Parental alienation syndrome

Did you ever think that maybe people with autism were not actually the one’s that were different. Studies show that in fact, we are the one’s who are “different.” People with autism have brains that are more symmetrical than others. However, in this instance symmetry means something entirely different from what you may typically infer autism and the brain. Recent imaging has revealed that children within the autism spectrum disorder have less asymmetries in their brains compared to their…

Infants demonstrate an other-race effect. This is when people show facial recognition errors when a target face is from an unfamiliar racial group, rather than their own racial group. This is known as the other-race effect (Meissner & Brigham, 2001). The question is: is the other race effect present from birth or does it develop based on experience? It has been demonstrated that selectivity based on ethnic facial differences emerges very early in life. However, researchers have…

Rett Syndrome is a disorder that affects the nervous system and is found almost exclusively in girls. Rett syndrome is caused by a malfunction in the MECP2 gene. What is exactly the MECP2 gene? Well MECP2 gene is the gene that encodes protein and essentials. How can you prevent Rett Syndrome? Well doctors have proved that Rett Syndrome is a randomly found in a female infant. RTT is a non-inherited genetic disorder. Rett Syndrome is often described as autism, cerebral palsy, Parkinson’s,…

According to the American Psychiatric Association, the developmental co-ordination disorder can be defined as a neuro-developmental condition (DCD) that affects a child’s ability to perform everyday tasks in self-care and academic areas. Other terms for this disorder/Synonyms for DCD includes motor delays, clumsiness, clumsiness -motor delay, developmental delay, gross motor and fine motor developmental delay, developmental apraxia, disorder of attention and motor perception, developmental…

Introduction Asymmetry is one of the most unusual and interesting errors of human reproduction. Subtle, asymmetric variation of the contra lateral structures of the head and face occur commonly in the general population in the absence of any local lesion or condition. [1] Some of these changes, however, may slowly but steadily progress and exhibit asymmetrical development. These changes usually do not follow any particular relationship with time or modifying circumstances such as trauma and…

attention because he has two siblings. I personally have spent time with David and other individuals with Down Syndrome. Since “down syndrome is a genetic disorder that involves birth defects, intellectual disabilities, characteristic facial features”, Down Syndrome will affect David for the rest of his life (Stanford Children). The other children at KidStreet do not have Down Syndrome and they have different difficulties when it comes to language and communication. I really enjoyed speaking…

Physiology of early miscarriage Sporadic miscarriage occurs before embryo development represent a physiological phenomenon, which prevents congenitally malformed or chromosomally abnormal embryos to progress to viability. Congenital and/or chromosomal abnormalities incompatible with life observed in 85% of early clinical miscarriages.[5] However, some aneuploidies can survive to term pregnancy as trisomy 21. The fetal chromosomal abnormalities of maternal origin are related to the advanced…

What is Downs Syndrome? Downs Syndrome (DS) is the leading form of intellectual and chromosomal deformity (Sherman et al., 2007), affecting approximately 1 in every 700 babies born each year (Parker et al. 2010). The main physiological aspect and cause of DS is the trisomy of chromosome 21 in which the usual paired chromosome becomes a trio (Patterson, 2009). DS also has a clear clinical presentation from birth with a number of distinct symptoms such as (percentages represent number of DS…

Down syndrome Down syndrome is a genetic disorder that may alter the development of individuals. Each person that is diagnosed with Down syndrome is unique in their own way. Some may develop some of the most common characteristics associated with this disorder. According Sietske N. Heyn, PhD, some of the most common characteristics would include mild to moderate learning disabilities, distinctive facial features, and low muscle tone. However, not every person who is diagnosed with Down syndrome…

at athletics, job-related matters, self-appearance, keeping things clean, making someone happy, and the list goes on. Because of these obsessions, many decide to perform different compulsions such as tasks, behaviors, rituals, and/or repetitive syndromes. Some of these compulsions may coincide with an obsession as pediatrician Elana Pearl Ben-Joseph explains. Ben-Joseph stated that many times compulsions are related to the obsessions, for example, if a person is scared about germs or being sick…