White nose syndrome

What is autism? Autism is brain development disorder, when a child’s enhancement of cognitive ability ceases to progress into adulthood. Hans Asperger, who is one of the most known psychologists, concluded and mentioned that children who are struggling with autism have no problem in conversation, but they act as babies. His studies, however, did not clearly explain about autism. In 1970, Erica Foundation clearly explained about autism, therefore people could exactly know what autism is. People…

Most children develop speech and language without effort, although there is considerable variation in the rate at which children acquire language with approximately 7% of children demonstrating impairments in these skills. Understanding the influences on children’s language development in the general population may indicate potential avenues for the causes of these impairments which may lead to the development of new intervention methods. Those influences could be either internal to the child or…

Cushing syndrome refers to the complex clinical manifestations resulting from chronic exposure to excess cortisol. Cushing disease is overproduction of pituitary ACTH by a pituitary adenoma (McCance, Huether, Brashers, & Rote, 2014, p. 754-755). Cushing’s disease is defined by Adrenocorticotropin hormone (ACTH) hypersecretion, induced by a corticotrophic adenoma, leading to cortisol and androgen hypersecretion. Cushing’s disease may lead to death if untreated; it is responsible for increased…

information becomes altered and abnormalities occur. An example of a human aneuploidy is Cat Eye Syndrome aka Schmid –Fraccaro Syndrome. Cat eye syndrome is a genetic disorder caused duplicated chromosome material of Chromosome 22. The top half and a small section of the bottom half are present three or four times in the cells of the body rather than two. Symptoms associated with this syndrome are absence of tissue from the iris from one or both eyes, anal atresia, congenital heart defects,…

Fragile X Syndrome (FXS) is a type of triple repeat disorder that is prevalent in both males and females. FXS is inherited and causes the person to have an intellectual disability (Batshaw, Roizen, & Lotrecchiano, 2013). References Batshaw, M.L., Roizen, N.J., & Lotrecchiano, G.R. (2013). Children with Disabilities (7th ed.). Baltimore, MD: Brookes McDuffie, A., Machalicek, W. A., Bullard, L., Nelson, S., Mello, M., Tempero-Feigles, R., & ... Abbeduto, L. (2016). A…

XYY Syndrome This syndrome affects males. It usually occurs during birth. Males usually live without knowing they have it. XYY syndrome is a disease that makes you very tall. XYY syndrome is a genetic condition in which a human male has an extra male (Y) chromosome, giving a total of 47 chromosomes instead of the more usual 46. This produces a 47,XYY karyotype, which occurs every 1 in 1,000 male births.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XYY_syndrome Xyy syndrome was discovered by a man named Sandberg in 1961…

The effect of perceptual motor intervention on gross and fine motor skills and Social Deficit of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder Abstract: This investigation examined the effects of perceptual-motor intervention on gross and fine motor skills along with social deficiency of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Eighteen school aged children with ASD were randomly selected to an experimental (n=9) or a control group (n=9). The Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency (BOTMP)…

development of networks within the neural system that are involved in planning and execution or learning of speech motor sequences. A few known neurological causes include early childhood stroke, brain cancer, or a brain infection. Autism, fragile X syndrome, and epilepsy may be a secondary sign of CAS involving neurobehavioral disorders (Childhood Apraxia of Speech: Causes, 2015). Assessment The Kaufman Speech Praxis Test (KSPT) is a norm-referenced assessment that is useful in the…

always feel clumsy and like an outcast that is what happens when you have Aspergers. Many people with Aspergers can not keep a job because of their social skills. There are many diverse treatments and no one treatment is better than another. Aspergers syndrome affects many social aspects of a person's life. People with Aspergers has many employment difficulties, treatments, and characteristics. Having Asperger limits the number of jobs you can have. “Although individuals with AS may possess the…

It is the Team's Vision that Adam demonstrates improvement in his communication and fine motor skills, along with making gains in all academic areas in the least restrictive environment. Adam's mother, Nadessa Gilet, attended today’s Initial Eligibility meeting. Mrs. Gilet is concerned with Adams speech intelligibility and drooling. She feels he has difficulty staying focused and following directions. Academically she feels he has made a little progress. Mrs. Gilet shared Adam attended…