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Mental Retardation Verbal Communication
1,488 wordsAutism can occur in as many as 22 of every 10, 000 births (COSAC 3). It knows no racial, ethnic, or social boundaries. The causes of the disorder are unknown; therefore no cure can be determined. It is a subject of debate and controversy among establish pediatr ans. Autism is poorly understood and extremely misrepresented. Autism is a behavior disease that controls the mind; it manifests itself at an early age. It impairs communication and social skills. It encompasses a broad spectrum of disord...
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Amino Acids Stress Hormones
1,374 wordsIn 1975, Dr. John Hughes and Dr. Kosterlitz discovered Endorphins. It has been confirmed that Endorphins have both neurological and spinal effects. Twenty different types of Endorphins have been discovered in the nervous system. The most effective, beta-endorphin, which gives the most euphoric effect to the brain, has been found to be composed of 31 amino acids. The word Endorphin is abbreviated from 'endogenous morphine' which means morphine produced naturally in the body. Endorphins are renown...
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York Basic Books Addison Wesley
1,348 words... w York: Basic Books. 1985 Gardner, H. : Multiple intelligences: The theory of practice. New York: Basic Books. 1993 Gardner, H. : Problem solving in the arts. J of Ash Educ. 1971 5: 93 - 114. Gardner, H. , and Winner, E. : Artistry and aphasia. In: acquired aphasia. Sarno, M. e. New York: Academic Press. 1981 361 - 384. Gates, A. I. , and Taylor, G. A. : The acquisition of motor control in writing by pre-school children. Teach Col Rec. (19230 24: 459 - 469. Gazzaniga, M. S. , and LeDoux, J. ...
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Hearing Loss Autistic Children
1,270 wordsIn general, autism is the developmental disability that prevents individuals from properly understanding what they see, hear, or otherwise sense. Approximately 3 to 5 out of every 10, 000 school aged children have some for of autism, and males with the disorder outnumber females with it by nearly 5 to 1. It is estimated that 1 in every 500 display some autistic characteristics (Williams, xiv). Autism is called a spectrum disorder because there is no one characteristic and it is different in ever...
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Physical Exercise Lead Poisoning
1,253 words... t provides information on how the brain is actually functioning rather than the structure of the brain. Blood and urine analysis can be used to discover metabolic disorders and determine if there is any disease that is affecting the childs behavior. Blood lead level is another test because lead poisoning can have the same effects as autism and theoretically lead to autism. Lead poisoning can be treated, but the effects are not always reversible. Lastly, chromosome analysis can be done to rul...
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Facilitated Communication Film Autism
371 wordsThe film on autism spoke about the causes, incidences, risk factors, and treatments for this condition. One of the treatments the film really focused on was facilitated communication. This therapy seemed to be frequently adapted for individuals suffering with autism. Though the cause of autism is unknown, it may include psychological, physiological, and sociological factors. The autistic child is unresponsive to other people, communicates poorly, and may seem to be repulsed by physical contact. ...
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Star Beast And Flight Of The Snow Bird
460 wordsStar Beast by Nicholas Stuart Gray and Flight Of the Snow Bird by Jean Lively are short stories that incorporate prejudice as a theme. Star Beast is about a beast looking like animal that crashes on earth. Flight Of the Snow Bird is about a boy, Benjy, and his autistic sister. Benjy was prejudiced against Sheryl because of her autism. Autism is a disease that slows down the mind so much that the person cant react to things. He makes himself forget her name. He believes that it is her fault that ...
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Charlie Takes Ray Book To Read Brother
996 wordsThe film rain man is set with two very different characters. That of Charlie, a fast-talking, money hungry con-artist, and Raymond, Charlies autistic brother. The film is about change and the building of a friendship and brotherhood. The focus chosen is about the relationship between Raymond and Charlie, as they leave on an adventure that will change the lives of both men. At the very start of the film Charlie talks about the rain man he says the rain man will come and make everything better aga...
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Hours Per Week Iq Scores
1,459 wordsHome Therapy and Autism 2 One of the most common developmental disabilities affects two out of every ten thousand children and appears before the age of three (Encarta, 2000). The disorder is autism. It is a disorder that severely impairs development of a persons ability to communicate, interact with other people, and maintain normal contact with the outside world. Autism is often referred to as a spectrum disorder, a disorder in which symptoms can occur in any combination and with varying degre...
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Adverse Reactions Chicken Pox
1,032 wordsIn 1996 a mother took her six-month-old son, Jonah, to the doctor to get his DPT vaccination. Two days later, Jonah came down with an ear infection. Bobbie took him into the doctor and the child was given a prescription of amoxicillin. The ear infection soon healed and all went well for about two months when the infection returned. Bobbie again took Jonah to the physician where he, this time, gave the boy a stronger form of amoxicillin. Again the infection soon diminished. About four months late...
