[pic] 50 Marathons in 50 Days Credit: stockxpert Calling it the 50/50/50, Los Angeles native Dean Karnazes ran 50 marathons in 50 U.S. states in 50 consecutive days, beginning with the Lewis and Clark Marathon in St. Louis on Sept. 17, 2006, and finishing with the New York City Marathon on Nov. 5. Karnazes also ran 135 miles (217 km) nonstop across Death Valley in the Mojave Desert in temperatures reaching 120 degrees F (48 degrees C), and a marathon to the South Pole at minus 40 degrees F (minus
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validation of autism as a diagnostic category.' (Rutter, 1996, p. 257). Kanner (1943) first identified a condition in eleven cases that he felt had sufficient in common, and were sufficiently different from other conditions, to merit a separate syndrome. He referred to this disorder as a disorder of affective contact and identified criteria in terms of interpersonal development, communication and imagination deficits that have largely stood the test of time. Wing and Gould (1979) established
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occurs is not well understood.[3] It is one of three recognized disorders in the autism spectrum (ASDs), the other two being Asperger syndrome, which lacks delays in cognitive development and language, and Pervasive Developmental Disorder-Not Otherwise Specified (commonly abbreviated as PDD-NOS), which is diagnosed when the full set of criteria for autism or Asperger syndrome are not met.[4] Autism has a strong genetic basis, although the genetics of autism are complex and it is unclear whether ASD is
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Organizational Commitment It is an attitude. There are two types of commitment which are organizational and continuance. Organizational commitment is the employee’s emotional attachment to identification with, and involvement in a particular organization. It is an emotional attachment, means that our feeling of loyalty to the organization. This commitment is different from continuance commitment. Continuance commitment is an employee’s calculative attachment to the organization, whereby the employee
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Holoprosencephaly(HPE) HPE is a rare condition. One in every ten thousand births is affective. Life is not compatible with HPE. This is a development of the face and cranium is usually happens in the first trimester about 6 weeks. The exact cause is unknown. It has been linked to chromosomes 13 called trisomy 13. Mothers that are diabetic have an increased risk of developing HPE. Other factors include history of miscarriages and bleeding in the first trimester, infection during pregnancy,(herpes
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The Effectiveness of Music Therapy in Treating Children with Autism: A Literature Review Abstract This literature review explores the use of music therapy in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and its degree of effectiveness in helping children to better develop social and communication skills. All of the sources discussed used improvisational music therapy to conduct different types of studies that address the usefulness of music therapy. Researchers used different methods of measuring
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Sara Simpson D. Laffranchini CLDDV173 14 September 2015 Graham’s Story Graham’s Story, Autistic-Like, is about one family’s journey trying to find the right treatment for their son. This is about their struggle of learning about autistic spectrum disorder, or ASD. At an early age, the mother noticed signs of autistic-like behavior at Graham’s 15 month checkup. She received startling news from his pediatrician that Graham may be autistic. With further research, they had a state agency
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behavioral, and communication problems”. Both disorders aren’t well known and sometimes misdiagnosed as more common disorders, due to the fact that the symptoms from both can often mimic other regressive behavioral and developmental disorders. “Asperger syndrome is a pervasive developmental disorders resulting in social and behavioral problem” (Wood, 2013). The similarities within the symptoms of Asperger’s and Autism are social and behavioral problems. These symptoms usually appears in both disorders between
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SYMPTOM CHECKER PHYSICIAN DIRECTORYSIGN IN SIGN UPSUBSCRIBE WebMD: Better information. Better health. HEALTH A-Z DRUGS & SUPPLEMENTS LIVING HEALTHY FAMILY & PREGNANCY NEWS & EXPERTS Search Common ConditionsVIEW ALL ADD/ADHD Allergies Arthritis Cancer Cold, Flu & Cough Depression Diabetes Eye Health Heart Disease Heartburn/GERD Pain Management Sexual Conditions Skin Problems Sleep Disorders Featured Topics See What Severe Psoriasis Looks Like 16 Tips to Help You
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Effects of Stress and How We Manage Emmanuel A. Rios Community College of Aurora Abstract The paper was written to explore stress and effective ways of managing stress since so many people suffer from its ill affects. A general guideline for an abstract has five sections or areas of focus: why the experiment was conducted; the problem being addressed; what methods were used to solve the problem; the major results obtained; and the overall conclusions from the experiment
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