PDD-NOS

Autism The definition of ASD or Autism Spectrum Disorder is a developmental disability that, greatly affects verbal and nonverbal forms of communication and social experiences. This can be found in children before the age of three. Autism can affect a child’s educational experience badly. There are three core symptoms with autism, social interaction and relationships, verbal and nonverbal communication, limited interests in activates or play. But within these core symptoms there are, many…

According to the remembrance of his family and university friends, Christopher J. McCandless was a outwardly well-adjusted 21 year old at the time of his disappearance. Chris was a caring, nice and unique individual, but he also had a side that many people did not know about. "McCandless’s personality was puzzling in its complexity. He was intensely private but could be convivial and gregarious in the extreme. And despite his overdeveloped social conscience, he was no tight-lipped, perpetually…

In 1987, Baron-Cohen introduced the theory-of-mind hypothesis of autism. In his hypothesis he gave an explanation for the social and communication disabilities in the autism disorder. Baron-Cohen’s tests showed that most children with autism with greater mental and verbal abilities than a four-year-old could not pass the same tests as the four-year-old could. These tests included the Sally-Anne false-belief task which involves a story in which Sally leaves her doll in a basket and goes out to…

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a “lifelong neurodevelopmental disorder” distinguished by “difficulties in social interaction, communication, restricted and repetitive interests and behaviours, and sensory sensitivities” (Autism Spectrum Australia, 2015). Autism Spectrum Australia (2015) explains that the word ‘spectrum’ reflects “the range of challenges that people with autism may experience”, which means that some people with autism may be able to live relatively typical lives, in…

Preamble: “Many children with autism do not exhibit this intrinsic motivation or desire to “please” others. The social impairment and enjoyment in reciprocal social relationships that characterize a diagnosis of autism is one area that impacts a child’s ability and interest in learning to use the toilet” (Algonquin College, 2017). According to our notes, individuals with autism due to anxiety, imitation and language deficits, sequencing and organizational difficulties may lag behind their…

I think Mark Haddon tried to get his readers to look at the the world in a different perspective. The story is narrated by Christopher John Francis Boone. He is a boy that has autism. Autism is a mental condition, present from early childhood, characterized by difficulty in communicating and forming relationships with other people and in using language and abstract concepts. That means that someone with that condition sometimes will take figures of speech literally. For example, an apple a day…

In a society, it is natural for people to feel the need for interaction among themselves to prosper and continue developing both themselves and the communities they are a part of. Humans are mutually dependent and in order to live comfortably, rely on each other. There have been many cases in the past about having difficulty in social interaction and until now the prevalence of this still persists. Some cases involve people that have limited social skills thus hindering them in their ability in…

Fragile X syndrome (FXS) is a genetic disorder that is the most common cause of inherited mental retardation. Although often compared to autism, FXS is a comprehensive disorder, characterized by numerous physical and behavioral symptoms. FXS is a caused by trinucleotide repeats on the X chromosome, which prevents the production of the protein FMRP, that is necessary for normal brain functioning. It is important for parents, educators, and the general population to better understand this syndrome…

The Impact of autism severity and parent coping strategies Research Question: Does the severity of stress impact coping styles used by parents of children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) Hypothesis: If caregivers receive social support for children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder they are more likely to have less stress Introduction: Autism Spectrum Disorder is a developmental disability that can cause significant social, communication and behavioral challenges.…

Does immunization cause autism in kids? Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a developmental disability that can cause significant social, communication and behavioral challenges. Children in the Autism spectrum often communicate, interact, behave, and learn in ways that are different from most other children. The cognitive thinking of a child within the ASD spectrum can range from gifted to severely challenged. Many people think their is a correlation between children being diagnosed with…