Michael Jerome McGregor
Mrs. Bojanowski
English 12
24 April 2014
Understanding the Life of Autism
A baby boy is starting its first few months of life. The mother sees the child has symptoms that are different to a healthy baby. She worries because the baby doesn’t babble or respond to her voice. During the child's appointment with the doctor, the mother tells him that her baby is mostly silent and does not hear his name being called. The doctor takes a CAT scan of the boy's brain and notices that the child’s brain has abnormal brain functioning. He also runs other tests in order to make a correct diagnosis. As he returns to tell the mother what is wrong with her baby boy, he is wondering what will be the outcome of the news. He tells the mother that her baby boy has ASD which stands for, Autism Spectrum Disorder. The mother is weeping, knowing that her son will not have a normal life. However, she and her son not alone; it is estimated that one out of 54 boys are diagnosed with Autism here in the United States (Autism Speaks). Over 2 million people in the USA have autism; over 10 million people all around the world have Autism. It's not a disease; it's classified as a learning disability. There is no cure, but there is a way to help the child. With therapy and medication, there can be a decrease in the symptoms of Autism. It may take time, but with hard work and determination, there will be vast improvements in the patient (What is Autism).
Autism is a word that refers to a wide range of developmental disorders that some people are born or develop early in life. Doctors call this Autism Spectrum Disorder, because there are many types of disorders in the Autism Spectrum. Some people are diagnosed with a very severe form of Auti...
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...e obstacles with no problem, others will need guidance. There are many problems the person will face such as, social interaction making friends and talking to others, and habits people with autism must learn to control these urges and learn to speak correctly. There are many types of help that may decrease the symptoms of autism, some of which involve therapy sessions. There are some types of therapy that involve using animals during appointments such as dogs. If that doesn’t work, there are some medications that can lower anxiety which can cause the symptoms of autism such as Prozac. Autism is a very difficult disability to deal within the lives of family, friends, school, and employment for the people. Though autism is for life, once your diagnosed, time, hard work, and determination, will allow for vast improvements for the symptoms of the person with autism.
The short documentary video “Prisoners of Silence” focuses on neurodevelopmental disorders with a clear emphasis on autism. It further delves into the rather controversial method of treatment for autism known as facilitated communication, which was first developed in the early 1990s. The video follows the introduction and ultimately the downfall of such a treatment as controversy quickly ensues after a series of sexual abuse cases and ample scientific evidence are produced.
Every year doctors diagnose thousands of adults and children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Due to the growing awareness of autism and recent developments in technology, scientists and doctors can now discover and observe the effects of autism on society, and people. Starting with its discovery, researchers have been able to diagnose people more effectively. Doctors are beginning to discover what causes this disorder, and are currently trying to find ways to prevent and treat it. Many places have opened their doors to people with this disorder, creating autistic friendly environments where people are patient and understanding. Schools have also become accommodating to autistic children and adults. Autism also puts great strain on family and home lives.
Autistic children are the victims of fast food, and fast food buildings make fortunes off of these clueless people who are frequently consuming their products, unknowingly.[5] As fast food prices increase, competition rises. As competition rises, ingredients are added to the food. As the ingredients are added to the food, autism rates change. As autism rates change, so do children’s lives. The causes and effects of autism spectrum disorder all begin with fast food and it drags out until autism is gone forever. At the devastating rate, at which autism is investigating cures, the children who suffer for our whole nation’s, America, mistake will have to live in a careless, reckless, and helpless world, filled with fast food and
What exactly is Autism? Well it is one of many mental conditions that affects precisely one in 110 kids in the U.S. More specifically, Autism is a developmental disability. In other
65 children, 52 boys and 13 girls who were not diagnosed with autism, from 3 different clinics, were used for this study. They were under 3 years of age, they were referred to the clinics due to social and/or language issues, and their parents provided informed consent. The children had also previously had 2 independent diagnostic evaluations. A second group of 37 children were used from this sample, th...
