Autism

The definition for Autism according to Mayo Clinic is a serious neurodevelopmental disorder that impairs a child’s ability to communicate and interact with others. This also includes restricted repetitive behaviors, interests and activates. These issues cause significant impairment in social occupational and other areas of functioning. According to the Mayo Clinic the symptoms for Autism cover a wide field. The reason for this how each child with Autism acts differently than another. This is…

The fastest growing disability right now is Autism. According to Gargiulo (2014), Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder that affects one’s ability on their social interaction skills. An individual with ASD also displays repetitive interests and behaviors and an impaired development in verbal and non-verbal communication. Some of the many characteristics of individuals with ASD are aggressiveness, hyperactiveness, short attention span, impulsive, hard time concentrating,…

Although society as a whole has made some progress from when autism was first discovered in the 1940’s, autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is still very much stigmatized in the 21st century. The social stigma of ASD is complicated, and varies depending on what country is in question, but scientists and parents all agree that the diagnosis and label of autism does invite stigma, prejudice, and the loss of the feeling of normalcy. According to Martin (2013), prominent features of ASD include…

ABC – Autism Behavior Checklist Checklist of non-adaptive behaviors, capable of proving how an individual looks in comparison to others to identify autism in children. A list of questions about a childs behavior. Scales of a rating 1 to 4. Subtest of ASIEP-3 Questionnaire Yes or No 10 to 20 minutes 18 months to 35 years Paper and pencil. Professional who had training in ASD and CARS. Scoring on A-strong, B-Moderate, C-Limited, D1- Opinion/No evidence meeting criteria. Not reliable based on a…

mumps, and rubella caused autism. Many believed the scientist claim and stop their children from receiving the vaccines, causing the rate of measles and mumps to rise. Many have questioned Dr. Wakefield’s results and conducted their own experiments causing a controversy. On the internet today, there are many articles claiming vaccine cause autism, and vaccines don’t cause autism. The CDC has released an article clearing out the confusion, saying vaccines do not cause autism. Making it easier for…

that he demonstrated social and behavioural delays, along with significant speech and language delays, which inevitably resulted in the diagnosis of Autism. Maurice is a male child who is 4.9 years of age, he is the fourth child born in a nuclear family of seven siblings. Two of Maurice’s elder siblings have also been diagnosed as being on the autism spectrum. The family are Egyptian refugees and English is a second language for the family. Maurice’s social and emotional development delays…

One in five kids are born with some form of autism. There are many different types of autism. Some are mild forms such as Attention Deficit Disorder known as A.D.D, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder commonly known as A.D.H.D, and Pervasive Developmental Disorder or P.D.D. Also, there are more extreme forms of autism, such as, autistic. Every type of autism has its unique way of effecting children. The two most common forms, which are well known throughout the world are A.D.D and A.D.H.D,…

affects and influences development into adulthood. Autism is perceived as a diverse disorder that impacts each individual in various ways (Gustein, Burgess & Montfort, 2007). The impacted areas could include language use, communication, behavior, intelligence, and social skills (Agosta et al., 2004; Eikeseth, Smith, Jahr, & Eldevik, 2007; Magiati & Howlin, 2003; Mohammadzaheri, Koegel, Rezaei, & Bakhshi, 2014; Stahmer, 1995; Vismara & Rogers, 2008). Autism Spectrum Disorder Characteristics…

People with autism are not that different from anyone else they just have a different way of living and doing things. They are very smart but have a different way of learning, living, and socializing. A lot of people don’t know how to handle people who has special needs they just don’t want to take the time either to learn. Autism affects a lot of homes and it affects a lot of people. It affects 1 in every 68 kids.(national) “ It is never too late to expand the mind of a person on the autism…

“I think I'll start out and just talk a little bit about what exactly autism is. Autism is a very big continuum that goes from very severe — the child remains nonverbal — all the way up to brilliant scientists and engineers.” Temple Grandin, a professor and someone who has autism opened her speech with this intro. Due to several factors including early intervention, Grandin was able to contribute to society, and those contributions are still being used today. Because Grandin was exposed to…