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Normalizing the Function of Autistic Children Wei Chi Chang Arizona State University  Normalizing the Function of Autistic Children Despite the fact that Lovaas (1987) claimed that the result indicated early intensive behavioral therapy would be efficient and beneficial, Schopler, Short, and Mesibov (1989) criticized the study by pointing out three major flaws— subject selection bias, adequacy of the control group, and inappropriate outcome measures. The subject selection bias was targeting two main criteria issues that could influence the external validity of the study. First of all, the subjects were not “average (or below average)” as Lovaas (1987) described. There were several selection bias that could lead to obtaining higher functioning autistic children. For instance, by using the prorated mental age (PMA) to determine their intellectual functioning made the data appeared to be lower than the ratio IQ (i.e. used by a lot of other studies) (Schopler et al., 1989). There was no explanation for why the research chose to use PMA. However, after translating the PMA back to ratio IQ, the subjects in Lovaas (1987) actually needed a ratio IQ of 37 or higher to be included. Comparing to other epidemiological study, Lovaas (1987) had a relatively higher mean of IQ ratio of 63. In addition, 90% of the subjects’ IQ tests used prior to the treatment tend to reflect lower scores for autistic children. On the other hand, the study only used autistic children who were…

Oxfam is an “international confederation”, which is comprise of 17 member organizations, including Great Britain and Hong Kong .These organizations also work together with partners and local communities in more than 90 countries. Oxfam is committed to make a world without poverty and it emphasizes the power of people, through practical, innovative ways to help to alleviate poverty and injustices. The initial concern of Oxfam was simply food provision to relieve famine, and over the years it…

items to the mass market and have competed against similar firms on the basis of pricing and quality. However, in striving to innovate, Arts Spot acts to differentiate itself with other firms and offering goods and services that are unique including a shift towards new technologies, so in this sense could quite possibly resemble the technical textiles firms who produce heterogeneous goods. The Degree to Which Tariffs Were Reduced Until the 1980s many Australian industries relied on a high rate…

Globalisation is a highly contested term, where different perspectives have emphasis placed on different areas. With that being said, there is a broad level of agreement on the nature of globalisation. Globalisation is ‘a process which embodies a transformation in the spatial organization of social relations and transactions, generating transcontinental or interregional flows and network of activity, interaction and the exercise of power.’ (Held et al., 1999) At a simple level, globalisation…

shown that there have been more death sentences and executions if the victims were white (Amnesty International, 2015). Additionally, 55.8% of death row inmates are white while 41.9% are black, however of the 155 exonerations to date 47.7% are white while 52.2% are black; and • police misconduct. The absolute error of death cannot be corrected, however a life sentence can be overturned. One major argument against the death penalty was the gruesomeness of the hangings, so in an attempt to make…

Economics [Type the document subtitle] Stephanie Brands 6/16/2013 Contents International Trade 2 UK Balance of Payments 2 UK Trends in Trade over the last 30 years 2 The 80’s 3 The 90’s 3 Currently 3 Relationship between the Exchange Rate and Balance of Payments 3 The Advantages and Disadvantages and Effects of Two Exchange Rate Regimes 3 Floating Exchange Rates 3 Fixed Exchange Rate 4 Effects of Exchange Rates on Economic Agents 4 Impact of Multinationals on Less Developed Economies 4…

Its industrial history has shown time and time again a record of success and sustainable growth. Four hundred out of the five hundred leading economic companies operate in Brazil, exemplifying its political international success. Therefore, with such large investors in the country it opens the door to further opportunities. Also, the country of Brazil has seen an average growth increase of 3.4% in Gross Domestic Product (GDP). And in 2013 the nation was solely responsible for 1.5% of global…

Globalization has drastically changed the world of business throughout the years. Once independent from the business needs and demands of other nations, companies have had to adapt and overcome the repercussions of this ever-changing event in order to remain competitive and afloat in their industry. One way to ensure sustainability and growth is by establishing practices of international trade and manufacturing to be preformed outside of the United States making the organization a multinational…

product could lead to innovation in order to develop their product in order to become more competitive. Rega, produces a variety of sound system around the world globally. It success can be related to the fact that its product range reacted positively globally from potential customer. It had won an international award for one of its product RB300. This is proven where 57% exporting is reactive and which is driven by response from the market. There are various barriers which companies face when…

Global governance is the idea that every country should be so politically integrated that the rules binding them especially in terms of international trade relations and globalisation is barrier free. In my opinion, this is a phenomenon that has been attempted multiple time with little success rate or complete benefit for every individual member state. It has been tried globally with organizations like the WTO, it has been tried with countries within the same geographical location like ECOWAS or…