AfAm Autism Autism Interventions Amongst African-Americans The rise in diagnoses of autism spectrum disorders amongst wide swaths of children in the developed world has led to many complex and unique problems for parents, physicians, and children. Continue Reading...
Applying Ethical Principles: To Vaccinate or Not VaccinateCase Study SummaryIn the case study, To Vaccinate or Not Vaccinate, a young, college-educated couple, Jenna and Chris Smith, are adamant that they do not want their newborn child vaccinated fo Continue Reading...
The Psychological Development of VLIntroductionThis paper describes the psychological development of a young girl named VL. At the age of 3 years and 11 months, VL is vibrant, talkative, curious, engaging and enthusiastic. She has boundless energy, a Continue Reading...
mystery of autism has long eluded people in the medical and education profession. Millions of people around the world suffer from the disorder and seek treatment for it each year. Since the discovery of the disorder a plethora of research has been c Continue Reading...
This dramatic event followed the revelation that Wakefield had accepted money from lawyers representing parents who had filed lawsuits claiming that the MMR vaccines had caused autism in their children. Some of these children were even part of Wakef Continue Reading...
Autistic Children Being Born Increasing or Were They Always There? Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a neurological disorder which is defined by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) (2015) as "the name for a group of developmental disorde Continue Reading...
(Stacey, 2003. Indeed, her child's therapist explained the experience was "painful," in that the child was incapable of eye contact or close contact, and this experience was painful, rather than helpful. Holding therapy is not being used as much as Continue Reading...
Treatments include "a wide range of skill development including academics, language, social skills, self-help skills, behavioral issues, and leisure skills" (Editors), and most professionals agree that communication between the educator and the pare Continue Reading...
Language Autism Language and children with autism: Sources of cognitive deficits Deficits in language development are one of the most commonly-noted, early signs a child may be autistic. Autistic children often fail to meet appropriate development Continue Reading...
Among all the measures, sentence imitation illustrated the greatest power in discriminating poor and adequate readers (2010). Another study conducted by Flax, Realpe-Bonilla, Roesler, Choudhury, and Benasich (2010) studied the profiles of children Continue Reading...
Mental Illness from a Counselor's Perspective Alcohol Dependency in Women Symptoms of Alcohol Dependency Alcohol dependency or alcoholism is suspected when persons appear to be preoccupied by the consumption of alcoholic beverages (Johnson, 2003) Continue Reading...
What is the correlation between children who do not get the MMR vaccine and end up Developing Autism? 1. Describe/ explain in detail the purpose of the research and will it be qualitative or quantitative? While a significant pool of research spanning Continue Reading...
Teaching Communication Skills for Students With Autism The conditions for diagnosis for autism that are presently prevalent within the U.S. are those mentioned in the American Psychiatric Association, Diagnostic and Statistic Manual for Mental Disor Continue Reading...
Thus, children with autism do not pick up on social cues in the environment. Francke, and Geist 125) Despite the varied understandings of the disorder and its varied presentations, much success has been seen with intensive educational intervention Continue Reading...
Epidemiology, Diagnosis, and Management Autism Epidemiology of autism Autism is a pervasive developmental disorder. This bio-neurological developmental disorder tends to appear mainly before age three (Oller & Oller, 2011). It is the best popul Continue Reading...
Applied Behavior Analysis Research and Application When approaching the target behavior of teaching an autistic child to obey verbal commands, it is important to understand what previous research has presented about this target behavior, how it has Continue Reading...
Asperger Syndrome (AS) and high functioning autism are oftentimes considered the same thing (or at least indistinguishable from each other) and the differences between the two are relatively minute. According to WEB MD (Autism, 2015) the revised Diag Continue Reading...
There is a growing body of support that indicates that while inclusion may be the best answer for mildly autistic children, it may not be the best setting for those with moderate to severe autism. Until now, research into the autistic child in the Continue Reading...
