Pervasive developmental disorders

When dance comes to mind, it is generally assumed as a form of entertainment. However, dance can be seen or used for several other means. Dance is now being used as an emerging method of treatment for people with numerous disabilities and diseases. In latest years, some advances in the dance field have been made for people with autism and DS, specifically to aid them physically, mentally, and emotionally. Autism is a brain-based condition, present from early childhood, characterized by…

Autism is more common than you think. In fact, it exists, on all parts of the spectrum, all around us. In just the past few years, professionals estimated that 1 in 88 children were diagnosted as autistic. Some even suppose that the number is as high as 1 in 50! Famous people are no different than the rest of us, and that includes children with disabilities. Here are ten famous people you didn't know had autistic children. Number Eight: Tommy Hilfiger This famous man has a lot of experience…

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a broad range of complex disorders characterized by impairments in social interaction and communication difficulties. Some studies have found that ASD could result from the disruption of normal brain development early in fetal development, possibly due to defects in genes or the effect of environmental factors(cite). Although the results of some animal experiments and population studies indicated the potential influence of vitamin D deficiency in…

is typically cover their ears, in hope of blocking out the noise. As well, they may begin performing self- soothing techniques such as rocking their body or shaking their hands. Some patients on the autism spectrum have central auditory processing disorder (CAPD), which results in them having trouble perceiving subtle differences in sound and in…

Being involved with different classroom observations, I have seen and observed many different students. One in particular was a child was autism. According to Autism Speaks, the definition for autism is, “mental condition, present from early childhood, characterized by difficulty in communicating and forming relationships with other people and in using language and abstract concepts” (https://www.autismspeaks.org/what-autism). There are different types of autism as we know, data has collected…

Motor Control in Special Populations Understanding macrographia in children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) Alejandra Gamez University of Texas at El Paso KIN 5373 October 15, 2015 Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) is associated with neurodevelopmental disorders characterized by deficits in communication, social interactions, and restrained, monotonous patterns of interests, activities, or behaviors. In addition, evidence has shown that ASD is also linked to motor…

Autism spectrum disorders (ASD’s) have a new diagnostic criteria that includes sensory disturbances in addition to well established language, communication, and social deficits. One of ASD’s sensory disturbances is an impaired ability to fit in multisensory information into their mind. From this impairment, individuals with ASD may have difficulty working with their senses. These impairments may cascade into higher-level deficits, change their day to day routine, such as speech perception.…

In 2001, I was diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome, and I became an educational statistic. In other words, I was one child out of 150 that had to struggle through being delayed in their gross motor, fine motor, and speech because of the diagnostics. Routine work that I needed to accomplish, such as writing my name, was extremely difficult. Thanks to the encouragement of my parents, teachers, and therapists, I did not know how far I would come, and how much I would learn. I was born on March…

There is increasing experimental evidence that proposes that evidence-based early intervention for children with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is connected to social, language and cognitive improvements (Landa & Kalb, 2012). Furthermore, empirical evidence has shown that that children who start interventions at younger ages make larger improvements than older children (Harris & Handleman, 2000). Child development is described as the advancement of cognitive, physical and psychological…

The definition for Autism according to Mayo Clinic is a serious neurodevelopmental disorder that impairs a child’s ability to communicate and interact with others. This also includes restricted repetitive behaviors, interests and activates. These issues cause significant impairment in social occupational and other areas of functioning. According to the Mayo Clinic the symptoms for Autism cover a wide field. The reason for this how each child with Autism acts differently than another. This is…