They can employ interpersonal gestures, but not expressive gestures (Attwood, Frith and Hermelin 1988). ... Diagnosing According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fourth edition ([DSM-IV] American Psychiatric Association, 1994), for a child to be diagnosed with autism, a total of six (or more) items from (A), (B), and (C), with at least two from (A), and one each from (B) and (C): (A) qualitative impairment in social interaction, as manifested by at least two of the following: noticeable impairment in the use of multiple nonverbal behaviors such a...

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Asperger's Syndrome is a disability that many teachers may come across throughout their teaching experience. Their responsibility to be aware of the teaching strategies and knowledge goes along with teaching a child in an appropriate manner. A child with any disability needs an equivalent educati...

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Abstract Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) affects many children and their families in the United States. ASD presents with a wide range of symptoms, and the severity of each can differ from child to child. Diagnosing a child with ASD is not the simplest of tasks, even in the world we live in today. Wh...

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Some include: -Little or no eye contact -Prefers to be alone -No real fear of danger -Uneven gross/fine motor skills -Not responsive to verbal cues -Difficulty in expressing needs; gestures or pointing instead of words -Echolalia (repeating words or phrases in place of normal language. ...

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A well known saying about meeting someone with Autism Spectrum Disorder, or ASD, is that if you've met one person with ASD, then you've met one person with ASD. All thought this saying may seem very simple, it highlights just how broad and varied an ASD diagnosis can be. The reason for this is that ...

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Autism often brings to mind a non-verbal, non-emotional, severe behavioral problem child. Some people think that autistic children can not love and can not be loved. This is extremely far from the truth. For one thing everyone can be loved, it's just up to people to decided if they want to love th...

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