locked-in syndrome, but author Jean Dominique Bauby is able to put us in the mindset of someone who has. In his memoir called “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly,” Bauby suddenly experiences a life-threatening stroke that had no oncoming. Bauby was diagnosed with locked-in syndrome which restricts him to the use of one eye to communicate with the world. The whole book was written by Bauby using a single eye to explain his deepest thoughts and to explain how it feels to have locked-in syndrome. Bauby
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Adrenoleukodystrophy is an X linked genetic disorder in all males that affect the nervous system and the adrenal glands; these glands are located at the top of each kidney. The fatty covering the spinal cords is prone to deterioration this reduces the ability of the nerves to send important information to the brain. It could also shorten the amount of certain hormones. ALD is caused by a genetic abnormality, commonly referred to as a “genetic mutation”. This affects the X chromosome, otherwise known
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Asperger’s Disorder, as it has become known, is a disorder that is a part of the Autism Spectrum Disorder. It is no longer recognized as a separate syndrome under DSM V but instead those who exhibit Asperger’s like syndromes receive a diagnosis of ASD. Those with Asperger’s are sometimes thought of as a “high functioning autistic,” this is because they do not struggle with development the same way others with an ASD diagnosis do. ASD symptoms are divided into three categories: deficiencies in social
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conducted by the CDC, have proven that there is no connection between autism and vaccines. Although there are not definite causes, certain disorders can increase the risk of having autism such as Fragile X syndrome, tuberous sclerosis, Angelman syndrome, and chromosome 15 duplication syndrome. Research is still continuously being done to pinpoint the verifiable causes of
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Autism Spectrum Syndrome is a term used to describe abnormalities in neurological and brain developments. People affected by Autism suffer a wide range of symptoms with varying severities. Autism is characterized by symptoms such as social impairments, difficulties in emotional connection and communication, and repeated stereotyped behaviors such as hang flapping and rocking (as cited in Uno, Y., Uchiyama, T., Kurosawa, M., Aleksic, B, and Ozaki, N, 2012). Since the discovery of the fist vaccines
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four young patients in 1944. He defined his young patients as having a difficulty in social interactions, nonverbal communications like gestures and facial expressions, narrow range of interests, and a lack of empathy. He also identified that this syndrome is distinctive as it is not a learning disability because people who live with it are as smart or smarter than normal people. For instance, one Asperger’s patient solved an error in Newton’s laws of motion
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Many children around the world are always being diagnosed with something that involves a lot of care for. It is said that 1 in 68 children are diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder in the United States and boys are nearly five times more likely than girls to have autism. However, Autism is a mental condition, present from early childhood, characterized by difficulty in communication, forming relationships with other people, using language and abstract concepts. This mental condition includes
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Autism Spectrum Disorder Introduction Imagine seeing and hearing a parents complain to doctors that they have been noticing their infant is not responding to their love and affection like other babies their age. This infant does not babble, make eye contact, smile, or show any interest or emotion to a happy game of patty cake, instead he is staring off fixated on something in the distance. The parent explains to the doctor that their child grunts, seems to just want to play by himself, and will
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hoping to get the right diagnoses. In her interview she said, “I was praying he would say, ‘Yes it’s epilepsy’. But after an eval he canceled all the rest of his clients the rest of the day. And I just thought I was getting VIP treatment, but he sat me down and said, ‘I’m sorry, but Evan has autism’” (McCarthy 1). After the doctor told her this news she said that, “At that moment I died but I knew he was right” (McCarthy 1). She that that their lives were going to change. After her son was diagnosed she
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The purpose of the article was to determine whether the use of Play Therapy in counseling could benefit children who are diagnosed with Autism. According to Kenny and Winick (2008) little research has been written to determine whether children who suffer from pervasive developmental disorders could benefit from Play Therapy. Play Therapy allows children to be able to communicate their feelings and emotions by playing. Play Therapy is a useful approach for the psychotherapeutic treatment of children
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