Autism

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a developmental disorder that affects the brain’s development of social and communication skills. A person with autism may have repetitive behaviors, social challenges, and communication difficulties which last throughout a person’s lifetime. About one percent of the world’s population is living with autism, and about 3.5 million Americans are living with an ASD. There is no known single cause for autism, but most accept that autism is caused by abnormalities in…

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is described by the DSM-V as a neurodevelopmental disorder that is characterized by the manifestation of deficiencies in communication (both verbal and non-verbal), social interactions, and by the occurrence of repetitive patterns of behavior (31). Being a spectrum disorder, autism has many varying degrees of severity, symptoms, and behaviors. It is not diagnosed to a specific set of behaviors, but rather to behaviors that contribute to the impairment of social…

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…

Introduction Autism is the general term for autism spectrum disorder (ASD), the DSM-5 classification for four similar neurodevelopmental disorders that affects one in 68 American children (1). The four subtypes include autistic disorder, childhood disintegrative disorder, pervasive developmental disorder-not otherwise specified (PDD-NOS), and Asperger syndrome (1). Signs of autism usually appear between two and three years old and manifest as difficulties in social interaction, communication,…

someone on the Autism Spectrum, you know one individual.” No two individuals are alike due to the wide range of symptoms and severity of the Autism Spectrum. The range allows for a more inclusive way to give children as much help as possible. The DSM-IV broke up the “autism spectrum” into a few main categories: autistic disorder, Asperger’s disorder, and pervasive developmental disorder. In the 2013 DSM-5, it combined those categories to make a dimensional approach called the Autism Spectrum…

The autism diagnoses has increased tremendously over the years. Autism is a mental condition that is present from early childhood, which children have difficulty communicating, forming relationship with others and using abstract concepts. The CDC’s statistics show “About 1 in 28 children has been identified with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) according to estimates from CDC’s Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring (ADDM) Network.” (Baio, 2010) Numerous studies have been conducted to…

Autism is a developmental disability and affects the normal development of the brain in social interaction and communication skills which can often lead to social isolation, however there has been research that suggests that music and art therapy can help those with the disorder improve their social skills. Music and art Therapy has a positive effect on individuals with autism Spectrum disorder which is also known as ASD. Since It helps increase communication skills, child-parent…

U.S. live with autism. Every year, one in sixty-eight children are born with ASD. For these families, finding autism-friendly places, like a safe park or the right school can seem like a daunting feat. Especially when autism awareness is fairly limited. When traveling, the task becomes nearly impossible. Raising Autism Awareness Through an App As a remedy to the problem, Autism Village seeks to help autism families through an innovative project. It happens just in time for Autism Awareness…

overall quality of life of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, but there was not as large of a difference compared to the control group as they hypothesized (Lanning et al., 2014). Gabriels et al. (2012) did a pilot study to evaluate the effects of equine therapy on self-regulation behaviors, adaptive skills, and motor skills of school age children to adolescents diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder. This study had 42 participants that were split up into groups of three to four to…

The Definition of Autism There are many serious mental diseases. Autism (ASD) is one of the most dangerous mental illnesses. It is a common disease in the whole world. Nowadays, statistics show us that autism became a very common condition. All ages may have autism, but children are the biggest victim of this disease. Autism disorder is recognized by difficulties in communication with outside world. People who have this disease cannot do their daily work in the normal way. Autistic people…