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Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder...to you all. Abstract Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder is the term given to a child who has been affected by prenatal exposure to alcohol. Alcohol consumption during pregnancy can lead to lifelong physical, neurological and behavioural defects. This dissertation explores and examines the on-going debate and ambiguity regarding the issues concerning alcohol consumption whilst pregnant and Fetal Alcohol Syndrome/ Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FAS/FASD) in order to establish whether or not it should be deemed acceptable to drink whilst pregnant. FASD is a problem that affects families and communities of all ethnicities and backgrounds, in all societies. Research findings...
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Autism Spectrum Disorder...?Part A Autism Spectrum Disorder This research proposal and dissertation is about how to improve education and treatment for children and adults. In working with Autism Spectrum Disorder and its’ various related disorders like Asperger’s disorder, Rett’s disorder and Pervasive Personality Disorder. A researcher must have several ideas to work through in order to find a way to improve on the ideas of others and to improve the life of these children and adults through better diagnosis of the disorder. Methodology The first part of this methodology project is for the researcher to decide who...
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Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)...providers. In the future, the results of this study can be used to instigate further efforts on providing an efficient standardized care for ASD patients. METHODS An interview was conducted among parents of children diagnosed with ASD. They were asked whether their autistic children had any of the following: eczema, food allergies, seizures, asthma, epilepsy, depression, ear infection, and sleep problems. Data were presented as percent of children with ASD. RESULTS In an interview conducted among the parents of 19 autistic children, the findings were as follows: Table 1. Occurrence of certain health conditions in 19 children afflicted with autism...
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Autism Spectrum Disorder... Nov 8th There are many psychological disorders that many people suffer, which they may not even be aware and may be devastated in their future life. Autism spectrum is one of the disorder that begins at the age of about thirty six months and represents a definitive disability in the neurodevelopment of an individual. The characteristic features of the disorder are impairments especially in the social interactions, verbal communication skills as well as general interests in some activities. This could be dangerous especially when not recognized at the early stages as a child may develop adverse complications especially when it is already too late. Rodriguez defines this disorder as a psychological disease which leads to different... and...
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Autism Spectrum Disorder...?Case Study Collage Introduction Autism spectrum disorder de d as ASD is a term which was brought about due to the difference in symptoms occurrence in persons suffering from autism. Autism is a disease common to children due to early child brain development. The features of autism may vary from intellectual disability, immune dysfunction, disturbances of the senses, disturbances of normal sleeping habits and other related problems. However, all this features are not all present in a person suffering from autism. These symptoms vary from one person to another. Due to the difference in the features of autism, this disease is considered as a set of variability hence the name autism spectrum disorder. Goals of the study Tracey... to start a new...
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Autism spectrum disorder...spectrum disorder enables the occurrence of many other medical conditions. Among the most commonly, prevalent conditions that occur alongside the ASD include epilepsy, tuberculosis sclerosis, and mental retardation among others. The other conditions may have similar characteristics or inhibit the portrayal of the features of the condition thereby making its diagnosis and treatment more difficult. Most of the diseases that commonly occur alongside autism exhibit similar features and impair the functionality of the brain. The diseases therefore does not only complicate the diagnosis of the autism but also complicated the process of seeking informed consent. Epileptic patients cannot always...
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A parental booklet/ Information for parents/carers - Autistic Spectrum disorder (ASD)...Task: Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) What is autism? Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) are developmental disabilities that affect an individual’s communication capabilities, how they perceive the world around them and their behavioural performance. ASD is a term that includes a variety of diagnoses such as Classic autism, Asperger Syndrome and High functioning autism. As such, it is also referred to as a spectrum disorder. What is Asperger Syndrome? Asperger Syndrome affects an individual based on three aspects. These include: how the individual perceives the world; how they process...
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Autism Spectrum Disorder...I. Introduction This paper discusses Autism Spectrum Disorder or ASD, how it is defined in the literature and what the symptoms of the condition are, and what interventions by way of teaching strategies can be recommended to teachers and teaching assistants to help and improve the learning outcomes of students with ASD in the classroom. ASD is said to refer to a class of brain disorders that are developmental in nature, and which are tied to a wide-ranging child conditions related to impairment levels, disabilities, skills, and symptoms. The DSM-IV-TR, also known as the Fourth Edition of the Diagnostic Statistical Manual of Mental...
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Autistic Spectrum...satisfactorily from the state of normal primary autism brings home to us the complexity and delicacy of the time-consuming process of becoming aware of the world and its objects, persons and other minds. (Gerlach 1996)
When things have gone grossly wrong with these early cognitive processes we say that the child is psychotic. The degree to which he is out of touch with reality distinguishes the psychotic from the neurotic child. However, it is important to make the point that the normal healthy infant who starts life by being out of touch with reality is not psychotic. But he is autistic. (Hollander et al. 2001)
Autism is a "spectrum disorder," meaning that it manifests itself...
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Autistic Spectrum Disorders...Critique of Published Research 1st June 2009 of Research: Social Workers' Understanding of Autistic Spectrum Disorders: An Exploratory Investigation
Author(s):
David Preece and Rita Jordan
Source:
British Journal of Social Work (2007) doi:10.1093/bjsw/bcl089
David Preece and Rita Jordan both are highly intellectual and have served in the field for many years. David has worked as a Team Manager, Services for Children with Autism, for Northamptonshire Children and Families. He has worked with children with autistic spectrum disorders (ASD) for over 15 years. While Rita Jordan established a pre-school group and...
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