“If you’ve met one person with autism, you’ve met one person with autism,” Dr. Stephen Shore. I believe this is a powerful quote that truly defines autism and those who have to experience it every day. People who have autism are often stigmatized that they are not like everyone else. This negative image can be blamed on how TV and media represent those with this disorder, according to Douwe. This idea first begs the question, what is normal? In today’s society, people are trying to be like everyone else if this means wearing the same clothes or acting the same as everyone else just to avoid attention. Well, autistic people are not able to hide behind this false curtain. What disadvantages they have is not something they can change, but rather …show more content…
Autism Speaks is a non-profit organization that works to help people and their families who have Autism. I picked this organization because I truly believe that they are helping to get rid of the stigma that those who have autism are not like everyone else, therefore they should be treated differently. Along the way, they are also helping those who can’t always afford doctors and medicine. Autism Speaks is more than just a voice for the individuals and their families. They also have the goal of raising funds for the families and for research concerning autism. All their values are outlined in their mission statement which is: “Autism Speaks is dedicated to promoting solutions, across the spectrum and throughout the lifespan, for the needs of individuals with autism and their families through advocacy and support; increasing understanding and acceptance of people with autism spectrum disorder; and advancing research” (Autism Speaks). Autism Speaks was first created in February 2005 by Bob and Suzanne Wright. They started this organization after their grandchildren were diagnosed with Autism. The idea of Autism Speaks was built upon the structure of three other organizations that have similar standards and beliefs of Autism Speaks. These organizations were Autism Coalition for Research and Education (ACRE), National Alliance for Autism …show more content…
It started as a small organization where the two founders were responsible for making the decisions. Today, Autism Speaks has a range of ways to get involved. If someone just wants to donate they are able to do it through their website. If someone wants to be part of the organization as a board member, there is a wide range of requirements that the person must complete. These requirements include attending their quarterly board meetings, attending the Chicago’s Walk Now for Autism Speaks and they must raise a minimum of $500 (Autism Speaks). The involvement does not just end there; people can get involved in their local chapters of Autism Speaks. After some quick research, I was able to find out that Pennsylvania’s chapter headquarters is located in Harrisburg. The majority of their membership includes people who either have autism or know someone who has
TEACCH is a comprehensive program designed to serve individuals with autism and their families. The acronym stands for Treatment and Education of Autistic and related Communication Handicapped Children. Teachers around the world have adopted its program called “structured teaching”. A psychologist named Dr. Schopler created the program at the University of North Carolina in the mid 1960’s. The state of North Carolina began funding the program in 1972. That year the Carolina General Assembly passed legislation to make TEACCH the first state-wide service program for people with Autism and their families (The National Autistic Socieity, 2013). Research in the field of autism continues at TEACCH through the University of North Carolina. Also central to TEACH is its respect for “culture of autism.” It embraces a philosophy that people with autism have characteristics that are different, but not necessarily inferior to the rest of us (Autism Speaks, 2014).
Two non-profit organizations that help those with intellectual disabilities and autism are A New Leaf and The Griffin Promise. By taking a look at how these organizations operate and their modalities of training and therapy it can highlight the services they provide to help those with disabilities, their families and the community.
The Autism Ontario for Toronto is beneficial to Child Youth Workers and will allow them to expand their expertise of mental disorders by being able to monitor the individual at the events being held to see how they are interacting with others and have the opportunity to find the child’s weaknesses and progress. It will also allow them to provide support for the child just incase incidences occur such as the child feeling over-whelmed or uncomfortable. Attending the events will allow the Child Youth Worker to put together activities that will interest the individual that can also improve on the child’s weakness.
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
Discrimination, ignorance and stereotyping regarding autism remain prevalent despite all the efforts to educate people. Autism should be embraced and delved into for a lot of its positive characteristics. People with autism have proven to be a resilient bunch, they do not give easily give up, and are driven to attain perfection in whatever it is they do. They absorb and memorize through countless repetitions and some even oblivious to criticism thrown their way.
Autism is a problem that people with the disability have with communicating. It can affect many contrasting types of people in divergent ways and there is not yet a complete cure for it. People need to know about this disability and what people can do with people who have it.
