Spectrum

According to the CDC, Center for Disease Control, the prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in the United States is 1 in 68 births. Out of the world’s population, approximately 1% has ASD. The pervasiveness of ASD has dramatically risen over the past ten years; In fact, the CDC named ASD the fastest-growing developmental disability. The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) defined Autism Spectrum Disorder as “a complex group of complex neurodevelopment…

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is one of the many conditions inflicted upon our population that affects about 1 in 68 Americans in the United Sates. This developmental disability appears within the first three years of life and can progress in a variety of ways, ranging from low functioning to high functioning with the common symptoms pertaining to behavioral, developmental, cognitive, and psychological issues. Most conferences regarding autism have been based autism awareness, but this…

Although deep down all children are the same, those with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) may struggle with being social and may not be able to empathize with and relate to other children. Autistic children tend to have impaired abilities to initiate or hold conversation (Learn Signs of ASD). They may also lack an imagination and ability to play with other children (Learn Signs of ASD). They use repetitive and unusual language, commonly misusing and mixing up pronouns (called pronoun reversal)…

Autism spectrum disorder is a very serious disorder that if not dealt and treated properly can cause major learning gaps in the life of an individual. Autism spectrum disorder is a major disorder that effects 1 in every 68 Americans and is hard to get treated as a person progresses in life through age. This paper will discuss the background of Autism Spectrum disorder, an overview of what the disease looks like in an individual, and treatment methods for this disorder. Background Autism…

Autism Spectrum Disorder was first brought to awareness in the early 1940s by Leo Kanner, who was a psychiatrist at John Hopkins University. During this time, Kanner studied a group of children who have difficulties or defects within the following domains: relating to others, speech development, repetitive behaviors, and becoming upset by changes in their routine (Kirk, 2015). Ever since Kanner’s discovery, many individuals have followed in his footsteps by studying others who have similar…

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a range of complex neurodevelopment disorders, characterized by social impairment, communication difficulties and restricted, repetitive and stereotyped patterns of behavior. Autism or classical ASD is the most severe form of the autism spectrum disorder. A milder form of ASD is the Asperger Syndrome. The Autism Spectrum Disorder occurs in all ethnic and socioeconomic groups and can affect every age group. Currently 1 out of 68 people have ASD. Males are more…

sisters who are also on the spectrum. One might conclude that any parent raising multiple children with this disability would be constantly frazzled and wondering, "Why me?", but the opposite was revealed. Sarah 's mother, who I will refer to as Mrs. White, is instead an intelligent, caring, grateful parent. She is the kind of parent I wish every child could have, with or without disabilities. With Mrs.Smith having the unique experience of raising three child with autism spectrum disorder, her…

Autism Spectrum Disorder Sarah idriss University of Clearlake Abstract In this paper I will be taking about Autism and discuss three main points which definition of Autism, the causes of this disorder, the symptoms, and available treatments. Keywords: brain disorder, social interaction, eye contact, and pathologist. How many of you are planning to have children’s? What if your child cannot make an eye contact with you, or what if he cannot describe his feelings…

require instruction that takes into consideration not only the type of curriculum but the environment of the instruction, as well. This challenge will also pressure the already overloaded system 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…

Individuals suffering from Autism Spectrum Disorder may come across difficulties in, expressing what they are feeling. They also have significant difficulty as to their verbal communication skills and inability of engaging in a social interaction (Mayo Clinic, 2014). Finding the root causes of an Autism Spectrum Disorder have been very difficult, yet brought up a numerous controversial debate on this topic. Some of the studies have found that, the root causes of an Autism Spectrum Disorder…