...Emotions are felt, but they are not as complex as other adults. The emotions are more like a child because autistic individuals only feel emotions they can understand or relate to such as anger, happy, and sad. Love is sometimes something that hard for a person with autism to comprehend because of their inability to stand being touched. Temple discovered this feeling of empathy only because of her squeeze machine that was considered socially strange and was asked to dispose of the contraption. Even so, complex emotions are still hard to understand especially if there is more than one emotional being felt. For example, temple explains her confusion toward a person being able to love an individual one second but then try to hurt them later motivated by anger (Grandin, 1995, 91). For many people with autism, because of the confusion of emotional social cues, find making friends easier on the phone then scaffolding face-to-face relationships. On the phone there are less cues to read and the only requirement is to listen and respond. Because of these lack of emotions, it makes performing her job possible for she doesn’t feel that great of emotion toward death. This ability allows her to handle slaughtering situations as long as they are humane as possible. This does not mean that...
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...Redefining Autism as a Disability Name: Course: Tutor: Date: Introduction The prevalence of autism spectrum disorders has been on the rise with autism amongst infants topping the list leaving many puzzling mysteries. The causes, effects, signs, symptoms, and treatment for autism have left many unresolved questions in the medical world. By bearing in mind viewpoints of autistics themselves, together with evidence from medical journals, it becomes apparent that autism spectrum disorders are not always the debilitating conditions as portrayed. Recent studies consider Autism a broad spectrum condition implying the degree on how it affects different individuals varies from mild to severe. In fact, autism indeed associates with a number of abilities with precise focus on intelligence, communication, and social skills (Wall, 2010, p.49). This article calls into question the idea autism is indeed a traditional disability and argues a new comprehensive understanding of autism ought to be taken into account. Body From the medical perspective, autism can be defined as complex development regression characterized by difficulties in social interaction, impaired verbal and non-verbal abilities, and acute responses to sensory stimulations such as sound (Schopler, 1994, p.82). Autistic individuals show less interest in the environment surrounding them, and have a lifelong disability on how they communicate, and interact to others. In addition, such individuals usually find...
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...For the assignment, I have chosen “Following Ezra” written by a Farther named Tom Fields-Meyer. Tom is a husband to his wife Shawn and a father of three sons (from oldest to youngest) Ami, Ezra and Noam. His cultural background consists of Jewish religion, however not orthodox. Tom, originally established in Portland, lives in New York City located in a small Jewish community with his beloved family. The book Tom wrote is the memoir of his middle son, Ezra. Tom, having a career in journalism, wrote beautifully with explaining Ezra’s story with autism-even though it wasn’t through Ezra’s eyes, but through Tom’s. Reading this really plucks your heart strings and I can honestly say I cried when situations got rough for Tom and his wife Shawn, especially Ezra. The plot of Tom Fields-Meyer’s book is actually stated right on the front cover, below the title, “What one father learned about Gumby, Otters, Autism and love from his extraordinary son.” (Fields-Meyer, 2011) Not only consisting of Tom, but of Shawn, Ezra’s older/younger brothers, grandparents,...
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...Do Childhood Vaccinations Cause Autism? Jennifer Jones XBCOM / 275 August 24, 2014 Kristine Dunn Do Childhood Vaccinations Cause Autism? The idea that autism is caused by childhood vaccinations has been influencing public policy, even though rigorous studies do not support this hypothesis. Legislators are right to take into account the concerns of parent groups and other individuals who are directly affected by autism, but policy decisions should be based on hard evidence rather than unproven ideas. The hypothesis is based on the observation that the number of autism cases increased in the years of the 1980s, coinciding with a push for greater childhood vaccinations, which increased above recommended levels of a child’s exposure to mercury in the vaccine preservative, called thimerosal. The autism diagnosis continued to rise even after thimerosal was removed from the United States childhood vaccines in the year of 2001. A review by the Institute of Medicine, of over 200 studies concluded that there were no links between vaccines containing thimerosal and autism. Autism is no more common among vaccinated children than those children who are unvaccinated, and its incidence has not varied with the presence of thimerosal in vaccines across different times and locations. These findings have not persuaded supporters of the mercury autism link, whose strategies have become more extreme as the evidence against the hypothesis have mounted. Mercury is a known neurotoxin,...
