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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...

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 ...

Autism: Research-Based Instruction

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

Reading and Autism

In a paper consisting of ten pages the correlation between reading abilities and autism is considered by way of reviews of current...

Autistic Savant Featured in the Film Rain Man

In seven pages autism is considered in an overview that includes symptoms and available treatments and the actual condition is com...

An Autism Overview

In twenty pages this research paper discusses what autism is, its characteristics, causes, treatments and interventions. Thirteen...

Autistic Students

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

Applied Behavioral Analysis and Autism

In five pages UCLA's Dr. O. Ivar Lovaas's applied behavioral analysis or Discrete Trial Training is discussed within the context o...

Overview and Theories on Autism

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

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

Autistic Children's Education and Pivotal Response Teaching

with autism. "The purpose of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of relationship-focused interventions, such as pivota...

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 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 Approaches

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

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/MMR Controversy

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

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,...

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...

Temple Grandin's Emergence

is now known to be neurological. The memory capacity of autistic children develops in a different way from others: in effect, they...

Research Guidelines Regarding Microcephaly

linked to mental retardation. In order to direct the student in completing their own research in this area, this author would sugg...

Teaching and Autism

at one office visit. That night Christian had a slight fever and he slept for long periods of time. When he was awake he would scr...

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...

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...

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...