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    Quentin’s physician believes had has Klinefelter syndrome due to his enlarge breast tissue, long limbs, and abnormally small testes. Based on my findings, “Klinefleter syndrome is a chromosomal condition that affects male physical and cognitive development”(Genetics Home, 2015). This genetic disorder is a result of having 2 X and a Y-chromosomes mixed together. Individuals living with Klinefeter syndrome typically have small testes that do not produce as much testosterone as usual”(Genetic Home,…

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    There are many pieces to this puzzle known as autism, which makes it one of the more complex social issues faced by today’s society. Although autism is a widespread condition that affects the lives of millions of Americans, there is still the majority of American population that remains uneducated regarding this condition. The lack of cure has propelled many autistic people towards a life of uncertainty and hopelessness. While this is true, there are some solutions that can make life better for…

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    It was a fine day, raining and cloudy. At least that's what classifies as a fine day for John Cena, because he has autism. "I am all happy today standing here, john cena said" said John Cena. Suddenly, out of the nearby bushes jumped ChrisChan. He had always wanted to make friends with someone else with autism (although at this point he just wants any friend cause he has none) and he found out on wikipedia that John Cena has autism, so between illustrating and writing his sonic webcomic,…

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    21 is the congenital disorder better known as Down syndrome. This occurs when each cell has three copies of chromosome twenty-one rather than having a normal pair. Nondisjunction is "an error in which homologous chromosomes or sister chromatids fail to separate normally during meiosis or mitosis" (Huether, McCancep, 2012, p.42). Therefore, a common cause of Down syndrome is nondisjunction. Scientists have made the discovery that Down syndrome is caused by an extra chromosome, but the cause…

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    Autism Awareness

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    The Importance of Autism Awareness for First Responders Blog Post * required Flesch: 20.4 Kincaid: 15.2 Fog: 18.4 According to the most recent information available (Aug. 2015), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) states that from 2000 to 2010 the prevalence of autism increased by nearly 120 percent. Furthermore, a March 27, 2014 announcement from the CDC states that autism impacts 1 in 68 children across the nation. Autism Spectrum Disorders Autism is a brain development…

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    Autism Vs Boys

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    Autism spectrum disorders have seemed to become more prevalent in the United States general population in the past fifty years. One in sixty-eight children are diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder, with a disproportionate amount of boys having one. Boys are four times as likely than girls to have autism, with every one boy out of forty-two being diagnosed. The growing number of children that are diagnosed everyday has raised concerns in both parents and scientists as to why now do there…

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    According to the textbook, it mentions how “autism spectrum disorder consists of deficits in social communication and social interaction and then presence of restrictive and repetitive behavioral patterns” (Chapter 12, pg. 439-440). The textbook also mentions how, “Autism spectrum disorder is a life-long impairment that affects the entire family; only about one third of all people with these disorder are ever able to live independently, however; deficits in the core areas do improve with age,…

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    Sensory Integration Paper

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    Autism spectrum disorder is associated with certain features such as difficulties processing, integrating and responding to sensory stimuli. Currently, interventions such as sensory integration, that address issues in processing sensory information, are the most requested services from parents of children with autism spectrum disorder (Schaaf, Benevides, Mailloux, Faller, Hunt, van Hooydonk, & Kelly, 2014). The following paper will outline the pros and cons of the controversial treatment of…

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    Did you know that Downs’ syndrome is a condition or a syndrome, not a disease? How about the fact that it is the most commonly occurring chromosomal condition? There is a lot more to Downs’ syndrome than people think. There are many fascinating facts about this condition that are not in the common knowledge! Downs’ syndrome is a genetic disorder which is caused by an error in cell division that results in the presence of an extra copy of chromosome 21. Most of the time the error occurs at…

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    Autistism And Autism

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    With today's technology and studies, we have developed ways to help people with autism spectrum disorder or just autism. Camps like The Miracle Project help autistic people in areas they struggle in, such as maintaining eye contact, speaking, and repetitive behaviors. People who know an autistic person, or have seen an autistic person, has probably asked this question before: "What in the world causes autism?" Well, autism is a disorder of the brain, causing that person to work with things…

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