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...psychosis designates mental illness in a broad sense. Within psychosis there are many different manifestations that are dealt with differently by psychoanalysis and psychiatry. The term psychosis was coined in 1841 by Karl Friedrich Canstatt, psychiatry was coined in 1808 by Johann Reil and psychoanalysis was coined by Sigmund Freud in 1896 (Lecture on psychosis, Australian Centre for Psychoanalysis, 10th of May 2014.) Freud produced the basis and model for the psychoanalytic understanding of the psychoses and the first theory of psychosis. The first theory of psychosis, which was presented in Freud's case study of Daniel Paul Schreber based on his memoirs, is that psychotics cannot engage in discourse in order to create a social bond. Daniel Paul Schreber was Senatspraesident in Dresden and he was suffering from paranoia. His memoirs helped Freud establish the first theory of psychosis. Jacques Lacan developed this theory of psychosis after writing his PhD about a psychotic person. In Psychoanalysis it...
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...Jeffery Dahmer Hannah Bialas CRJ 308: Psychology of Criminal Behavior Instructor: David Ojo October 6, 2014 Introduction Everyone knows that there are many killers out there in the world but some were made famous because of what they did. Jeffery Dahmer is a famous case that really has an interesting story behind it. Behind every killer there is something that made them that way which could include many aspects of one’s life. The Jeffery Dahmer case has many aspects as well as different theories as to what made him the way he was and made him to the things he did. Childhood History Jeffery Dahmer was first born and go little attention from his parents but then another child came along and he did not like getting less attention than he already did. After he was no longer the only child that is when the problems started. “He was born into a loving household and was a happy child till he was six, when his brother was born and he received some minor surgery then he became increasingly insular and lacking in self-confidence” (The Dominion Post, 2007). Soon after the family ended up in Ohio which made Jeffery Dahmer’s life darker because he became less social or more insecure and ended up with no friends because of these issues. He had a hard time making friends because he was into death, taxidermy, and flesh which can make it very difficult to make any type of friends. According to Dahmer he had thoughts of murder and necrophilia around the age 14 which was after his parent’s...
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...Central Oregon Community College Nursing Program NUR 206 Fall As Provider of Care Nursing Care of Clients with Mental Illness MENTAL HEALTH BOOK REPORT PROJECT Authors over the centuries have given us vivid descriptions of the workings of human minds. Some of the most impressive descriptions of the struggles of people with a mental illness are recorded in the works of writers who either struggle with mental illness themselves, or have grown up in homes dominated by the waxing and waning of mental illness. Others simply employ their skills to articulately portray the emotional and psychological anguish and insights associated with mental illness. For this project you are to read a nonfiction book with a mental health theme, with a biography or autobiography of someone with a mental illness, or family members dealing with the mental illness of those they love. As you read the book, make assessment notes: 1. How does the mental illness play out in the life of the character? The Reimer's were married in 1964. Not long after they married Janet gave birth to two healthy twin boys whom they named Brian and Bruce. It would be only eight short months following the joyous arrival of the boys that the Reimer's would encounter the most difficult of circumstances that any parents could ever face. When Mrs. Reimer noticed that the boys seemed to be having difficulty urinating she became concerned. After speaking to the family doctor, Janet was urged to take the twins...
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...DeVry University APA Handbook ii Contents Introduction ............................................................................................................ 2 Avoiding Plagiarism .................................................................................................. 3 What Needs to Be Cited? ........................................................................................ 3 What Does Not Need to Be Cited?............................................................................ 3 Using Sources ......................................................................................................... 4 Quotations ........................................................................................................... 5 When to Quote .................................................................................................. 5 Tips and Suggestions.......................................................................................... 5 Paraphrases ......................................................................................................... 5 When to Paraphrase ........................................................................................... 6 Tips and Suggestions.......................................................................................... 6 Summaries .......................................................................................................... 6 When to Summarize .............................
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...Research Method (Sarah) Introduction The research method is outlined by an alternative study of the plan. This study will look at three main aspects: the technical specifications of the subject matter, the personal account, and the literary interpretation. The architectural plan is traditionally represented without the human figure, or as Robin Evans has pointed out, drawn as “amoebic” figures. Architectural drawings are often studied with a technical slant, although architecture has long been considered as “social artifact”1 . Thus literature, accompanied by photographic illustrations, is emergent as a device to test architectural apparatus, particularly in the domestic realm where aspects of dwelling and occupancy are not as closely recorded in formal documents as its physical history (e.g. building completion, demolition). This enables us to investigate the relationship between the building plan and its occupants, to understand the architecture as a dwelling. Technical specifications The Pearl Bank Apartments, built in 1972, was built to offer a transcendent mode of living that differentiated the uppermiddle class. More than its unprecedented stature that boasted an elite model of highdensity living, an interior component was specifically marketed as a key selling point — the living room. In the original Pearl Bank Apartments sales brochure, the text and images boast a large and brightlylit living room attached to a doublevolume ...
