Fusiform gyrus

Often times in life, we tend to take things for granted on a day to day basis. Things that help us so often that we fail to be thankful for. Some of these things are more important than others and they should be. Knowing that we have to breathe to stay alive is probably the easiest example of something we do automatically without even thinking about it. Or for the purposes of this class, we think about the senses we have and the impact of how much different our lives would be if we did not have…

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…