Culture-specific syndromes

Autism. One single word that changed every aspect of my life. Fortunately for me, one that I can look back on and say for the better. Six plus years ago you could not have gotten me to believe I would be perceiving a diagnosis that way. Amazing what time can do to ones’ perspective. Autism is God's plan for my son, Evan, who was just 22 months old when he was diagnosed. Sitting in the Psychiatric unit of Childrens Hospital watching the variety of children around me and thinking there is no way…

Kilee Hards HTHRHSC 7718 Sensory Integration Therapy Introduction Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) typically demonstrate co-occurring sensory processing problems secondary to the typical diagnostic criteria according to the DSM-5. Due to these findings and numerous studies concerned with the apparent impairment in sensory modulation across multiple sensory systems, hyperactivity or hyporeactivity to sensory input have been included as a diagnostic criterion for ASD (Case-Smith et.al,…

method to receive input from youth of ASD. However, the study shows experience of participants who were chosen irrespective of their cultural background. This suggests the findings might have been different if participants belonged to another race or culture. Therefore, the data is not generalizable. All said, as it is the first research conducted. We will recommend this article because it gives us insight, if not fully, into the minds of youth transitioning from one health care system to…

Terminology Autism spectrum disorder- (ASD) Early intervention- (EI) Socioeconomic status- (SES) Intensive behavioral intervention- (IBI) Cognitive behavioral therapy- (CBT) -DSM IV Aberrant Behavior Checklist-Community- (ABC-C) IEP Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a developmental disorder that is generally classified by social and emotional functions and repetitive behaviors (Autism spectrum disorder, 2014). In the year 2014 Autism New Jersey reports that 1 in 45…

Many of you would probably know what autism is through watching the movie Rain Man, whose character was so brilliantly played by Dustin Hoffman. The movie highlighted many of the frustrations faced by families with dealing with an autistic child or adult. It sheds light on the daily realities that a high-functioning person must face with autism. However, there are still many myths surrounding autism. So, let us get some of the facts straight in this article - what is autism? Autism is a brain…

Mrs. Harding completed a Vineland-3 questionnaire designed for parents or caregivers. Her responses indicate that Brendan’s overall adaptive behavior is Moderately Low Compared to same age children. His Adaptive Behavior Composite (ABC) score is 71 (3rd percentile). Brendan’s communication abilities fell as a strength in comparison to his other domains measured on the Vineland-3. The Communication Domain measured his receptive, expressive, and written skills. He obtain an adequate score of 96…

This paper synthesizes literature relating to the process of early diagnosis for children with Autism and their journey into early intervention and early education. As educators and/or interventionists, it is important to recognize that early identification, evidence-based interventions and family involvement is critical to a child with Autism’s overall development. Literature depicting the diagnostic process, the tools and their stability, and their potential for cultural bias will be reviewed…

Abstract Somebody that has been diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome (AS), higher functioning disorder on the autism spectrum, will usually display a lack of empathy towards others. One that has AS displays little to no delay in language or cognitive development, does better with routine, and motor development can be delayed, but mostly it is their social interactions with others that makes more of show. Empathy is something that we should display towards others, meaning we should be able to…

While all of these experiences have successfully expanded my vat of knowledge and solidified my interest in the field, there is one in particular that has impacted me immensely: interaction with my cousin, Luke, who was diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder at the age of three. Throughout the years, I have had the pleasure of observing his progress and the improvements that speech therapy has been able to provide him with. Fortunately, my aunt is a speech-language pathologist; therefore, she…

somebody with ASD may struggle with every day with how hey relate to others. The three set ASD syndromes are autism, Aspergers,syndrome, pervasive development disorder. Rett syndrome is a developmental disorder cause genetically that occurs only in girls it has a stereotypic express sof…