Having worked in an Autism program first hand I can tell you these people are doing everything they can to help these kids into functioning members of society. Though some will need to be assisted their entire lives some can lead semi-normal lives. In these classrooms these programs not only focus on learning the fundamentals like all children in school (english, math, science, etc..) they also teach social skills and activities, they teach the kids things like proper etiquette in public places, safety on the phone, all the things that that isn 't 'common sense ' to them because of their disability. They work hard to help the students who are more high functioning to integrate into normal classrooms and the children who are more so low functioning to be able to do the basics and beyond for themselves. These programs are continually developing and reshaping to best fit the needs of their
Autism, or a disorder of social and functional challenges (‘Facts about ASD’), affects about 1 in every 68 children in the world today (‘Facts about ASD’). More than 3.5 million Americans have some form of the disorder, although autism only takes up 1 percent of the world (‘Facts and Statistics’). The cause of autism has not yet appeared to scientists, but they have developed different ways of living for the mother to do before she gets pregnant, after she gets pregnant and after the baby’s birth to prevent autism arising in a child (‘Can Autism Be Prevented?’). Autism robs children and adults of the rights they have to walk, talk, and think like normal humans do every single day. My personal experience with autism showed me what the condition
With my whole heart , I believe that people should be much more understanding, and tolerant to people with the syndrome called Autism. I can relate to that, because my brother has the syndrome of ASD. He proved to me thousands of times , that Autism does not have to control your life in a bad way. The last , and most important thing I want to say is that everybody should be much more understanding to people with Autism. We have to remember , that they've already can have a hard life, and our job is to help them. They are people as we are , and they deserve to have friends, and fun in their lives.
Autism Speaks is a non-profit organization that was founded in 2005 by Bob and Suzanne Wright. The Wright’s created this organization after their grandson was diagnosed with autism and they wanted to help other families whose children had been diagnosed with autism. When a family member is diagnosed with autism, it is often a difficult and challenging time for the family. That is where Autism Speaks steps in to help. Autism Speaks has the mission goal of “We are dedicated to funding global biomedical research into the causes, prevention, treatments and a possible cure for autism” (Autism speaks).
The NAAFA goal is to “Organize against size discrimination” (Martin: 90). According to the reading dealing with Autistic Rights, some of their goals is to “Challenge the ethics and science of interventions such as Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) and psychiatric hospitals.” The Autism rights movement also want rights and equality for autistic adults especially in employment and education. The NAAFA approach to shame was “societal transformation” (Martin: 90). According to the reading dealing with Autistic Rights, how they approach criticisms of the autistic rights is by telling how they feel and by giving examples of how Autistic adults are functioning. This is a movement about autistic adults who feel Autism is not a disorder nor disease. It is a part of their lives. Autistic deals with the neurocognitive section of the brain. According to the reading the people of this movement feel that finding a cure to Autism “Would destroy the original personality of the autistic person in a misguided attempt to replace them with a different (neuro-typical) person.” Another movement is for Autism is Aspies For Freedom. The people in these groups feel no shame about their condition and they want other members of society to understand
2. Then in the 1940’s researchers in the US began to use the term autism to describe children with emotional or social problems (“Autism Spectrum Disorder”, 2014)
Society tells you not to vaccinate your children because it will cause autism, but according to a study done by the Center for Disease Control there is no link between autism and vaccines (CDC). We hear so many people say that autism must be cured; however, I do not think it is an abnormality that must be fixed. You need cures for illnesses and diseases, but autism does not fall into these categories. What does need to be fixed is how we perceive it in society. What needs to change is the deficit of funding for research. Why am I telling you all of this? As a member of Alpha Xi Delta sorority, I stand by our philanthropy with utmost support of it. Our philanthropy, Autism Speaks, aims to “increase understanding and acceptance of autism spectrum disorder; and advance research into causes and better interventions” (Autism Speaks). As a supporter of autism speaks, I am advocating for acceptance in my daily life and raising money for the foundation through our philanthropy events. You may wonder if I am just supporting this organization because I “have to back my sorority,” but no, I choose to advocate for them. Why? Because as Americans it is our job to create equality in our country. We need to understand each other in order to communicate with each other and make the world a more coherent place. It can be as simple as you standing up for an autistic kid in class when people want to make fun of him or her. A small donation of your money can contribute to huge research projects. You can participate in events that benefit Autism Speaks and other organizations with the same cause. You can do so many things, but you cannot do
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.
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.)