Autism has been misjudged for many years and some people have gone without treatment and were locked up in mental hospitals for the rest of their lives due to the ignorance of the public... The main problem is that there has not been any productive treatment available to help them in the past. The typical case of autism can be frightening to those who are not educated in the characteristics on how one can be affected by autism and its symptoms. It would be easy to be intimidated and overwhelmed by the reactions of people that have autism. There are several ways to diagnose autism, however it is in many cases not being recognized, and especially in children who have debilitating handicaps such as schizophrenia. There are also the children that may seem very normal and may only have a few symptoms, such as rocking or not being able to
Autism is a developmental disorder which affects many small aspects of the person's life and can sometimes affect major parts. Autism affects 1 in 68 children and for most it’s a lifelong
Nowadays, the most common treatments for Autism is behavioral therapy. ABA therapy is a very common technique used. (Simpson) The children with Autism are taught general social skills. One way this is taught is through modeling social behaviors to them and teaching them to imitate it.
Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder that effects the brains development. It is characterized by affecting communication, cognition and social interaction. The spectrum of the disorders ranges from a mild condition called Asperger’s syndrome to a more severe form, which severely impairer’s development. The Office of Communications and Public Liaison states that the disorder affects one and eighty-eight children, however ASD effects boys more frequently than girls (Office of Communications and Public Liaison, 2013). ASD emerges in all age, ethnic and socioeconomic groups. The significant varied character and severity of the disorder is why ASD is considered a spectrum that poses a broad range of symptoms.
What is Autism? People are quick to label people as Autistic but very rarely understand what it means though they may nod their head and say "ohh makes sense". Autism - also know as ASD, Autism Spectrum Disorder- is a complex developmental disorder affecting primarily ones communication and social interaction skills. Meaning they have difficulties communicating effectively or even at all. They struggle in social setting and don 't typically excel in social games or activities.
positive and negative. Some of these treatments include Early Start Therapy and the Early Start
Autism is a disorder characterized by significant problems in communication and social functioning. Autism is actually called Autism Spectrum Disorder and encompasses a broad range disabilities such as Asperger syndrome, Rett’s Syndrome, and Pervavasive Development Disorder (Dunlap & Fox, n.d.). There are also varying degrees of the disorder from low-functioning (no communication and no social interaction) to high-functioning (some communication and inappropriate but existent social skills.)
I know autism when I see it. For those not familiar with autism, Autism Speaks, the world’s leading autism science and advocacy organization, defines autism and autism spectrum disorder (ASD), as both general terms for a group of complex disorders of brain development. These disorders are characterized, in varying degrees (hence, a “Spectrum” that includes both low- and high-functioning individuals), by difficulties in social interaction, verbal and nonverbal communication and repetitive behaviors.
This Paper is going to examine Autism. What is Autism? Autism is a disorder that affects an individual brain, impacting their development, causing delays such as cognitive, Language, and behavioral (Karst & Vaughn, Van Heck, 2012). Autism is classified as DSM-IV-TR disorder (Blewitt& Broderick, 2015). Autism does not discriminate it can affect anyone regardless of their race or social background. The probability that a child may be impacted from autism is 1 out of 110 (Blewitt& Broderick ,2015). Child development is important to the field of human service. Autism is a disorder that signifies a child development is not progressing. Dating back to the 1960’s many social scientists such as Sigmund Freud and Piaget began to study the development
...iagnosis becoming more powerful, public schools have found themselves searching to find methods to educate autistic children. Not only is it hard for schools to deal with the autistic children, but also the families have a struggle finding out that their child has autism. Parents of children with autism often suffer from stress and anxiety disorders. Dealing with children that are autistic places extraordinary demands on the parents that can be added over the usual parental daily work and responsibilities. They need to cope with different needs that their child has that the other family members don’t have. There are many support groups for parents that have a difficulty in accepting their child’s condition. They can even attend counseling with their child to find ways to cope with his or hers necessities. Now there are also programs that help the parents financially