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... where a society is perceived to be a perfect place to reside, dystopia differs in that what is “perfect” often causes an undesirable place to live. Having students be able to understand these complex themes in addition to the “on the surface” themes that exist within this young adult literature would ensure a deeper meaning/understanding of the text for them. In addition, being able to present the idea to students in a multitude of facets helps to differentiate learning for students. Also, students are able to gain a better understanding of what dystopia really means when they see it being used in multiple different contexts. This particular English 10 class is a cotaught class of twentyfive including six students with disabilities. There are two students with autism, three with multiple disorders and one student with hearing impairment. By using varying kinds of texts, teachers can provide different modalities of learning for all students, especially those with disabilities. Regardless of if a student is classified with a disability, all students learn differently. Being able to meet students’ needs by providing tactile learners a way to touch, visual learners a way to...
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...ALSO BY MALCOLM GLADWELL The Tipping Point To my parents, Joyce and Graham Gladwell Introduction The Statue That Didn’t Look Right In September of 1983, an art dealer by the name of Gianfranco Becchina approached the J. Paul Getty Museum in California. He had in his possession, he said, a marble statue dating from the sixth century BC. It was what is known as a kouros—a sculpture of a nude male youth standing with his left leg forward and his arms at his sides. There are only about two hundred kouroi in existence, and most have been recovered badly damaged or in fragments from grave sites or archeological digs. But this one was almost perfectly preserved. It stood close to seven feet tall. It had a kind of light-colored glow that set it apart from other ancient works. It was an extraordinary find. Becchina’s asking price was just under $10 million. The Getty moved cautiously. It took the kouros on loan and began a thorough investigation. Was the statue consistent with other known kouroi? The answer appeared to be yes. The style of the sculpture seemed reminiscent of the Anavyssos kouros in the National Archaeological Museum of Athens, meaning that it seemed to fit with a particular time and place. Where and when had the statue been found? No one knew precisely, but Becchina gave the Getty’s legal department a sheaf of documents relating to its more recent history. The kouros, the records stated, had been in the private collection of a Swiss physician named Lauffenberger...
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...THE B L A C K SWAN The HIGHLY I mpact IM of the PROBABLE Nassim Nicholas Taleb U.S.A. $26.95 Canada $34.95 is a highly improbable event with three principal characteristics: It is unpre dictable; it carries a massive impact; and, after the fact, we concoct an explanation that makes it appear less random, and more predictable, than it was. The astonishing success of Google was a black swan; so was 9 / 1 1 . For Nassim Nicholas Taleb, black swans underlie almost everything about our world, from the rise of religions to events in our own personal lives. A BLACK SWAN Why do we not acknowledge the phenomenon of black swans until after they occur? Part of the answer, according to Taleb, is that humans are hardwired to learn specifics when they should be focused on generalities. We concentrate on things we already know and time and time again fail to take into consideration what we don't know. We are, therefore, unable to truly estimate oppor tunities, too vulnerable to the impulse to simplify, narrate, and categorize, and not open enough to rewarding those who can imagine the "impossible." For years, Taleb has studied how we fool our selves into thinking we know more than we actually do. We restrict our thinking to the irrelevant and inconsequential, while large events continue to surprise us and shape our world. Now, in this reve latory book, Taleb explains everything we know about what we don't know. He offers...
