Pervasive developmental disorder

Using Finger Digit Ratios (2D:4D) to Determine the Sex Differences in Empathising and Systemising Behaviours Introduction Foetal Testosterone (fT) has been suggested to indicate different sex behaviours and play a large part in shaping the human brain, for example, a ‘male’ systematic brain or even extreme masculine brain conditions such as Autism. Studies have suggested that ‘male foetuses produce 2.5 times more testosterone than females’ (Auyeung et al, 2006), and this testosterone has been…

of the children had had a formal developmental/cognitive test that was conducted along with their initial clinical assessment, which had taken place at a child and adolescent mental health service (CAMHS), or at a neuro-pediatric clinic. Within this time, Fernell et al. (2011) stated that while there was no testing that was performed by the research team, there was an assessment that was made of each child’s “cognitive level”; “learning disability”, “developmental delay” and…

Autism spectrum disorder is a disability that develops in young children around the first three years of early life. As of today, autism is become a greater risk since in the last century autism has grown a lot from 10 to 12%. In addition, autism spectrum disorder is a disability that has many different kinds of ability, symptoms, cognitions skills, and in some way it can be a struggle to survival. The individual person who has autism will develop problems such as interactions among society for…

to absorb. “One in 68 U.S. children has an autism spectrum disorder (ASD), a 30% increase from 1 in 88 two years ago, according to a new report released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention” (Falco, M., 2014, para. 2). The obvious question at this point is how does one know if their…

early childhood, which children have difficulty communicating, forming relationship with others and using abstract concepts. The CDC’s statistics show “About 1 in 28 children has been identified with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) according to estimates from CDC’s Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring (ADDM) Network.” (Baio, 2010) Numerous studies have been conducted to find out if there is a connection between the MMR vaccine and autism. Both, epidemiological and biological studies…

Autism spectrum disorder is a complex disorder of the brain’s development. It can range from social impairment, difficulties in speak and communication, pattern behaviors. It is a growing disorder in today’s society. Within the continental United States, one out of every 88 children is diagnosed with Autism or have been placed on the Autism Spectrum. I think that talking about the effects on the family is very important and should be discussed. There are multiple types of Autism, some children…

The goal of the study was to analyze the effectiveness of TEACCH on autistic children based on their improvement in communication skills. It was hypothesized that autistic children who received TEACCH as a treatment would have a better improvement in their communication skills than adults who received TEACCH and both age groups who were received ABA. The results of this experiment suggest the hypothesis to be correct. Autistic children showed a better improvement in their communication skills…

There is a myth that people with autism have the same characteristics, and thus all are like Dustin Hoffman's character in "Rain Man." The reality, the characteristics of people with autism vary from one person to another because it is a spectrum disorder. The limitations and capabilities of one individual with autism cannot be compared to the capabilities and limitations of another individual with autism. There is also a myth that autism affects only children that have bad parents or careless…

The term “autism” covers a wide range of social disorders. Most of the time when a person is diagnosed with autism it ranges on a scale from 1-3 on severity, 1 being the least severe and 3 being the most severe. A specific way to diagnose autism has not been found and treatment has been shown to be very inconsistent in terms of results in many different research studies. This may be due to the vast differences in the types of autism found in different people. Children who are the same age with…

Autism. You’ve probably used to as an insult before. When someone does something particularly stupid. Autism is the mental condition, present from early childhood that effects anything from communicating to forming relationships, understanding language or abstract concepts. Common misconceptions about autism are actually the work of a charity called “autism speaks”. You may have heard of them through event such as light it up blue or during autism awareness month. People within the autistic…