Running head: JOURNAL ARTICLE REVIEWS Journal Article Reviews Christensen D., Durkin M., Fitzgerald R., Rice C. (2015) Prevalence and characteristics of Autism Spectrum Disorder among young children. Journal of Developmental and Behavior Pediatrics. Literature Review Researchers suggest that children with Autism Spectrum Disorder are now being identified at younger ages. Data from the CDC Autism and Developmental Disabilities
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through replicated research. Specifically, questions are posed, followed by the creation of a hypothesis, which is then tested. If a particular hypothesis is tested on several different occasions with different participants ( in this case students with autism) and the results are favorable, then a tentative decision is made that the particular treatment in question has an evidence base. “ Ultimately, such research should be able to demonstrate that there is a causal relationship between an educational
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Interventions for Children with Autism Name Institution Tutor Date Interventions for Children with Autism Individuals with autism demonstrate delays or deficits in social interaction and behaviours. Autism is apparent from early childhood, but can emerge in early adulthood. It is associated with a wide range of possible causes, but genetic factors are the main causes. Children with autism have impairments in cognition, language delays, and lack of or poor social interactions
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English and Literature, so I figured I could just grin and bear it and get through this reading easily using my same old strategies. I immediately found out that this was not going to be the case. Sacks is clearly a well-educated and experienced man, and it shows in his writing. A lot of the vocabulary utilized stumped me to the point where it made grasping the gist of the reading difficult. Although I have to admit once I got past the boring introduction of Temple Grandin’s autism, I was quite
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Health and Sports Psychology Literature Review Psychology/635 November 9, 2015 Health and Sports Psychology Literature Review Introduction According to Brown & Mahoney (1984), sports psychology beginnings is in the motor of learning and motor performances. One of first publications in the U. S. was on the way spectators viewed competitive bicycling (Brown & Mahoney, 1984). Sports psychology focuses on the knowledge from kinesiology and psychology. Sports psychology involves all
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Surname 1 Name Course Professor Date Autism Spectrum Disorder All around the world, there are several children and even grow ups that have or suffer from autism. Unfortunately, it is a condition that is not easily detectable especially in children. Most people either do not understand the condition that manifests itself in children or take it for something else all together. For the families that are fortunate enough to identify the condition in children, they at most times have no idea at
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the most intriguing medical mysteries today is autism, research in this area has exploded within the past decade. Medical professionals and other researchers are looking at a variety of different areas that might provide important insight on mechanisms that may cause this disorder. Epigenetics is the study of how various changes may arise from gene expression rather than alterations in the genetic code itself. The connection between epigenetics and autism is best articulated by Dr. Alycia Halladay,
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Title To investigate and reflect on the use of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) with students who have Autism. Aims The aim of my project was to gain knowledge of Applied Behaviour Analysis and its effectiveness in working with children with Autism. My focus questions ask • What are the key principles underlying Applied Behaviour Analysis and how and why it benefits children who are autistic? • What is involved in setting up an Applied Behaviour Analysis program in the classroom environment
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The overall intention of this project was to explore the available research into how canine therapy can be widely utilised in different contexts such as counselling situations, working with individuals with autism and how dogs are utilised as co- therapist. The literature is inundated with accounts reporting successes with Animal Assisted Therapy (AAT) and the number of professionals, programs and organisations that have embraced AAT continues to rise. Chapter One offers an explanation of Canine
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intervention for minimally verbal preschoolers with autism. Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research, 1-13. doi:10.1044/2016_jslhr-l-15-0313 This article questions whether the Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) is an effective communication intervention alternative for preschoolers who are minimally verbal. Four children with severe autism and seven children without disabilities were assessed over five to seven sessions where one child with autism was paired with one child without disability
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