Abstract Autism is defined as; “a variable developmental disorder that appears by age three and is characterized by impairment of the ability to form normal social relationships, by impairment of the ability to communicate with others, and by stereotyped behavior patterns”. (Webster) “According to the Centers for Disease Control, autism affects as many as 1 in every 110 children in the United States”. Overall, we are looking at an estimated 1.5 million Americans who are affected with this
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Tourette's syndrome, also called Tourette's disorder is named after the neurologist, Gilles de la Tourette. Sometimes it is referred to as GTS but more often it is simply called Tourette's or ‘TS’. It is an inherited neurological disorder marked by movement-based (motor) tics which are abrupt, repetitive, stereotyped, non-rhythmic movements, as well as vocal (verbal or phonic) tics which are involuntary sounds produced by moving air through the nose, mouth, or throat. Tourette's is defined as part
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premenstrual syndrome among students in selected college of urban area. OBJECTIVES: 1. To describe the basic characteristics of the samples. 2. To assess the existing knowledge & attitude regarding lifestyle modification in premenstrual syndrome in experimental & control group. 3. To develop & evaluate the effectiveness of self instructional module on knowledge & attitude regarding lifestyle modification in premenstrual syndrome. 4. To compare the knowledge & attitude regarding premenstrual syndrome in
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Autism http://aut.sagepub.com/ What can innovative technologies do for Autism Spectrum Disorders? Sven Bölte, Ofer Golan, Matthew S. Goodwin and Lonnie Zwaigenbaum Autism 2010 14: 155 DOI: 10.1177/1362361310365028 The online version of this article can be found at: http://aut.sagepub.com/content/14/3/155 Published by: http://www.sagepublications.com On behalf of: The National Autistic Society Additional services and information for Autism can be found at: Email Alerts: http://aut.sagepub
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Autism Kiara Mickens Comp/156 07/28/2013 Barbara Rowland Autism Autism may be manifest in infancy as impaired attachment, but it is more often identified in toddlers, mostly boys, from 18 to 30 months of age, in whom parents or pediatricians note an absence or delay of speech development and a lack of normal interest in others or a regression of early speech and sociability. (Rapin, 1991). Autism influences in such a way that it is difficult for people to understand someone who is autistic
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Parenting Autism Shannon Schillings COM/156 Parenting Autism Children are a blessing and should always be seen as such regardless of how they are born. However rearing children always comes with a degree of difficulty, they are not born with a handbook telling us how and what to do. Could you see yourself having and loving a child with a disability such as autism? Raising an autistic child is a challenge for families, since the child cannot show emotion or express themselves, however with
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Asperger's Syndrome Misty Elzey BEH/225 May 27, 2012 Cherie Leffler Asperger's Syndrome Asperger’s syndrome is typically used to describe children who are on the high functioning end of the autistic spectrum. Unlike other disorders on the spectrum, these children typically do not have difficulty with intellectual development or speech. Those individuals with Asperger’s syndrome typically avoid eye contact and appear to have a lack of empathy for others. They may also be preoccupied with certain
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“spectrum”. There are currently five disorders, sometime referred to as pervasive developmental disorders (PDDs), defined as ASD: autistic disorder (classic autism), Asperger’s disorder (Asperger syndrome), pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified (PDD-NOS), Rett’s disorder (Rett syndrome), and childhood disintegrative disorder (CDD) (A Parent’s Guide, 2011). Symptoms of ASD differ with every child, but in general fall into three areas: social impairment, communication difficulties
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Discuss the role of pictures in the learning of speech or language skills among learners with a disability of your choice. What do you see as a limitation in the use of pictures in the learning of speech or language skills among learners in the classroom. Pictures and/or visual aid are and an important and commonly used method or technique used in the teaching of learners with communication disabilities especisally in the subgroup of speech and language skills. Most children with special educational
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Behavior Portfolio for Autism Student Name Institution Behavior Portfolio for Autism Student Case Study of an Autism Girl Positive Behavior Support Plan Positive behavior plan are strategies formulated to deal with problematic behaviors exhibited by ASD individuals to reduce the occurrence of the problem and teach new skills to those individuals (Matson, Tureck, Turygin, Beighley, & Rieske, 2012). It is a rigorous plan that involves all members around the individuals on how best to deal
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