Essays Tagged: "Developmental disability"

Autism, what causes it and what the symptoms are.

Autism is defined as a complex developmental disability that usually appears during the first three years of life. Many people with ...

(5 pages) 223 0 4.3 Dec/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

Book Report on John Steinbeck's "Of Mice and Men"

actually believe his account of their future.Lennie: A large, lumbering migrant worker with a mild developmental disability. Lennie depends completely on George for guidance and protection. The two s ...

(8 pages) 108 3 3.5 Jan/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare

Dyslexia.

inrelation to age and other cognitive and academic abilities; they are not the resultof generalized developmental disability or sensory impairment.Common problems of dyslexia are slowness at acquiring ...

(3 pages) 67 1 2.0 May/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases

Child autism

Child AutismAutism is a complex developmental disability that typically appears during the first three years of life. It is caused a ... An accurate diagnosis must be based on observation of the individual's communication, behavior, and developmental levels. Because autism is a spectrum disorder, no one method alone is effective in tre ...

(3 pages) 144 0 3.7 Apr/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

Fragile X

DefinitionFragile X syndrome (FXS) is now the most common known inherited cause of developmental disabilities, but was not discovered until the late 1970s. By 1980 it was found that p ... rs partly broken or 'fragile'. The spectrum of Fragile X syndrome ranges from normal development to developmental delay, learning disabilities, mild to severe intellectual disability, autistic-like be ... s now a reliable and relatively simple blood detection test which is available to all children with developmental delay of unknown cause.The diagnosis of FXS is important to implement effective manage ...

(7 pages) 87 0 3.0 May/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

Autism.

Autism is a complex developmental disability that typically appears during the first three years of life. This is the re ... r by themselves, that would not result in a diagnosis of autism. Autism is a combination of several developmental challenges.There are many symptoms of autism. They include: extreme difficulty in lear ... ers may be painful, resulting in withdrawal.Several related disorders are grouped under "Persuasive Developmental Disorder" or PDD- a general category of disorders, which are characterized by severe a ...

(8 pages) 178 1 4.3 Sep/2005

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine

Autism: The Isolated Individual.

Autism is a developmental disability of the brain, much like dyslexia, mental retardation, or attention deficit ... utistic Disorder, Aspergers Syndrome, and "Atypical" Autism. Atypical Autism is a type of Pervasive Developmental Disorder, not otherwise specified. Though there are some differences between these con ...

(7 pages) 119 0 5.0 Sep/2005

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases

Identify, describe and explain the purpose of several different types of work with people

rkers work with a range people who suffer from , autism, dementia, arthritis and physical or mental disability etc.Example of a care worker who is working with an elderly person, assists, supervises, ...

(1 pages) 21 0 3.0 Oct/2006

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community

Evidence Based Practice in Mental Health Nursing

o be more responsive to the mental health needs of people with learning disabilities. As a learning disability nurse wishing to ascertain the effectiveness of CBT as a practical intervention when pres ... as a practical intervention when presented with the dual-diagnosis of anxiety disorder and learning disability, is through the use of 'evidence-based practice'.When deciding on the best possible clini ...

(13 pages) 476 0 3.9 Nov/2006

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine

Autism

sm is classified by the World Health Organization (WHO) and American Psychological Association as a developmental disability that results from a disorder of the human central nervous system.[1] It is ... ay" (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders).[4]Autism, and the other four pervasive developmental disorders (PDD), are all considered to be neurodevelopmental disorders. They are diagn ...

(3 pages) 93 0 4.9 Apr/2007

Subjects: Science Essays > Mental Health

Autism

ain what Autism is and what people who live with it face on a daily basis.What is AutismAutism is a developmental disability characteristically disturbing the processing, integrating, and organizing o ... A multidisciplinary assessment team may be called in for an individual referral which can include a Developmental pediatrician, Child psychiatrist, Clinical psychologist, Occupational therapist, Physi ...

(8 pages) 145 0 3.0 Aug/2007

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology > Common Disorders

Through the eyes of the dyslex

relation to age and other cognitive and academic abilities; they are not the result of generalized developmental disability or sensory impairment. Dyslexia is manifested by variable difficulty with d ... is not attributable to a vision or hearing defect. It persists beyond the time when most childhood developmental conditions have matured. There is a difference between retardation, a sub level intell ...

(5 pages) 20 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education

Inequalities In The Provision Of Health Care For I

ests that the term ?learning disabilities? is used to describe, ?a group of people with significant developmental delay, that results in arrested or incomplete achievement of the ?normal? milestones o ...

(13 pages) 261 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine

Autism

ing muteness, having a delayed onset of speech or developing strange speaking patterns. Autism is a developmental disability that tends to appear in the first three years of life. It interferes with t ... ay arch their back when being held. In the first few years of life, autistic toddlers tend to reach developmental milestones much earlier than the average toddler. During childhood an autistic child?s ...

(13 pages) 76 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

Nevada Disability Advocacy & Law Center

ementing the following programs in Nevada:PADD – Protectioi0n and Advocacy for individuals with Developmental Disabilities. Services for individuals who have a developmental disability which is d ...

(2 pages) 14 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Thesis paper on autism

What is autism?Autism is a complex developmental disability that causes problems with social interaction and communication. Autism caus ... d 8 percent, a figure much higher than in the general population.· People with certain other developmental disorders. For certain a disorder, including Fragile X syndrome, mental retardation, a ...

(11 pages) 136 0 0.0 Mar/2008

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine

Families and Deinstitutionalization: An Application of Bronfenbrenner's Social Ecology Model

Bronfenbrenner's social ecology model is applied to families that include a member with a developmental disability who are involved in the process of transition from institution to community ... idual and family adjustment to societal change, including adjustments faced by individuals who have developmental disabilities and their families.An adjustment currently facing more and more of these ...

(21 pages) 83 0 0.0 Dec/2008

Subjects: Science Essays

Autism and Dance Therapy

d Therapies: When words are not enough, that "autism is not a disease. It is a behaviorally defined developmental disability that affects sociability, language, and a variety of brain functions" (Levy ...

(6 pages) 25 0 5.0 Nov/2009

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

Mental Illness HCA/240

h 22, 2010Carolyn Moore, MSN, FNP-BC�AutismWhile the cause of Autism is unknown, Autism is a developmental disability that iswidely affecting children. This disorder has been known to rob child ... al observation and testing by a professional using standardized tests. Psychologists,psychiatrists, developmental pediatricians, and school psychologists normally do the testing.There are several test ...

(7 pages) 24 0 0.0 Jun/2010

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases

Interview with Social Service Agency on Advocacy

e transition of their mentally challenged teenager entering into adulthood. In addition, he assists developmentally challenged adults at the center to become self-sufficient by assisting them in the a ...

(4 pages) 18 0 0.0 Mar/2011

Subjects: Humanities Essays