PDD-NOS

The studies show that group therapy actually works for the children with PDD across all races. Researchers have found that children with PDD have found that there is a huge increase with children and their health care cost. Researchers believe that there is a huge need for treatment for the children due to the biological factors, environmental conditions or…

Autism Author and Mother to an autistic child Elaine Hall once said “They say it takes a village to raise a child. I think it takes a child with autism or other special needs to raise the consciousness of a village”. Autism is a multi-faceted and unique disorder that affects the behavior, communicative functions, civil interactions and brain development. There have been many advancements and changes to the description of the disorder and how it influences those afflicted and those around them.…

Other disorders included are Asperger Disorder, Rett syndrome, Childhood Disintegrative Disorder, and Pervasive Developmental Disorder – Not otherwise specified (PDD-NOS). Criteria for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is listed in the…

Martin and Farnum determined whether AAT could be an effective method of therapy for children with pervasive developmental disorders (PDD). Children diagnosed with PDD lack social interactions and are disinterested and disengaged from their social environments. To test the therapy dog’s effectiveness, the children were introduced to either a toy dog, a ball, or a real dog three times a week for 15 weeks…

other people outside his usual circle. This will not only improve his communication skills in a way but it may also help strengthen his social skills to a higher level. DEFINITION OF TERMS 1. Pervasive Developmental Disorder-Not Otherwise Specific (PDD-NOS) – one of the autism spectrum disorder (ASD) 2. Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) – designed to help educating children with disability using pictures or real objects to communicate social manner. 3. Domains – areas of child…

Summary and Evaluation The book, Making Peace with Autism written by Susan Senator, is a memoir about how her family dealt and grew with a child who has autism. Her first child, Nat, has autism. The chapters consist of questioning, how they knew, his various school programs, life with his other two siblings, and how the family all worked together. It shows the positives and negatives of having a child who has autism. It shows when she had support, and when she didn’t. All in all, this story is…

Autism is the fastest growing disability within our country. DSM-IV-TR includes five Pervasive Development Disorders (PDD): Autistic Disorder, Asperger’s Disorder, Rett’s Disorder, Childhood Disintegrative Disorder, and Pervasive Development Disorder Not Otherwise Specified (PDD-NOS). It is defined by IDEA as a developmental disability significantly affecting verbal and nonverbal communication and social interaction, generally evident before the age of three that adversely affects a child’s…

In today’s world, many teens and adults are overcome with depression. It comes in many different forms, but can cause problems with relationships, daily activities, and the way someone interacts with friends and family. Depression exists as serious illness that can control someone’s mood and way of being. If depression is not halted with the help of friends, family, and professionals it can lead to self-harm and sometimes suicide. Depression needs to be ceased. When someone who has not…

Source 4:http://www.webmd.com/brain/autism/mental-health-aspergers-syndrome Date: 20/20/2016 Summary: Asperger’s Syndrome is a type of Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD), which is a condition that causes a person’s socialisation skills and imagination skills to develop at a slow pace, slower than normal. There are a few PDDs and they are measured on a spectrum. Children with Asperger’s function better to those with Autism, having normal intelligence and almost normal language development,…

adherence to routines (Phetrasuwan, 2009). A child with Asperger’s Disorder differs in the aspect of no delays in early language development although they show subtle impairments in their language. An individual’s lowest IQ score with Asperger’s is 70. PDD-NOS is generally assigned when an individual shows significant autistic symptoms but they are not consequential enough to be the general autistic disorder. Children diagnosed with Childhood Disintegrative Disorder show normal development…