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Family And Child Autistic Children Autism
391 wordsAutism Definition: Autism is classified by the World Health Organization and American Psychological Association as a developmental disability that results from a disorder of the human central nervous system. [ 1 ] Characteristics: Autism affects different people in different ways. But generally, victims of autism are characterized by lack of communication skills, hampered social interactions, and restricted, repetitive and stereotyped patterns of behavior. [ 2 ] Characterized by extreme shyness ...
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Due To A Lack Allegory Of The Cave
1,363 wordsThe Benefits Education Has On Individuals And/Or Society Plato, the most creative and influential of Socrates' disciples, wrote dialogues, in which he frequently used the figure of Socrates to espouse his own (Plato's) full-fledged philosophy. In "The Republic, " Plato sums up his views in an image of ignorant humanity, trapped in the depths and not even aware of its own limited perspective. The rare individual escapes the limitations of that cave and, through a long, tortuous intellectual journ...
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Mental Disorder Depiction In Movie Rain Man
621 wordsMental disorder depiction in movie Rain Man There are movies, the ultimate purpose of which is to help society come to grips with its own fears of AIDS, cancer, mental infirmity and even more arcane illnesses that people would not have known they should worried about if some ambitious script writer had not brought out to their attention. Rain Man, concocted with a calculated mix of information and sentimentality, was created precisely to accomplish this purpose. Barry Morrow, who co-authored the...
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Mental Disorder Developmental Psychology
3,059 wordsAutism Autism: Definition Autism is often explored as the chain of abnormalities in development of an individual. The system responsible for perception of external stimuli is damaged so seriously that a child is not able to establish the emotional contact with other people. A child who suffers from autism experiences permanent problems in a process of communication an social development. Psychologists often notice so-called escape from reality with fixation on inner world of affective complexes ...
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Elderly Population Life Expectancy
1,571 words... sexual activities. Health issues are also influenced by the physical differences between young men and young women and by their different ethnic groups. An estimated 8 percent of all 15 to 25 year-olds living in households have at least one disability that limits their daily activities. The most common disability is physical (affecting mobility and / or agility), followed by sensory limitations (which are not fully corrected with glasses, contact lenses or a hearing aid). Most young people w...
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First Three Years Years Of Life
1,149 wordsEarly Intervention And Detection Of Medical, Emotional, Early Intervention And Detection Of Medical, Emotional, And Physical Disorders And Disabilities In the past children with disabilities were most often neglected, abused, and even killed. Today, however, society has become more understanding and involved in the lives, as well as the education of people with disabilities. In 1975, PL 94 - 142, otherwise known as The Education for All Handicapped Children Act, was the first step to providing a...
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Perfect Family Didn T
1,222 wordsIn the United Failure Failure In the United States, print and electronic media advertisements are full of images of the perfect family: usually proud parents with a happy and healthy child. New parents expect the fulfillment of a high-quality relationship with their newborn. So what happens when this fixation of happiness goes awry? How do the parents cope with failure when their child is born with some sort of imperfection? Wednesday s Child by Joyce Carol Oates shows how one family succumbs to...
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Autistic Children Behavior Therapy
1,836 wordsFalse Words and False Hopes Autism is a childhood disease where the child is in a private world of their own. A description of an autistic child by her mother is: We start with an image tiny, golden child on hands and knees, circling round and round a spot on the floor in mysterious self- absorbed delight. She does not look up, though she is smiling and laughing; she does not call our attention to the mysterious object of her pleasure. She does not see us at all. She and the spot are all there i...
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Autistic People Autism Children
346 wordsLeo Kanner, first described autism, in 1944, the mysterious disability of autism is characterized by a peculiar emotional and intellectual detachment from other people and the common human world. Autism is a developmental disability of the brain, much like mental retardation, and though many autistic people appear to act retarded, they are quite frequently intelligent. Two to four out of every 10, 000 children are diagnosed with autism: and 75 % of them are boys (autism-partI). Autism is usually...
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Left Brain Left Hemisphere
1,240 wordsSavant Syndrome is a rare, but spectacular, condition in which persons with various developmental disabilities, including Autistic Disorder, have astonishing islands of ability or brilliance that stand in stark, markedly incongruous contrast to the over-all handicap. In some, savant skills are remarkable simply in contrast to the handicap (talented savants). In others, with a much rarer form of the condition, the ability or brilliance is not only spectacular in contrast to the handicap, but woul...
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