Child Play Time Naturalistic Observation Describe the setting and why you chose it. The naturalistic observation approach is performed in a pre-school environment. The reason being that the environment allows the experiment to focus on the possibil Continue Reading...
For now, however, the cause of autism remains a mystery The objective of this proposal is to assess the effects of autism on girls and women and their education. The eight female subjects will be grouped. Group A will include four female subjects w Continue Reading...
Infant Physical, Cognitive and Social Development One of the most important aspects of a child's physical, cognitive and social development is motor skills development. In this case, an infant is expected to master fine and gross motor skills in Continue Reading...
Divorce on Children Children of divorce can be negatively impacted by the separation of parents and the concomitant stress associated with the parents' relationship. These negative effects can range from mild cases to extreme, and can differ accord Continue Reading...
classroom instruction and are these ideas/strategies feasible for a particular classroom, can they be adapted, alter, or incorporated to benefit students with disabilities? A Critique of the Journal Article 'Cultural Models of Transition: Latina Mo Continue Reading...
Name: Article 1 Date: Reference (APA Format) Allen, A. R., & Pidano, A. E. (2017). Childhood Schizophrenia and Autism: An Empirical Study of Perceived Social Support. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 26(6), 1664-1670. Theoretical Basis A strong r Continue Reading...
Introduction to the Problem Designing effective support services for students with autism remains one of the most pressing needs in special education (Creswell, 2013). Autism is described as being a spectrum because of its diverse manifestations. The Continue Reading...
Interview With a Child Bill is a 12-year-old child, Caucasian, ethnicity unknown. He is the only son of Sandra and Dave, who are divorced. They separated when Bill was 9. He currently lives with Sandra in their home. Dave moved to a different city a Continue Reading...
The published results also show that female students with special needs that had been placed in a general education setting were less satisfactorily integrated than the males, Bakker explains. Why general education students rejected girls in this c Continue Reading...
Vygotsky Freud's theories of development have been profoundly influential upon literature and popular culture. Freud's theory of the Oedipal and Electra complexes suggests that all children form a sexual connection with their mother as their first, Continue Reading...
Activities to Reduce Inappropriate Behaviors Displayed by Children With Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities The purpose of this dissertation study is to test the effectiveness of an everyday activities-based protocol (Holm, Santangelo, From Continue Reading...
Selection of Research Paper Topic An analysis of the link between hopefulness, quality of life (QOL) and internalized stigma among autistic kids' parents is the objective of the current research. Autism impacts the patient as well as their paren Continue Reading...
Complementary and Alternative Medical Methods, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Eating Habits and Mealtime The objective of the research in this study is to answer in what ways do complementary and alternative medical methods provide permanent treatment a Continue Reading...
Self-Regulation Issues in Children and Adolescence with ADHD, ODD, and OCD Self-regulation in children and adolescence who suffer from ADHD, ODD, and OCD (Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, and Oppositional Defian Continue Reading...
COMMUNITY CHILD CARE SERVICES HAVE COME a LONG WAY IN THE FIELD OF DISABILITY SERVICES. BY USING RELATED LITERATURE FROM THE INTERNATIONAL ARENA CRITICALLY DISCUSS HOW THESE SERVICES IN THE COMMUNITY ARE REACHING OUT FOR THE HOLISTIC NEEDS OF THESE D Continue Reading...
This claim is supported by other researchers cited in the work including Albin, Lucyshyn, Horner, & Flannery (1996). The applied behavioral and positive behavior approach developed by Symon considers individual and family needs for patients wit Continue Reading...
They may also not agree with or trust the medical professionals, because they may feel those people have an agenda that involves kickbacks from medication companies and other issues. Without that level of trust between parents and the doctors and n Continue Reading...
Social Skills Interventions for Hfasd Adolescents Asperger's Syndrome Social Skills Interventions for Adolescents Diagnosed with High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder Social Skills Interventions for Adolescents Diagnosed with High-Functioning Continue Reading...
