Causes of autism

Dibs, a six-year old boy with an I.Q. of 168, is lost in his own world with very little communication, playing or interacting with others. A child deemed mentally retarded by his well to-do parents are not sure how to deal with him. His parents are embarrassed of him and put the blame on him for their career and marital problems. Dibs was sent to an expensive private school and spent almost two years keeping to himself, not playing or talking to other children, being aggressive, and doing his…

In a world full of stereotypes, the worst one possible for most people is autism. Being labeled autistic usually means that people think of the subject as a savage animal that should be euthanized at worst and an illiterate idiot who can’t even feed themselves at best. People want to get rid of autism altogether, with that label as part of the reason why. However, like Temple says “people are always looking for the single magic bullet that will totally change everything. There is no single magic…

For the following assignment, I had the pleasure to interview a parent whose child has autism. I am very thankful for this parent telling me the information about their child as it is going to help me become a better teacher as well as a better person. For some people, it can be a very touchy subject but I am thankful that this parent was very open-minded. I now am aware of the problems and situations that a parent goes through on an everyday basis with a child with a learning disability.…

Autism Spectrum Disorder is defined as “a group of complex disorders of brain development.” These disorders include repetitive behavior, problems communicating verbally and nonverbally, difficulty paying attention, difficulty in social interactions, and varies learning/intellectual disabilities, these are just a general idea of what can place a child onto the Autism Spectrum. Recently the DSM-5 has moved all Autism Disorders under the same category known has ASD, these disorders like Asperger…

long ago, research on Autism Spectrum Disorder came to light and opened a whole new world of investigation on the speculations of how it originates. This has shifted examiners to provide awareness on the major environmental factors that may cause ASD such as the chemicals one purchases for cleaning, providing knowledge to women whom are pregnant, and creating regulations on the chemicals that are not to be used during pregnancy or around children. Providing awareness on Autism Spectrum Disorder…

Rain man is about an intellectual individual named Raymond, who also happens to have autism. Raymond has trouble when using expressive language, making it difficult to participate in a conversation with others. Raymond’s younger brother, Charlie who is an inconsiderate, selfish individual assumes the role of Raymond’s caregiver for money. Charlie never had a relationship with his brother and thought that taking care of Raymond was going to make his life easier because of the money. Taking care…

participants or test subjects were ultimately 10 boys; at the beginning of the trial there were 15 participants 2 of which were girls but had two drop out along with 3 other boys. The children were within 3 to 5 years old and were all diagnosed with autism, they were also new to the exposure of both music and play therapy. Each child was exposed to the variables of music and play sessions, each child had 12 weekly 30 minute sessions of improvisational music which were then compared to a…

clomipramine showed better results than a placebo and desipramine. Clomipramine made the children more likely to respond to therapy and reduced the frequency of repetitive behaviors (Bower, 1992). A more recent study, “The Treatment of Anxiety in Autism Spectrum Disorder (TAASD) Study: Rationale, Design, and Methods” by Kerns, et al., uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to treat anxiety in order to then treat the child’s ASD. Coping Cat was one form of CBT used that was a one hour once a…

Autism is a developmental disorder that impacts social interaction, language acquisition, and repetitive behavior (Gargaro, Rinehart, Bradshaw, Tonge, & Sheppard, 2011). The disorder affects males at a higher rate at a ratio of 4-5 to 1, and in the American population has a prevalence rate of 0.9% (Gargaro et al., 2011). Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is a common neuro-developmental disorder that is characterized by inattentiveness and impulsivity (Gargaro et al., 2011). The…

who have visible Autism? There are many different types of physiological disorders that go hand in hand when it comes to dealing with the brain and the way it functions. Many people today have many of these illnesses and diseases that can alter a person’s entire life. There are over thousands and thousands of illnesses that are brain related such as Asperger’s Syndrome, Personality disorder, Bipolar disorder, Autism, etc. The brain disorder that I am focusing on is Autism. Autism also known as…