Pervasive developmental disorders

Introduction When assessing children with Speech Sound Disorder (SSD) there are many different factors that need to be considered to determine the best course of treatment. An SSD is diagnosed when a child makes errors in their speech that are not typical for their age (Raitano). These errors can be articulation errors such as mispronouncing a sound or phonological errors, which is when a child replaces sounds with certain processes (Raitano). When a child makes either of these kinds of errors…

functions. There are an innumerable amount of pathologies and disorders that the brain can suffer from, and this paper will be focusing on just a few of the major, most common ailments. Cerebral palsy, cerebral infections, strokes, and degenerative brain diseases are some of the most common pathologies associated with the brain and these will be the main focus throughout this paper. Cerebral palsy, a very common developmental neurological disorder, appears in the early infant years and…

Digital Hearing Aids and Hearing Loss Levels By Michael Curry Aug 4, 2011 Hearing loss affects the lives of many people. Still, not everyone who encounters hearing loss in their lifetime will experience the exact same signs and symptoms, nor do they always have the same hearing solution options . There are several different levels (or degrees) of hearing loss, depending on what type of auditory damage has occurred and what part of the ear has been affected. High Frequency Hearing Loss can occur…

development of emotional communication and social interaction. The results for this research may show a correlation between improvisational music and positive joint attention behavior do to the fact that music has a positive association with the autistic disorder. Rationale: This study was conducted on joint attention behaviors in autistic children because it would help predict the language and social…

What comes to mind when you hear the word “vaccine”? Is it autism, mercury poisoning, or is it life-saving disease prevention? Well, vaccines elicit many different responses from different people. There are some who believe that vaccines cause autism and are overall harmful while others think that they are safe and do not cause autism. Attorney and writer Michael Snyder wrote a piece in 2014 voicing his opinion on the correlation between autism and vaccines. In his article Snyder calls attention…

Could you help me? I had it! I'm 22 asperger's, unfortunately I'm a girl. I might as well, except it's middle-severe. Severe ADHD, My anxiety and depression in through the roof. It's very stressful I'm scared to go outside it's dangerous, with lots of wrecks and bullies, social "tiffs", or family's fights and their wants. It's feel like on Jon and Kate plus eight. My parents name call names and fight like cats and dogs. And I hear everything because I got no carpet it's hard floor. They been…

cause for autism spectrum disorder, but it is known that autism is a rare gene that causes and abnormalities in brain structure and function. Autism figures are growing; it is the fastest growing development disorders in the U.S. Boys are nearly 5 times more likely to have autism then girls. While there is no cure for autism, people can educate themselves about autism, the more people know about autism the better they can help a child that is suffering from the disorder. Based on research…

Teaching History to Kids with Autistic Spectrum Disorders with Educational Technology According to recent data from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, it is estimated that 1 in 68 children in the United States are afflicted with an autism spectrum disorder, spanning all income classes and ethnicity and the majority of them are male. In the past educational needs were met with special education teachers providing one on one instruction with specialized techniques. Autism effects the…

conducted a Systematic review of peer-reviewed, published articles that delve into the effectiveness of either Ayres Sensory Integration (ASI) and sensory-based interventions (SBIs) on the occupational performance of persons’ with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). All articles reviewed by Watling & Hauer were published between January of 2006 and April of 2013 (Watling & Hauer, 2015). Watling & Hauer’s review is a part of the AOTA initiative to increase the use of evidence based practice (EBP)…

Autism Autism is a disorder that affects how someone communicates and interacts with others. Some causes for this disorder are problems in the nervous system, rubella in the pregnant mother, or some just think there is no cause for autistic kids. To understand autism, we need to understand the symptoms, treatments, and what it is like to live with it. Autism is a disorder were kids have a difficulty communicating and forming relationships with other people, but more males get affected than…