Autism

remember I have had a connection with people, mostly children, with special needs. In fifth grade I met a girl on the playground that suffered from severe autism, her name was Sydney. After I talked to her a few times I went home one day and asked my Dad if he could find a book for me about autism. I watched every movie and read every book about autism that I could get my hands, I wanted so badly to understand Sydney. Sydney trusted me, she knew I would not make fun of her, so I listened. At…

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a “lifelong neurodevelopmental disorder” distinguished by “difficulties in social interaction, communication, restricted and repetitive interests and behaviours, and sensory sensitivities” (Autism Spectrum Australia, 2015). Autism Spectrum Australia (2015) explains that the word ‘spectrum’ reflects “the range of challenges that people with autism may experience”, which means that some people with autism may be able to live relatively typical lives, in…

Introduction The life of a child with autism is believed to be quite different than the life of those not diagnosed with the disorder. Throughout the many different levels of Autism there are certain challenges that the child and his or her family must go through. Luckily, there has been great growth and support for helping children affected by Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in recent years. The have been many organizations that have made it their purpose to improve the lives of those who…

teaching students with autism problem solving skills for single digit addition than using the number line. Because students with autism and other severe disabilities have such difficulty learning basic arithmetic, educators need to be using the most effective teaching strategies for them. Because of this, these two researchers did a study to compare the use of number lines and touch points to determine if there were any differences between the two teaching methods for students with autism.…

ability to return their parents’ affection. Autism is one of these disorders and is the most severe neurodevelopmental disorder classified within the autism spectrum disorders (ASD)— a group of developmental disabilities that can cause significant social, communication and behavioral challenges. Specifically, autism is characterized by deficits in social interactions and communication, and the presence of restricted and repetitive behaviors (Johnson, 2004).…

Autism is a mental condition, present from early childhood, characterized by difficulty in communicating and forming other relationships with other people and in using language and abstract concepts. When a child is diagnosed with autism their brain doesn’t develop normally like other kids. ASD affects 1 in 68 children in the United States. Autism can be diagnosed at age 2 or even earlier. ASD is 4 times more likely found in boys than girls. Autism is an issue because kids can’t live a…

Watching Autism: The Musical showed me how students with autism and other developmental disabilities interacted in a social setting such as creating a musical. More importantly, this film highlighted how parents cope with their child having developmental disabilities and the struggles they face. The director of the play adopted her son, Neal at twenty-three months and immediately knew he was different. Neal would scream and have tantrums. There came a point where Neal would not speak. She…

Autism. You’ve probably used to as an insult before. When someone does something particularly stupid. Autism is the mental condition, present from early childhood that effects anything from communicating to forming relationships, understanding language or abstract concepts. Common misconceptions about autism are actually the work of a charity called “autism speaks”. You may have heard of them through event such as light it up blue or during autism awareness month. People within the autistic…

Autism A Difference or Disability? Up until two years ago my autistic brother went to a normal school with normal classes and he was held back two years because he was seen as just “different”. His disability handicaps him and his ability to learn sufficiently so that should notarized and taken with a different approach in comparison to his peers. The problem with this is that situation he should not be held back due to the fact that he can not learn at his peer’s pace. He should be able to…

Autism spectrum disorder and autism are both terms to describe a group of developmental disorders of the brain. These disorders are measured in varying degrees by difficulties in social interaction, communication and repetitive behaviors. There is no one type of autism, just like there is no one cause. Experts are still unsure about all the causes of autism, but it appears to be a combination of multiple circumstances. These circumstances include environmental, biological and genetic factors. In…