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Autistic Students

some of the treatments used with autistic students. Autism - Characteristics The spectrum of autism...

Autism Treatment Approaches

Treating autism is the focus of this paper consisting of six pages and includes program studies and strategies including behaviora...

Autism Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment

is more prevalent in boys rather than in girls (Wolff 1999, Rappin 1997) The diagnosis of autism is based on three main cla...

Autism Treatment and Drug Therapy Efficacy

In seven pages this paper examines autism in an overview of the impact of medication or drug treatments. Five sources are cited i...

Autism

an avoidance of eye contact, absence of speech or a nonsensical parroting of others (referred to as echolalia), apparent deafness ...

Overview and Theories on Autism

the category of Pervasive Developmental Disorders (PDDs). This broader term refers to a range of puzzling mental disorders that ...

Child Development and 'Fussy' Baby at the Age of Two Months

foot, cutting off circulation. The hair was removed and the toes were treated. Strahlman (2003) points out that massive maternal h...

Students with Autism or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Education

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...

Nursing Case Management/Autism

This involves intensive, one-on-one teaching, which enables autistic children to learn the intricacies of behaviors or skills via ...

Harris & Weiss/Topics in Autism

the "Yu Family," with parents Harold and Grace. Eddie is their oldest child. Eddie is such a "good" baby, demanding little attenti...

Autism: Research-Based Instruction

limited reinforcement repertoire, short attention span, distraction, slower learning, difficulty grasping abstract concepts, poor ...

Autism and Environmental Determinants of Behavior

2009, p. 37). The causes of autism are not fully understood. There appears to be a genetic link yet the precise etiology has not...

Teaching The Autistic Child To Read

sequence. They continue this process until all cards have been placed in proper order. Checking for understanding Teacher discuss...

Bronfenbrenner Ecological Theory and Autism

toys out of reach, but still visible to the child. This requires the child to ask for assistance in retrieving the toy (Kashinath,...

Autism/MMR Controversy

2008). Some recent epidemiological studies have reported that the rates of autism have suggested that the rate of autism for boys ...

Haddon's "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" - A Phenomenological Perspective

individual humans relate to one another, as well as how cultures and groups relate to one another to establish the construct colle...

Aspects of Biopsychology

suffer from sensory or motor deficits that cause this condition. If, for example, there are lesions in the right hemisphere, the i...

Mamawawa, Sleep, Drug Addiction and Other Issues

the set point assumption: they are inconsistent with eating pressures as they have evolved; predictions have not been confirmed; a...

Addressing the Problem of Behavior in the Classroom

Behavioral problems in the classroom can manifest in relationship to any number of causal factors....

The Value of Informal Assessments in Private Therapeutic Practice

diagnose even under the best conditions. This is because there is no totally objective test for autism; a diagnosis requires a var...

Visual Prompts and Educating Autistic Students

Introduction Autism is a pervasive...

Antipsychotic Drugs and Autism

psychotropic medications in psychology, in general, and with autism, in particular. This discussion will include movements in psyc...

Autism Spectrum Disorder and Whole Word Instruction

is an abstract concept that can be interpreted many different ways. The whole word method stems from an understanding of literacy ...

When a Child is Diagnosed with Autism

or anything else they can think of to explain away the event. After the denial is no longer possible, anger sets in. This stage mi...

APA Code of Conduct

attitudes towards himself when others find out. Still, it is essential that the field is perceived as ethical. Students need to be...

Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Effective Education Strategies

2000). Diagnosing Autism Autism is not a disorder that can be easily diagnosed through some simple process such as a blood ...

Autism and the Vaccination Scare

fact, thousands of families have become convinced over the years that certain vaccines given during infancy are a causative factor...

LANGUAGE IMPAIRMENT IN AUTISM

Much like autism itself, there are a wide variety of communication skills among children with autism. Some are able to carry on st...

The Vaccine Debate

for their children, there are older diseases cropping up again. There have been whopping cough outbreaks for example in pockets of...

Autism Spectrum Disorder in Infants

This 3 page paper covers the early diagnosis of 16 month old infants with autism spectrum disorder. This paper covers the diagnosi...