Culture-specific syndromes

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a developmental disorder that has a wide range of conditions. Signs of autism include challenges with social behavior, repetitive acts, speech problems, intense interests, difficulty making or maintaining eye contact, and unique differences or strengths. Most people with autism have difficulty socializing with others and have troubles communicating. The word “spectrum” refers to the wide variations of the disorder, because no two people with autism have the same…

Literature Review: Self-Management as an Evidence Based Strategy Samantha G. Moran SPED 530 Issues in Autism Fall 2017 San Diego State University Professors Suhrheinrich, Bacon, and Hall Self-management is an evidence based strategy for individuals with autism or other behavioral disorders in which they are taught to observe, assess, and modify their own behavior to more socially desirable behaviors through self-monitoring, goal setting, self-instruction, and self-graphing (Carr,…

Introduction: Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder where the due to developmental defect of brain, the diseased express significant impairment in social interaction, verbal and non-verbal communication, and restricted and repetitive behaviour. Autism includes a range of disorders (commonly termed as Autism Spectrum Disorder) which is highly heritable and suspected to be caused by genetic and environmental factors and unfortunately it has no known cure [1, 2]. On the other hand music therapy…

What is Autism? We are especially touched by those who are in some way disabled yet people are so quick to judge them. Now place yourself in their shoes. How much would it take for you to leave your comfort zone, and realize that there disability not only affects them but everyone who loves them. We should not judge those with disabilities because they did not ask to have it. There are many different causes and signs for people with autism, and there are some treatment options out…

Autism is a lifelong complex syndrome caused by a neurological disorder that has an effect on normal brain functioning, affecting development of the person's communication, social interaction skills, and behaviors (highly repetitive behavior) (Vatanoglu-Lutz, Ahmeit, & Bicer, 2014). It is considered as one of the five pervasive developmental disorders (Pervasive development disorder not otherwise specified, Autism, Asperger’s syndrome, Rett’s syndrome, and Childhood disintegrative disorder).…

My brother has down syndrome and like many children with downs he was put into a special needs class when he started school. In this class he learned at a slower pace than the other children in the school. As I got older I began to notice that the older children use the word retarded. As a child I wanted to be cool and fit in so I started to use the word as well. Soon after I noticed that some of my classmates were using the word to describe people in my brother’s class and even my brother, so…

Turner Syndrome is caused by a partial or complete lack of a single X chromosome. The chromosome could be missing in either all cells, partially there in all cells, or partially there in some cells. It should generally be easy to diagnose, often before birth or a few years later. Some signs of Turner Syndrome may be frequent ear infections and short stature, which should cause a doctor to want to do tests to check. However, many times these symptoms are overlooked even though the syndrome is…

What is Asperger’s Syndrome? Asperger’s Syndrome is the most mildest of the Autism Spectrum disorders, with the most mildest of symptoms (...Fact Sheet). It may seem otherwise, but Asperger’s, (or autism in general), is very common. It is estimated that one in eighty-eight children will be diagnosed with an Autism Spectrum Disorder (or ASD) (...Fact Sheet). The Autism Spectrum is a range of symptoms one with autism can have, ranging from mild to severe (What Is Asperger’s Syndrome?). When…

short stories that may increase appropriate social interactions of children with autism spectrum disorder. Social stories describe and explain the cues in social situations as well as providing appropriate responses. Most social stories follow a specific format and guidelines for writing instructions. It is important to know how to correctly implement the use of social stories with children with autism to help promote appropriate social skills. Summary of Articles The Effects of Social…

Educating students with autism is the epitome of a success to me. The opportunity to cultivate and excavate genius form the minds of exceptional individuals is the most rewarding and challenging thing I have done thus far in my life. With the exponential growth of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) diagnosis, it is paramount I become an informed, empowered, and exceptional educator to better support individuals with ASD. By obtaining a Master’s degree from Georgia State University in Multiple and…