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Children Who Murder

of youthful homicide perpetrators present with a history of adverse familial factors," such as "physical abuse, sexual abuse, inst...

Research Design and Methods Analysis

the traditional one-on-one model" (Herrara, Vang and Gale, 2002, p. 4). Prior to presenting their method analysis section, the res...

Changes in the Diagnostic Manual

There were a lot of changes made in the most recent edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. Some wer...

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...

Emotionally Abused Spouses

There is a great deal written about both physical and emotional spousal abuse. There are many empirical studies published about ef...

Autism Assessment of a Child

This paper discusses 2 informal and 2 formal assessments instruments that pertain to the diagnosis of autism. Three pages in lengt...

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...

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...

Addressing the Problem of Behavior in the Classroom

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

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...

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...

Two Contract Law Cases from Australia

to identify if and where the offer and acceptance may have taken place. Anton placed an advertisement, for the call from John to b...

Autism Instruction

in the classroom. This can include everything from modifications made to the general environment to modifications in the instruct...

Picture Book on Autism

This book review is on Amanda D. Tourville's My Friend Has Autism, which is illustrated by Kristin Sorra. An informative, sensit...

Temple Grandin and Autism Spectrum Disorders

In a paper of twelve pages, the writer looks at autism spectrum disorders. Insights from Temple Grandin are cited. Paper uses one ...

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...

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...

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 ...

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 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...

Autism: Research-Based Instruction

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

Self Management, Autism, and Skills of Social Interaction Questions

Rest Of The Story by Julie Pawlak and Helen Klein. While the article is instrumental at addressing the inherent importance of bri...

Overview and Theories on Autism

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

Autism

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

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...