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“American Academy of Pediatrics.” 25 Sept. 2015 The American Academy of Pediatrics homepage has tabs that include Professional Resources, Advocacy and Policy, and Professional Education that further leads to sub tabs that include research, journals and publications, and clinical support. These sub tabs provide a resource for any pediatric medical field. The tabs go into sub tabs which further the information to be as detailed as possible, and if you cannot find exactly what you want under all…

Extreme Right in White House: Two out of three is still bad A leading figure of the extreme right, Stephen Bannon, left the White House Friday. Bannon was President Donald Trump’s chief strategist in the White House. For the extreme right-wing in the media, Congress, and business, Bannon was an important White House ally. However, the White House still has two other extreme right figures: Steven Miller and Sebastian Gorka. Miller and Gorka have come under fire for their views, statements,…

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…

Liberal and conservative two traditional values America boasted among us. As a kid, I was never really had an interested in American history or politics, then again what kid does. And as a man, I still have no attention to be involved, but that doesn't mean I don't have an opinion. First off, what does it mean to be a liberal? Being liberal means to fight for one's right or belief. For example, abortions, same sex marriages, and birth control these are things are what liberals fight for to make…

Process information: Interpret and discriminate Mrs. Checketts’s paper thin skin is observed. Normal skin varies in thickness from 0.2 to 1.5 mm depending on individual’s age (Estes 2013). As the skin ages, the thickness of the dermis decreases and becomes translucent due to loss of the rete pegs (McCance & Huether 2010), Mrs.Checkett’s thin skin is therefore a normal biological process and an anticipated age related change. A small pressure injury is noticed on Mrs. Checketts’s coccyx.…

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…

One in five kids are born with some form of autism. There are many different types of autism. Some are mild forms such as Attention Deficit Disorder known as A.D.D, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder commonly known as A.D.H.D, and Pervasive Developmental Disorder or P.D.D. Also, there are more extreme forms of autism, such as, autistic. Every type of autism has its unique way of effecting children. The two most common forms, which are well known throughout the world are A.D.D and A.D.H.D,…

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…

Autism is an extremely common disorder, affecting 1 child in every 68. (CDC 2010) Autism is characterized by a mental condition, present from early childhood, characterized by difficulty in communicating and forming relationships with other people and in using language and abstract concepts. (WEB MD) After being diagnosed with type 1 Autism in 2001 I went through intensive behavioral therapy for four consecutive years. In 2011 I was told that I had grown out of autism leading me to my driving…

The concept of political correctness, in an essence, may have been created for the general peace of the peers around, and in a far fetched way, for altruism. Altruism, defined by the Oxford Dictionary is, “The belief in or practice of disinterested and selfless concern for the well-being of others:”. Nevertheless, no matter how “altruistic” political correctness may seem, it is rooted in selfishness and it is detrimental to the development of human thought. Political correctness is the process…