Pervasive developmental disorder

Autism is a disorder in the people’s brain. With autism some part of the brain cannot communicate together. This is a spectrum disorder because every person has different symptoms. It is affecting too many children in the United States. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention about 1 in 68 children have been identified with autism spectrum disorder (asd). Because autism is been increasing in the past years, it is considered one of the fastest-growing developmental disability…

Autism is an extremely common disorder, affecting 1 child in every 68. (CDC 2010) Autism is characterized by 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. (WEB MD) After being diagnosed with type 1 Autism in 2001 I went through intensive behavioral therapy for four consecutive years. In 2011 I was told that I had grown out of autism leading me to my driving…

A neurodevelopmental disorder known as autism affects the mind and behavior beginning at an early age occurring in 1 of 100 children. Studies show that it affects more males than females and is commonly diagnosed between the ages of 6 and 11. (Jane Ball, 2012) The cause of autism is unknown, but no case is the same. It is said that genes and environment are the main factors that contribute to this disease. The symptoms of autism may range from mild to severe and are usually recognized by 2 to 3…

Life with Autism Autism is a challenging disorder that affects many areas of the human body. Everyday people around the world are getting diagnosed, and living with autism or a form of it. Autism is a form of a brain disorder that changes the everyday life for the person living with the disorder. Not everybody who has autism is affected in the same way. The cause of autism is not known among the diagnosers. Autism is a developmental brain disorder that affects every 1 in 68 Americans. Autism…

Autism Spectrum Disorder Sarah idriss University of Clearlake Abstract In this paper I will be taking about Autism and discuss three main points which definition of Autism, the causes of this disorder, the symptoms, and available treatments. Keywords: brain disorder, social interaction, eye contact, and pathologist. How many of you are planning to have children’s? What if your child cannot make an eye contact with you, or what if he cannot describe his feelings…

their age. However, many people don't really understand Autism completely. It is very important to know what Autism is, how Autism is caused, and the symptoms for diagnosing Autism. Autism is a disorder discovered by two different people at two different times. The first person who discovered the disorder was an American man, Leo Kanner. The second person who discovered Autism was an Austrian pediatrician, Hans Asperger. The word autism comes from a Greek word meaning self. One of the most…

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and autism are terms for a group of complex disorders of brain development. Autism is described as difficulties in social interaction, verbal and nonverbal communication and also repetitive behaviors. Some common deficits in skills such as rigid and inflexible behavior, preservation, inappropriate responding in social situations, inability to learn by experience and to adapt to change in the environment, lack initiative and thought processes (Dawson, G., Munson, J.…

Autism spectrum disorder, also known as ASD, refers to a wide variety of developmental disorders. It includes a wide range, or spectrum, of skills, symptoms, and levels of disability. Since it is a spectrum, people who have ASD can vary from being high functioning or severely impaired. As well as explaining the overall symptoms of ASD, this paper will also explore a specific type of ASD called, Asperger’s syndrome known as being on the high-functioning end of the autism spectrum. However, there…

overall quality of life of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, but there was not as large of a difference compared to the control group as they hypothesized (Lanning et al., 2014). Gabriels et al. (2012) did a pilot study to evaluate the effects of equine therapy on self-regulation behaviors, adaptive skills, and motor skills of school age children to adolescents diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder. This study had 42 participants that were split up into groups of three to four to…

Program. The Finding the Missing Piece Program is created to help families that are struggling with managing a family due to a child being diagnosed with Autism spectrum disorder. The program will consist of psycho-educational of ASD, and parent management training for parents and/or caregivers. In addition to a social skills group for children with ASD. The program will be every Monday from 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. starting May 2 - December 26, 2016, at Northwest Journey located in Wausau,…