Now that I have started to do some researching for my final research essay, I have found a few articles that might help me in my completing the essay. I did find a credible source as well as being a perfect resource for my essay regarding Autism. This source is also an example of an academic source because of the informative information that it contains, also because of the source of the information being the “Department of Health and Human Services”. This resource will assist me in the progress of my essay by giving me a base of information to resource and define what Autism or Autism Spectrum Disorders are and why they have the communication issues that they have. Being able to get a base for this essay, will help me give an insight as to how we as healthcare professionals as well as everyday individuals can communicate with the children diagnosed with Autism.
Autism Spectrum Disorder is a disorder that has a wide range of time when it can and will be diagnosed. These kids have a predisposed genetic makeup for the disorder. It isn’t something that will be caused by a medication or immunization, it is something that was going to occur in their life but it was the medication or immunization that unlocked that door for it to become a reality. Who isn’t saying that it wouldn’t have been caused by something else that they would have been exposed to? Take into consideration, Leukemia; that is one of many diagnoses that predispose an individual to illness but the exposure to a medication or environmental stimulus can make this illness a reality.
Works Cited
Department of Health and Human Services. National Institute of Mental Health. Autism Spectrum Disorders – Pervasive Development Disorders with Addendum January 2007. pgs. 1-33
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I really like your topic and have experience dealing with children with this disability. I was previously employed with a company based out of Pewaukee that provided in home therapy sessions with children with autism spectrum disorders. The two kids I was privelaged to meet through my experience were two of the best people I have ever met, and gave me a new understanding and appreciation of those with this disability. Great topic!!
Were these people adults or kids? What was the severity of their autism? Were they higher functioning individuals to the point of being able to have a job or not? How did you go about communicating with them? I am assuming that you had to communicate with them differently than a child without the diagnosis. If you had to communicate with them differently, how did you have to communicate with them so that they did not get stressed? If they were stressed during your session, how did you manage that situation? I look forward to hearing back from you.
I think that your topic is pretty interesting. I have not learned all that much about autism besides in psychology class and am interested in what you find as your research continues!
Oh, and I also responded to your comment on my blog.
Evan-Do you have any type of input for me from your experiences with these individuals or was it a one time interaction with them? If it wasn't a one time interaction,would you mind answering the questions in my last post? I appreciate your input!
The company I was employed with was the Wiebusch & Nicholson Center for Autism Intervention that dealth strictly with younger children with different levels of functioning. The two I had the pleasure of working with were both male children 4 and 7. The younger of the two was severly impaired, using a sort of picture book to communicate needs and wants. While with him I primarily worked with on his association with this book and using it to effectively communicate. Outside of this communication issue and his high distractibility, he was just how you would envision any other 4 year old. The older one I engaged with was a very high functioning kid dealing with his disability. While with him I was primarily to assist him with homework he received from school and to accompany him on social outings. He acted like most kids his age would yet when he felt threathened or felt in a way he had been done wrong he would act in a very outlandish manner, in the way he lacked the ability of knowing what is socially acceptable to say and do. Through my work with him me and my supervisor spent countless hours allowing him quiet "cool down" time, as when he would become frustrated with our actions, or the therapy in general, he would become verbally and sometimes physically combative. Even though both these experiences were often mentally exhausting, I wouldn't change a thing as it helped me to gain an appreciation and understanding of those with mental disabilities. Any other questions feel free to ask, wouldnt have a problem elaborating, hope it answered your questions.
Thank you so much for your input, it will help in preparing my essay. A question that I do have is, his behavior that became combative would be when he felt stressed or in general? Were there any signs that showed you that he was feeling more stressed and to maybe back off on some of the activities at that time? Did he get stressed when you would be working on a certain activity for a certain period of time and the longer it when on is when he would be overloaded and combative, or did length of time not matter? If it was a length of time issue, did you ever try and do activities at shorter intervals and more frequent? I am definately interested in your input, I appreciate it. I am an open book!
Great discussion, so far! I am really enjoying reading your comments. As for my two cents, it is always important to the interests of the folks who write texts. What do you think the interests of your source are? In other words, what might the aims of an official document (like the one you are using) be? What are they trying to accomplish that a private researcher might not be?
When I look at the source of the information, I think that it is aiming its information at the healthcare population to make them aware of autism and give them information that autistic individuals process information differently than neurotypical individuals. By giving healthcare individuals a sense of how to approach these situations makes it easier to manage.
Another thing that they are trying to accomplish through this article is to reach a large quantity of people versus a private researcher might not have the ability to so that. So I think that education of mass quantity is the goal of this article and of the writers.
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