Short QT syndrome

Aspergers syndrome is a common type of autism that is characterized by delayed cognitive development, difficulty with social interaction, and repetitive behavior. Aspergers is not a severely inhibiting form of autism and is said to be on the "highly-functioning" side of the autism spectrum. However, people who suffer from this syndrome do experience similar developmental and social challenges that people with autism do. Some of these challenges include: limited/awkward social interaction,…

1. DESCRIBE 4 characteristics of autism spectrum disorders Four characteristics of autism spectrum disorders are language, social, sensory and behavioral. Characteristics under the language category can include limited speech, delayed speech, or being nonverbal. Some characteristics of the social category include deficits in social interactions such as not wanting to interact with peers at school or siblings often or at all. Theory of mind is also a characteristic that falls under social…

Figuring out the best way to help autistic children to learn communication and language skills can be quite demanding. Every child is different so it may take several tries to sort out the best way to teach each individual. Emily S. L. Curiel wrote, "Teaching Your Tot to Talk: Using Milieu Teaching Strategies” to inform parents, guardians, teachers, and any inquiring persons on some effective strategies to help ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder) children learn proper communication skills. There are…

It is typically diagnosed after birth or even before the child is born. The reason it is so easy to tell if a child has Down syndrome is based off of the unassuming characteristics that are associated with the disorder. Physical features are altered and are easily noticed, for example, eyes are more upwardly slanted, a lack of muscle tone is evident, and a single deep crease curves…

Throughout many years of history, those with disabilities were not always treated fairly or given equal opportunity. Activists around the world have worked together to achieve goals such as increased access to all types of transportation and a safer day to day environment. Equal opportunities in employment and education have been a big part of their efforts too. For many years, children with disabilities were many times segregated and not given an equal opportunity for a chance to learn and…

Autism is a developmental disability scientifically affecting verbal and nonverbal communication and social interactions. Individuals with autism spectrum disorder often experiences, difficulties in social and emotional connections. Autism statics say that autism is almost five times more common among boys than girls. Researchers have found number of genes that are the possible causes of ASD. Is important to identify the early signs of autism and seeking and interventions services. Autism…

Cesar Lombroso said that all criminals shared some distinctive features like huge eye sockets, enormous jaws, and handle shaped ears. This theory forms part of an old debate of nature versus nurture that still continues in today’s days. Francis Galton’s field basis, “eugenics”, was that inheritance is more important than the environment and education. For him “talent, character, intellect, disposition, and other aspects of "natural ability," as well as physical features, such as height and eye…

Developmental prosopagnosia (DP) is the inability to recognize faces (Biotti & Cook, 2016). DP can affect one in every 50 individuals, both men and women (Biotti & Cook, 2016). DP is caused in the temporal lobe in a specific area known as the fusiform face area. The fusiform face area is the ability for an individual’s brain to be able to help recognize different faces (Biotti & Cook, 2016). One thing that is interesting about this topic is, a person with DP is not able to recognize faces but…

Imagine a charming, bouncing baby girl named McKenzie. She has a head full of hair and angelic blue eyes. McKenzie’s parents were so overjoyed with her progress especially since she was developing accordingly. She uttered her very first word at twelve months and stood up for the first time, not long after just three months later. McKenzie was the referred to by her parents as "the perfect baby", until five days following her third birthday. McKenzie began to lose her words. She was no longer…

Abstract Theory of mind is a crucial part of a child’s development, which is affected and depends on various aspects surrounding the said child. In as much as one can have their own opinions, children reach a certain age where they learn that they are not always right, and people can have a different viewpoint than them. The period of granting them each and every wish ends, and now they learn that things are not always to be done their way. This paper pays attention to two articles that look…