Culture-specific syndromes

In 1991, Hal Davis, Jr., founded D&S Community Services to provide care for his nephew who has developmentally disabled. Over the past 25 years, the company became the leading provider of residential services and supports for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Mr. Davis is also, a member of the Board of Directors, which he was involved in developing the company’s mission and vision statement. Our mission statement states “to provide exceptional community-based services…

I: Different Define Primitive, what is autism? Primary, Autistic Disorder was once know as Kanner's Syndrome or Infantile Autism and is often referred to simply as autism. Aboriginal, thousands of nationally can exhibit a wide range of deficiencies in moderate to severe communication skills, social skills, and behavioral problems. Additional, several inhabitant through Autistic Disorder likewise possess mental retardation. In addition, the three most common early symptoms of Autistic Disorder…

COLUMN 2: Behind Column 1 What causes this disorder? A chromosomal mutation called translocation. Translocation is when the chromosome breaks and a portion of that chromosome reattaches to another chromosome. This chromosome that is affected by this is the 8 and 14 chromosome pair. What are the symptoms? Fever Night Sweats Swollen lymph nodes Weight loss Fever Tiredness Distortion of facial bones COLUMN 6: Back of Brochure What kind of assistance do you need? Watchful waiting…

Most children have the ability to initiate joint attention, request their wants, and take turns. However, initiating joint attention, requesting, and turn-taking behavior are often significantly impaired in young children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). These three communicative behaviors have been linked to important developmental outcomes in children with ASD. It has been found that social reciprocity is one of the core deficits of autism, which has led some researchers to believe that…

“History of Autism”. WebMD, LLC. n.p. 2005-2014. Web. 12 October 2014. In the article on WebMD, in the 1940’s researchers began to use the term autism to describe children with emotional or social problems. For a while many people linked autism and schizophrenia together. The years between 1960-1970 treatments focused on medications such as LSD and behavioral change techniques. Currently, the cornerstones of autism therapy are behavioral therapy and language therapy. This article appeals to…

Muskan Ghimire Metro State University [Article Review Summary] The study conducted by Ozonoff et al. (2014) was aimed to determine the prevalence of atypical development in accordance with the occurrence of the broader autism phenotype among the sibling of children with autism spectrum disorder. The study was also objectified to identify the age at which the atypical development can be observed while determining the developmental…

Rett Syndrome is a genetic mutation that is extremely rare and affects mostly girls. Rett Syndrome messes with the brain development, ability to move, speak, and breath normally. About one in every 10,000 to 15,000 girls can get this terrible disease. Other names for this disorder are RTS, RTT, Cerebral Atrophic Hyperammonemia, Autism-dementia-ataxia-loss of purposeful hand use syndrome, and etc. Rett Syndrome is caused by a mutation in a particular gene in the X chromosome. And then that gene…

Caldeira, M. (August 2016). Is Social Competence Achievable in Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder? Retrieved from Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository. Monica Caldeira, who is a graduate student at Western University, uses her thesis paper to examine the social competence of adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Caldeira relates autistic individuals social struggle with the Theory of the Mind. She describes this theory as, “the ability to attribute mental states to self and…

Disease Control and Prevention, 2014). A diagnosis of ASD includes several lifelong neurodevelopment disorders. These include Autistic Disorder, Pervasive Developmental Disorder-Not Otherwise Specified (PDD-NOS), Asperger’s Syndrome, Childhood Disintegrative Disorder, and Rett Syndrome (CDC, 2014). These disorders are often marked by varied limitations in social interactions, verbal and nonverbal communication, and repetitive and stereotyped patterns of behavior, interests, and activities. While…

Pivotal Response Training is one intervention used to treat children with autism. Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is defined as “a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by deficits in social communication and repetitive behaviors” (Gengoux, et al., 2015). Children are often diagnosed by age 2, as early signs in development are often present. ASD causes a lack in social behavior and competence. According to Stahmer, Suhrheinrich, Reed, and Schreibman (2012) schools face great…