Autism Spectrum Disorder PSY/275 October 26, 2015 Sevet Johnson Autism Spectrum Disorder Autistic Disorder is considered a spectrum disorder since its intensity and behavioral characteristics may be manifested differently across diagnosed individuals. Children identified with this disorder often have clinically significant cognitive development delays or delays in the development of age-appropriate adaptive behavior. When a child is born, they should go through a particular process to
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Section 1: Project Background 1.1 Organization Background The Autistic Society of Trinidad and Tobago (ASTT) is a non-governmental organization founded on the 31st of May 1990. It is primarily a parent support group for families of persons diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorders. ASTT was incorporated under the Companies Ordinance Chapter 31 Number 1 as a Company Limited by Guarantee on June 10th, 1991. It is a registered charitable organization and a member of the Foundation for the
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ITT:Breckinridge | Sjögren’s Syndrome | No tears for the unknown. | Nathan Kalim 1/11/2016 | Sjögren’s Syndrome (SS) initially described and named by Swedish ophthalmologist Henrik Sjögren in 1933. Henrik discovered a connection among those that suffer from Sicca Syndrome; Arthritis, Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca or commonly called Dry Eye, Xerostomia or Dry Mouth. If gone untreated for extended time may experience debilitation symptoms, estimated 0.01%-0.1% of the population has
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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder What is OCD? OCD is an anxiety disorder where sufferers experience persistent and intrusive thoughts occurring as obsessions, compulsions or a combination of the two. Obsessions are things that people think about and can comprise of inappropriate ideas and visual images that aren’t based on reality, such as being convinced that there are germs everywhere. Compulsions are what people do as a result of those obsessions; they are an attempt to reduce distress or prevent
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The history of autism has been report as far back as year 1908, a term that was used to describe patients with a subset of schizophrenia; this causes the patient to displays signs of being withdrawn and self-absorbed. Several decades later a child psychiatrist by the name of Leo Kanner later researched and wrote about children with these signs and symptoms. In his research he finds that these individuals are extremely intelligent in more ways than one, however finds that they display “a powerful
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How is life parenting a child with autism? Every parent has a different experience. Every parent, whether they have a special needs child or not, faces struggles and triumphs. Every moment is very different. There are some general experiences parents share — whether children have autism or not — and then there are things that even the most sympathetic individual can't comprehend without having a child with autism. Autism looks totally changed in every person on the spectrum. There is a truism that
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Disability can affect development in many areas and is different in each child. Any disability can affect how a child interacts with others and they may become withdrawn or isolated. It can also affect behavioural development as they may become frustrated or angry if they find certain activities difficult. Not all disabilities affect all areas of development. Some will only affect one or two. For example, if a child has ASD, their social and emotional development could be affected or it could be
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1991, she was teacher and she created social stories and comic strips in order to help teach social skills to people with autism. A Social Story is an individualized short story that describes social relevant cues in any given situation. It break down a challenging social situation into understandable steps, omitting irrelevant information and by being highly descriptive in order to help people with autism understands the certain situation. It uses visuals and written text in order to answer questions
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Those with Marfan Syndrome are often abnormally tall, have pronounced sternums, and possess abnormally long limbs and fingers (6). The physical features, while undoubtedly difficult to live with, are not particularly dangerous. Often, what ends up killing a victim of Marfan Syndrome are aortic aneurysms or aortic dissections. The former is an elastic bulge in the lining of the aorta, an important artery which extends directly from the heart to feed oxygen to the brain, upper body, and finally lower
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This paper will cover children with Asperger syndrome also referred to as autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The first indication of Asperger syndrome was observed in four children, recognized by a pediatrician named of Hans Asperger in 1944. Hans referred to the disorder as “autistic psychopathy”. Asperger syndrome was not well known until 1981 and was named by an English doctor, Loma Wing. Wing then published studies showing symptoms of Asperger syndrome. It took nearly four years before it was added
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