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On the 17th of September, 1862 at approximately seven o’clock in the morning, Brigadier General Willis Gorman of the Union army began mobilizing his units as part of Major General Sedgwick’s division to assault the Confederate defenses in the West Wood. Gorman’s brigade was the first brigade of the second division under Major General John Sedgwick who was under the command of Major General Edwin V. Sumner, commander of the Second Army Corps. This narrative will discuss the events that took…

Early intervention programs are provided all over the United States to premature infants to age three, but sometimes it can even go beyond if approved during certain situations. Early intervention programs vary from state to state with rules and regulations, but overall it helps children that are born with disabilities or developmental delays during the time they should be developing the skills that a normal developing child would have developed. These children can be either be environmentally…

There are many reasons why I have chosen to discuss the topic of Asperger’s syndrome now called autism spectrum disorder. When I first learned about the disorder, it was only labeled Asperger’s syndrome, there were no in between that is what you were. The reason my paper is on this topic is because my daughter was diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome in her kindergarten year of school. She was shy and not a very social child, but acted like the other children for the most part. Her issues that…

While raising, children is a difficult time consuming task, raising twins is even greater. Especially, when both twins have significant challenges. Rylie, their daughter, was diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder over two years ago and her brother, Jayden, suffers from severe anxiety and OCD. This adds a tremendous amount of stress to the household and their relationship. The couple juggles bringing the kids to therapy, doctors’ appointments, and…

Question 1: Flores, M., Musgrove, K., Renner, S., Hinton, V., Strozier, S., Franklin, S., & Hil, D. (2012). A comparison of communication using the Apple iPad and a picture-based system. Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 28(2), 74-84. I found this article by performing a search on Google scholar. The article is available for download on Taylor and Francis Online. The search terms that I used were “study” “iPad” “teaching” “disability” and “using”. I chose this article because…

pituitary gland. It acts as a hormone and as a brain neurotransmitter. Oxytocin has an anti-anxiety effect and may increase personal attachment and empathetic behaviour. Research has shown that oxytocin may be beneficial for people with autistic spectrum disorders. When it is released into to specific areas of the brain it may affect emotional, cognitive, and social behaviours these are known as “pro–social behaviours”. Although there also has been research stating that these behaviour…

Early interventions are usually guidelines for programs that have worked in the past successfully with autistic children. Some of these interventions are handled by either parents or behavioral therapists or both. Researchers view these successful early interventions as evidence-based practices (Schertz, Baker, Hurwitz, & Benner, 2011). They argue that autistic children show significant progress in reducing maladaptive behavior when they are provided with early interventions. The research also…

This term paper about Autism will be supported by the following books: “Autism Life Skills” by Chantal Sicile-Kira, “Neurodevelopmental Disabilities” by Dilip R. Patel, Donald E. Greydanus, Hatim A. Omar, and Joav Merrick, “Could it be Autism?” by Nancy D. Wiseman, and “Diagnostic and Statistical Manual Of Mental Disorders Fifth Edition (DSM-5)” by The American Psychiatric Association. Each of these books has a different way of describing Autism and also varies in terms of technicalities; giving…

Classified as a manic-depressive illness, pediatric bipolar disorder is one of the hardest psychological illnesses to diagnose in children. The psychological disorder is mainly characterized of mood swings switching from mania to depressive periods of time called episodes. Bipolar episodes in children last for a week or more. Also known as early onset bipolar disorder, it is usually more intense than the typical mood swings of a child or adult-onset bipolar disorder. Pediatric bipolar disorder…

manner. They also experience excessive distress; once they become focused on something, it is arduous to get back their attention or have them focus on something else. II. Essential Features of ASD: i) The most distinct characteristic of Autism Spectrum Disorder is when the child shows continuous and obvious difficulties in social communication and social interaction. Children that have ASD struggle in the following 3 areas: (a) Social-emotional reciprocity: Being able to hold and keep a…