Autism therapies

Surprise Snuggles Over the summer I worked in a group home taking care of children with autism. It was most definitely a learn-on-the-job kind of position, one where you couldn’t be prepared enough outside of the house for. With my big heart and naïve mind, I didn’t know what to expect other than to try my hardest and love these kids who had been abandoned by their parents and families. After about three weeks there, I graduated from the easy 9-year-old girl (who really wasn’t that easy), to a…

Long before Autism is considered a neurological disorder; it was first described as a subset of schizophrenic patients for patients who are self-absorbed in other words, it was known as childhood schizophrenia. “In 1944, A German scientist named Hans Asperger describes a "milder" form of autism now known as Asperger 's Syndrome.” (History of autism, page 4). Research of autism has indeed come a long way but still has more to do. There is a myth that states that individuals with autism are…

This article focuses on Tourette’s Syndrome (a neuropsychiatric disorder that affects roughly 1% of the population) and the relationship between increased gamma band activity in the thalamus promoted by deep brain stimulation and inhibition or minimization of tics and/or other symptoms of Tourette’s in both short-term and long-term evaluations. To clarify, tics are involuntary physical or verbal reactions that begin during early childhood and are characteristic of Tourette’s Syndrome. This…

Genetics are the backbone of how a human being interacts and develops socially. Unfortunately, not every human is born with a complete set of working genes. A genetic disorder, such as a conduct disorders or autism, causes a person to struggle behaviorally and socially. These struggles can profoundly affect a person’s ability to develop mentally. The nature vs nurture debate can be applied to genetic disorders not only because these disorders are caused by genetics (nature) but also because they…

information concerning Christopher is fist hand and quite factual. In The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time Mark Haddon shows Christopher’s rites of passage throughout the book. Although Christopher does fit the stereotype of someone with autism, such as the fact that he lacks social communication, and is very good with numbers, he also beats the odds and breaks all the rules. Throughout the novel Christopher faces many obstacles but to him the most important one is solving a…

People with this syndrome are characterized by a persistent impairment in social interaction, interests and activities. Unlike autism, however, does not experience significant delays in language development or cognitive development. The symptoms of this syndrome are described in a very creative and interesting by the author. Below it is listed the main symptoms the author offers…

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time is a book about a 15-year-old autistic boy named Christopher. His neighbor’s dog is mysteriously murdered with a garden fork and Christopher decides to investigate this oddity, and along the way, discoveries many other things about his life as well, including that his mother is actually alive and that his father had lied that she was dead because he was embarrassed that she left him for another…

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time is a novel written by Mark Haddon. It’s about Christopher Boone, a 15 year old boy, who lives in Swindon, with Asperger’s syndrome, a mild form of autism. Haddon used techniques such as motifs, diagrams and symbolisation to convey to the audience Christopher’s view of the world and in developing empathy towards people with disabilities. The audience is aware that he is unable to recognise facial expression and he needs to be taught to…

the Dog in the Nighttime is what happens when Christopher is subjected to all the insane things from which he's been protected – such is, life as a large portion of us. Insane, without a doubt. Christopher has a major impediment in the novel, his “Autism.” (This is where we are introduced to another theme which talks about “Mental…

analysis is a type of strategy to help teach children with autism functional skills and provide continuous assessment of their progress. This approach is based on positive reinforcement or rewarding of desired behaviors. This meaning that if a child is accomplishing a behavior that you want them to do then they would receive a reward. In this strategy it is also meant to help punish the unwanted behaviors by the students. Children with autism have a hard time with social interaction so being…