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...SCaring for Kids After Trauma, Disaster and Death: A GUIDE FOR PARENTS AND PROFESSIONALS SECOND EDITION The New York University Child Study Center is dedicated to the understanding, prevention and treatment of child and adolescent mental health problems. The Center offers expert psychiatric services for and intervention. The Center’s mission is to bridge training supported by the resources of the worldclass New York University School of Medicine. children and families with emphasis on early diagnosis the gap between science and practice, integrating the finest research with patient care and state-of-the-art For more information, visit www.AboutOurKids.org. Changing the Face of Child Mental Health Caring for Kids After Trauma, Disaster and Death: A GUIDE FOR PARENTS AND PROFESSIONALS SECOND EDITION DEVELOPED BY: The faculty and staff of the New York University Child Study Center Harold S. Koplewicz, M.D., Director & Founder Marylene Cloitre, Ph.D., Director of the Institute for Trauma and Stress REVISED SEPTEMBER 2006 under the direction of Joel McClough, Ph.D., Director of the Families Forward Program, Institute for Trauma and Stress by Anita Gurian, Ph.D. Dimitra Kamboukos, Ph.D. Eva Levine, Ph.D. Michelle Pearlman, Ph.D. Ronny Wasser, B.A. Permission is granted for reproduction of this document by parents and professionals © 2006 1 C A R I N G F O R K I D S A F T E R T R A U M A , D I S A S T E R A N D D E A T H ...
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...ISI, IBSS & SA DHET - FOR 2012 SUBMISSION TITLE LIST COUNTRY ISSN E-ISSN PUBLISHER'S DETAILS Subject classifaction International Accreditation - SA JOURNALS 4Or-A Quarterly Journal Of Operations Research ISI SCIENCE A + U-Architecture And Urbanism ISI ARTS & HUMANITIES A Contrario IBSS Aaa-Arbeiten Aus Anglistik Und Amerikanistik ISI ARTS & HUMANITIES Aaohn Journal ISI SCIENCE Aaohn Journal ISI SOC SCIENCE Aapg Bulletin ISI SCIENCE Aaps Journal ISI SCIENCE Aaps Pharmscitech ISI SCIENCE Aatcc Review ISI SCIENCE Abacus: Journal Of Accounting, Finance And Business Studies IBSS Abacus-A Journal Of Accounting Finance And Business StudiesISI SOC SCIENCE Abdominal Imaging ISI SCIENCE Abhandlungen Aus Dem Mathematischen Seminar Der UniversISI SCIENCE Abstract And Applied Analysis ISI SCIENCE Abstracts Of Papers Of The American Chemical Society ISI SCIENCE Academia-Revista Latinoamericana De Administracion ISI SOC SCIENCE Academic Emergency Medicine ISI SCIENCE Academic Medicine ISI SCIENCE Academic Pediatrics ISI SCIENCE Academic Psychiatry ISI SOC SCIENCE Academic Radiology ISI SCIENCE Academy Of Management Annals ISI SOC SCIENCE Academy Of Management Journal ISI SOC SCIENCE Academy Of Management Journal IBSS Academy Of Management Learning & Education ISI SOC SCIENCE Academy Of Management Perspectives ISI SOC SCIENCE Academy Of Management Perspectives IBSS Academy Of Management Review ISI SOC SCIENCE Academy Of Management Review IBSS Academy Of Marketing Science Review IBSS Acadiensis...
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...VOLUME EDITOR S. WALLER is an Associate Professor of Philosophy at Montana State University Bozeman. Her areas of research are philosophy of neurology, philosophy of cognitive ethology (especially dolphins, wolves, and coyotes), and philosophy of mind, specifically the parts of the mind we disavow. SERIES EDITOR FRITZ ALLHOFF is an Assistant Professor in the Philosophy Department at Western Michigan University, as well as a Senior Research Fellow at the Australian National University’s Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics. In addition to editing the Philosophy for Everyone series, Allhoff is the volume editor or co-editor for several titles, including Wine & Philosophy (Wiley-Blackwell, 2007), Whiskey & Philosophy (with Marcus P. Adams, Wiley, 2009), and Food & Philosophy (with Dave Monroe,Wiley-Blackwell, 2007). P H I L O S O P H Y F O R E V E RYO N E Series editor: Fritz Allhoff Not so much a subject matter, philosophy is a way of thinking.Thinking not just about the Big Questions, but about little ones too.This series invites everyone to ponder things they care about, big or small, significant, serious … or just curious. Running & Philosophy: A Marathon for the Mind Edited by Michael W. Austin Wine & Philosophy: A Symposium on Thinking and Drinking Edited by Fritz Allhoff Food & Philosophy: Eat,Think and Be Merry Edited by Fritz Allhoff and Dave Monroe Beer & Philosophy: The Unexamined Beer Isn’t Worth Drinking Edited by Steven D. Hales Whiskey & Philosophy:...
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