High-functioning autism

of mental health disorder (DSM)V which was updated in 2013, placed diagnostic criteria for disorders such as Autistic disorders, Asperger syndrome, Pervasive developmental disorder-not otherwise specified into an umbrella which is now called ASD ("Autism Speaks," 2016; "CDC," 2016). Under the current DSMV, diagnostic criteria for ASD has five criterions A through E and the child must meet the requirements of each criterion to qualify for diagnosis for ASD. For example, the child must meet 3 of…

Genetics are the backbone of how a human being interacts and develops socially. Unfortunately, not every human is born with a complete set of working genes. A genetic disorder, such as a conduct disorders or autism, causes a person to struggle behaviorally and socially. These struggles can profoundly affect a person’s ability to develop mentally. The nature vs nurture debate can be applied to genetic disorders not only because these disorders are caused by genetics (nature) but also because they…

information concerning Christopher is fist hand and quite factual. In The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time Mark Haddon shows Christopher’s rites of passage throughout the book. Although Christopher does fit the stereotype of someone with autism, such as the fact that he lacks social communication, and is very good with numbers, he also beats the odds and breaks all the rules. Throughout the novel Christopher faces many obstacles but to him the most important one is solving a…

People with this syndrome are characterized by a persistent impairment in social interaction, interests and activities. Unlike autism, however, does not experience significant delays in language development or cognitive development. The symptoms of this syndrome are described in a very creative and interesting by the author. Below it is listed the main symptoms the author offers…

the book and also because I feel that there are many sensitive and/or complex subjects in the story that could be confusing or disturbing to a child who is elementary/middle school age. However, I also think that the book should not be banned from high schools because I believe that it also is very eye-opening and could teach students very important lessons. The usages of obscenities in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time are pretty…

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time is a novel written by Mark Haddon. It’s about Christopher Boone, a 15 year old boy, who lives in Swindon, with Asperger’s syndrome, a mild form of autism. Haddon used techniques such as motifs, diagrams and symbolisation to convey to the audience Christopher’s view of the world and in developing empathy towards people with disabilities. The audience is aware that he is unable to recognise facial expression and he needs to be taught to…

the Dog in the Nighttime is what happens when Christopher is subjected to all the insane things from which he's been protected – such is, life as a large portion of us. Insane, without a doubt. Christopher has a major impediment in the novel, his “Autism.” (This is where we are introduced to another theme which talks about “Mental…

1. This reflection took place in the gym between myself, the Occupational Therapist (OT) and Zane a 3-year-old boy. Zane has significant cognitive and physical delays. The OT was working on Zane’s ability to balance sitting down because his parents have decided to enroll him in school. The OT sat Zane at the edge of a blue bench and she sat down behind him to support him. The OT also had another bench to the right of him so that he could support himself and I sat to the left of him. We put a…

Introduction In the study Neural Basis of Impaired Cognitive Flexibility in Patients with Anorexia Nervosa by SatoY, Saito N, Utsmi A, Aizawa E, Shoji T, et al. (2013), patients with anorexia nervosa were tested on how well their cognitive flexibility, the ability to stop thinking about one concept and be able to transition and think about another. In the study Cognitive Remediation Therapy for Adolescents with Anorexia Nervosa-Treatment Satisfaction and the Perception of Change by Dahlgren C…

analysis is a type of strategy to help teach children with autism functional skills and provide continuous assessment of their progress. This approach is based on positive reinforcement or rewarding of desired behaviors. This meaning that if a child is accomplishing a behavior that you want them to do then they would receive a reward. In this strategy it is also meant to help punish the unwanted behaviors by the students. Children with autism have a hard time with social interaction so being…