Barbie syndrome

The Early Start Denver Model for Children with Autism With the amount of people being diagnosed with autism continuously on the rise, experts are always on the search for new treatments or interventions that may be beneficial for people with autism spectrum disorder. One treatment that derives from a more naturalistic approach, is the Early Start Denver Model, created by Sally J. Rogers. According to Rogers et al. (2012) the Early Start Denver Model (ESDM) is an intervention for toddler aged…

Asperger Syndrome in the Classroom Teaching students with a disability is a challenge for educators, especially when there is a mixture of abled and disabled students. Growing up in the Texas public school system and having the opportunity to intern in a middle school classroom gave me the chance to view situations through both the student and teacher lenses. Children with disabilities such as Asperger Syndrome are assisted in elementary years, but blended with the average students in middle…

In May 2013 Henry’s Turkey Service was convicted of abusing mentally disabled employees. Thirty-two intellectually disabled men worked for Henry’s Turkey in the state of Iowa. They men lived in a dilapidated schoolhouse, with boarded up windows and little ventilation. The mice feces and cockroaches were everywhere, contributing to the stench. A fire marshal immediately condemned the building and later testified it was the worst he has seen (Noguchi, 2013). The men were restricted to move…

Chapter 10 discusses disability in the workplace by two Essays, and one Case Study. The first essay discusses the Drugstore Walgreens, and how they have a large amount of employees who have a disability, specifically cognitive ones and some who suffer from autism. Currently their center in South Carolina has 400 employees with disabilities. They are planning to open a center in Windsor, CT that will double the amount of disabled employs to make the number 800. This minority group is very common…

If a child is suspected to have a developmental delay they will be evaluated. These skills are age related and will vary by age. The evaluations will take place in such areas as gross motor skills, which encompasses the usage of large muscle groups for movement. These movements include walking, running, and sitting. Gross motor skills are also important for balance. Fine motor skills are motor movements that use smaller more refined muscle movement. These would be using pincer skills needed to…

Asperger Syndrome (AS) is a one of five autistic spectrum disorders. AS is also recognized by some as a neurological disorder. Sufferers of this syndrome share many of the same characteristics of autism except the accompanying disabilities. The syndrome can exhibit a variety of characteristics ranging from mild to severe. Those afflicted with AS have difficulty understanding what people around them think and feel. As a result, they often behave inappropriately in social situations or do…

The mentally disabled Throughout history the rate of crimes have increased and decreased as time moves on. In the past twenty years there has been a decrease in the amount of crimes occurring in the United States. With new legislations and the development of technology, the government has found an easier way to cut down crime rates and bring justice to the people. Although crime rates have been decreasing the amount of people being victimized still remains high. Victimization is defined as…

Autism and Aspergers Syndrome: Whats the Confusion? For many years there has been a lot of confusion between Autism and Asperger 's Syndrome mainly because Asperger 's Syndrome is on the Autism spectrum and children with either syndrome may show similar symptoms. Though they have a lot of similarities there are also some differences. For example, people with autism will usually have a delayed language development and the disorder will be able to be detected during childhood while children with…

“One in every 691 babies in the United States is born with Down syndrome- about 6,000,000 people each year.” Down syndrome is one of the more known genetic disorders with more than 38% of Americans know someone who suffers from it. Also known as other names such as Trisomy 21, 47XX+21, and 47Xy+21. Down syndrome was first identified in 1862 by physician John Langdon Down, who the condition is named after. However, it was not identified as a chromosomal irregularity until Jèrôme Lejeune and an…

Autism is a developmental disorder; although listed in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), it is not a mental illness. The effects of having autism on a person can vary based on risk factors to which the individual has been exposed. Risk factors combined with autism can result in comorbid mental illness such as depression. Due to the fact that autism is ‘characterized by difficulty with communication, behavior, social interactions and imaginative play…’ (Casey, 2014,…