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the category of Pervasive Developmental Disorders (PDDs). This broader term refers to a range of puzzling mental disorders that ...
2008). Some recent epidemiological studies have reported that the rates of autism have suggested that the rate of autism for boys ...
2009, p. 37). The causes of autism are not fully understood. There appears to be a genetic link yet the precise etiology has not...
toys out of reach, but still visible to the child. This requires the child to ask for assistance in retrieving the toy (Kashinath,...
the "Yu Family," with parents Harold and Grace. Eddie is their oldest child. Eddie is such a "good" baby, demanding little attenti...
limited reinforcement repertoire, short attention span, distraction, slower learning, difficulty grasping abstract concepts, poor ...
This involves intensive, one-on-one teaching, which enables autistic children to learn the intricacies of behaviors or skills via ...
fact, thousands of families have become convinced over the years that certain vaccines given during infancy are a causative factor...
for their children, there are older diseases cropping up again. There have been whopping cough outbreaks for example in pockets of...
Much like autism itself, there are a wide variety of communication skills among children with autism. Some are able to carry on st...
sequence. They continue this process until all cards have been placed in proper order. Checking for understanding Teacher discuss...
2000). Diagnosing Autism Autism is not a disorder that can be easily diagnosed through some simple process such as a blood ...
suffer from sensory or motor deficits that cause this condition. If, for example, there are lesions in the right hemisphere, the i...
the set point assumption: they are inconsistent with eating pressures as they have evolved; predictions have not been confirmed; a...
individual humans relate to one another, as well as how cultures and groups relate to one another to establish the construct colle...
attitudes towards himself when others find out. Still, it is essential that the field is perceived as ethical. Students need to be...
Behavioral problems in the classroom can manifest in relationship to any number of causal factors....
diagnose even under the best conditions. This is because there is no totally objective test for autism; a diagnosis requires a var...
Introduction Autism is a pervasive...
psychotropic medications in psychology, in general, and with autism, in particular. This discussion will include movements in psyc...
is an abstract concept that can be interpreted many different ways. The whole word method stems from an understanding of literacy ...
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...
In five pages UCLA's Dr. O. Ivar Lovaas's applied behavioral analysis or Discrete Trial Training is discussed within the context o...
In fifteen pages this paper considers such issues as language skills and communications in a discussion of what can be accomplishe...
In a paper consisting of ten pages the correlation between reading abilities and autism is considered by way of reviews of current...
In five pages autism is examined in a general overview that includes condition description, diagnosis according to criteria establ...
linked to mental retardation. In order to direct the student in completing their own research in this area, this author would sugg...
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...
is now known to be neurological. The memory capacity of autistic children develops in a different way from others: in effect, they...
This paper discusses 2 informal and 2 formal assessments instruments that pertain to the diagnosis of autism. Three pages in lengt...