Essays on Autism

Autism is a neurological disorder characterized by abnormal emotional and social communication. Additionally, it is also characterized by repetitive and restricted behavior. It can either be specific or pervasive in nature. Specific autism manifests itself as impairment in only one domain, for instance in speech. The Pervasive nature entails a...

Bass, Margaret M., Catherine A. Duchowny, and Maria M. Llabre. "The effect of therapeutic      horseback riding on social functioning in children with autism." Journal of autism and developmental disorders 39.9 (2009): 1261-1267. Burgon, Hannah. "Case studies of adults receiving horse-riding therapy." Anthrozoös 16.3      (2003): 263-276. DeMello, Margo. Animals and...

Winterbourne View Hospital Winterbourne View hospital was exposed in 2011 through a BBC panorama television broadcast. It showed patients with learning disabilities and challenging behavior being mistreated by the institution’s workers at the assessment and the treatment unit. The abuse was both physical and psychological, and the footage showed that the...

The primary goal of this article is to investigate if children with Autism Spectrum Disorder are less inclined to conform than ordinarily developing youngsters. Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a developmental or neurological disorder that begins in childhood and lasts throughout a person's life (American Psychiatric Association, 2013). Second, this...

Autism: Understanding the Neurological Disorder Autism is a neurological disorder that prevents people from recognizing what they are doing or hearing or doing. This results in extreme social relationship, communication, and behavior issues ("Teaching Autism Students. A Schools Resource Guide" 3). This condition has a powerful effect on both the previous...

Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder marked by difficulties with nonverbal communication, verbal and social interaction, and repetitive and limited behavior. Autism symptoms appear in children as early as two years of age. The child's symptoms appear increasingly. However, some children's signs may develop rapidly at first, only to regress later....

Autism, also known as an autism spectrum disorder, is a syndrome in which a person, whether a child or an adult, has problems with social skills, voice, and nonverbal communication, as well as repetitive behavior or unusual differences. As a result, autism conditions can occur in a variety of ways,...