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that show that: "... more than a million people in the U.S. suffer from one of the autistic disorders (also known as pervasive dev...
Within six years the name was changed again and is now well know by the acronym ADHD (1997). While the names have changed, that d...
who is so totally into his own world, that he literally cannot react to those from the outside. As with any learning disability h...
an avoidance of eye contact, absence of speech or a nonsensical parroting of others (referred to as echolalia), apparent deafness ...
the category of Pervasive Developmental Disorders (PDDs). This broader term refers to a range of puzzling mental disorders that ...
"syndrome of behavioral deficits and excesses that have a biological basis but are nonetheless amenable to change through carefull...
2003). Scientists have learned that it is necessary to first expand some basic skills in autistic children before communication c...
with autism. "The purpose of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of relationship-focused interventions, such as pivota...
which Brydons behavior will be assessed are held every week on Fridays. During the first two of these practice sessions baseline ...
Rest Of The Story by Julie Pawlak and Helen Klein. While the article is instrumental at addressing the inherent importance of bri...
limited reinforcement repertoire, short attention span, distraction, slower learning, difficulty grasping abstract concepts, poor ...
the "Yu Family," with parents Harold and Grace. Eddie is their oldest child. Eddie is such a "good" baby, demanding little attenti...
Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, 2007). It is characterized by problems with nonverbal and verbal communication, so...
This involves intensive, one-on-one teaching, which enables autistic children to learn the intricacies of behaviors or skills via ...
autism will be noticed. The autistic child has a hard time socially interacting with other people, they have problems with communi...
Autism "Autism is a complex developmental disability that typically appears during the first three years of life and is the...
on the choices of families and on treatment options for autism. This study will consider the existing controversies, including as...
and after the training sessions, with results being virtually the same (Chin et al, 2000). Theory of mind, the ability to attribu...
2008). Some recent epidemiological studies have reported that the rates of autism have suggested that the rate of autism for boys ...
2009, p. 37). The causes of autism are not fully understood. There appears to be a genetic link yet the precise etiology has not...
toys out of reach, but still visible to the child. This requires the child to ask for assistance in retrieving the toy (Kashinath,...
fact, thousands of families have become convinced over the years that certain vaccines given during infancy are a causative factor...
has moved beyond that to also incorporate genderless implication as well. III. DOES SOCIAL DARWINISM RESTRICT WOMENS GROWTH IN CO...
nature of normalization is to remove the stigma that has hovered over the developmentally disabled population. The author effecti...
Much like autism itself, there are a wide variety of communication skills among children with autism. Some are able to carry on st...
standards and expectations. DAPs identify objectives and delineate time frames for achieving those objectives. They also provide...
that are characterized as "autism spectrum disorders." This paper lists these conditions and then, because it is a short essay, co...
2000). Diagnosing Autism Autism is not a disorder that can be easily diagnosed through some simple process such as a blood ...
is demonstrating symptoms (Pasco, 2010). Autism interferes with the normal development of the childs brain, particularly in the ar...
diagnose even under the best conditions. This is because there is no totally objective test for autism; a diagnosis requires a var...