Pervasive developmental disorder

program may include: • Dry pants- A child who remains dry for 45 minutes to an hour, without dribbling and remains dry during naptimes indicates an awareness of bladder control and readiness. • Age of the child- Consideration should be given to developmental stage and the severity of the diagnosis, consider each child individually. Usually, those under 2 may have more difficulty attaining the skill. It may be helpful to check with child’s doctor in regards to readiness. • Child initiates-…

The novel Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close we are shown that not everything that steps outside of the social norm, even with a mental disorder, is necessarily inferior creating an abnormal outlook but rather a gift of new perspective to society. Jonathan Safran Foer asks us to understand the characteristics, good and bad, that come with having a mental disorder, specifically Asperger's Syndrome and the difference in the lives of…

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…

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. (Center for Disease Control, 2014). Autism Spectrum Disorders represent a spectrum of complex, neurological and developmental disorders characterized by deficits…

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…

What is the name, acronym, and publication date of the assessment? This assessment is named the Childhood Autism Rating Scale-2 or CARS -2 with a publication date of 2010. 2 What is the age range for Childhood Autism Rating Scale-2 administration? This assessment has an interesting age range. It starts with a range of children age 2 and up. However, it goes on to say children both under and over the age of 6 should have an IQ of 79 or below. If this isn’t the case, they should have a…

fragile X may have anxiety and abnormal behavior such as fidgeting or impulsive actions. They may have ADD, which makes it harder to pay attention and focus on specific tasks. About a third of people with fragile X have traits of autism spectrum disorders that affect communication and interaction with others. Most people with fragile X have physical features that become more visible with age which includes a long narrow face, large ears, a prominent jaw and forehead, unusually flexible…

Autism is usually developed in early brain development in the mother’s womb. But the signs aren’t showed between the ages 2 and 3. “Studies also show that autism is four to five times more common among boys than girls” (Autism Speaks). There is no one cause of autism, just like there isn’t one type of autism. Scientists have found number mutations, and rare gene changes, associated with autism. But the biggest influences of autism are based off of risk genes and environmental factors in early…

Autism, it can come in a variety of ways. Autism can happen to anyone. It is caused from genetic complications or syndromes as well as inexorable infections to the brain which then develops to autism. Autism is a mental condition that makes it harder for people to speak or communicate, especially when learning a language or abstract concepts. Autism is a serious condition and it can increase your chances of dying prematurely. There are some things that shouldn’t be done that has to deal with…

In today’s evaluation, a series of formal and informal assessments were used according to the client’s chronological age and developmental age. Alexander was a happy, cooperative, sociable, attentive young man throughout the evaluation. First an oral mechanism examination was used to evaluate Alexander’s oral structures to see if the patient had a communication disorder or dysphagia. The client’s oral structures appeared to be functional enough to support speech. A hearing screening was then…