille Bastein, and Johannes Ziegler wrote the article Word superiority, pseudoword superiority, and learning to read: A comparison of dyslexic and normal reader (2003). In their hypothesis they stated how they wanted to see if dyslexic children could identify specific letters in words, nonwords, and pseudowords compared to their age mates and reading age mates. In all of the experiments that were conducted by Jonathan Grainger and colleagues…

Communication can consist of delivering a message to even receiving information. When speech, language, and hearing disorders are put into play, communication, in general, can be extremely difficult. This is true for Tyler Baker, as stated by Paulette Young, Tyler’s mother. This past August, Tyler, male, turned 5 years of age. However, when Tyler was only two years old, he was diagnosed with specific language impairment, and then developmental language disorder. In other words, he acquired a…

The MMR theory of autism relates to 1993 where a group of researchers led by Dr Andrew Wakefeild advocated an association of measles, mumps, rubella vaccine (MMR) was the cause of Autism. Autism is a mental condition which is a neurodevelopmental disorder, a brain based disorder which effects an individual’s social skills and development. This theory was supported by the theoretical thought that different types of mercury exposure to a child caused the effects of autism. The particular mercury…

with disabilities often are often present with great supervisory challenges. When the needs of these children are not adequately addressed and the child is injured or killed, neglectful supervision can be seen as a proximate foundation. Children with autism, developmental disabilities, mental health, or physical disability require specialized programs and services with highly trained personnel or one-on-one assistance to protect them from harm. Thus, residential settings are aware of the…

Eligibility meeting. Mrs. Gilet is concerned with Adams speech intelligibility and drooling. She feels he has difficulty staying focused and following directions. Academically she feels he has made a little progress. Mrs. Gilet shared Adam attended therapy sessions to work on behavior but stopped because she didn't feel it was helping. Adam is a Kindergarten student attending Pottenger School since 2017. He did not attend preschool and is repeating Kindergarten. Adam has good attendance.…

The Behavior Assessment System for Children-2 (BASC-2), a revision of the original BASC, is a multi-method and multidimensional assessment. In the revision of this assessment there were multiple changes “designed to evaluate various aspects of behavior and personality, including positive adaptive as well as negative clinical dimensions” (Myers et al, 2010). In 2004, AGS Publishing and Pearson Assessments published this psychological test. In hopes of creating an assessment that was useful in…

Boutot, A. &Bryant D. (2005). Social integration of students with autism in inclusive settings. Education and Training in Developmental Disabilities, 40(1), 14-23, DOI. This study focuses on children with autism and how they socialize in inclusive settings. Past research suggests that when children are searching for friends they are looking for people who are similar to them and have strong communication skills. Children with autism have very limited communications skills and can often engage…