Myelodysplastic syndrome

Autism Autism is a disorder we see every day, no matter where you might be in the world. Autism is a disease many people sadly have to deal with. The disorder autism has a more specific name and that is autism spectrum disorder. Autism can also be called aspergers. Knowing the symptoms of autism can help you identify the disease so when someone shows the signs of it you can get them taken care accordingly. Autism is hard to diagnose before 24 months, but the signs can start showing…

According to American Psychological Association (2000), autism is the most severe disability through human development, its symptoms usually reveal within the first three years after birth. Studies indicate that in the last 12 years, people in many countries around the world started to learn the critical importance of autism, especially those from low- and middle-income countries (e.g., Malcolm-Smith, Hoogenhout, Ing, Thomas, & de Vries, 2013; Wallace, Fein, Rosanoff, Dawson, Hossain, Brennan,…

“Autism: a mental condition, present from early childhood, characterized by difficulty in communicating and forming relationships with other people and in using language and abstract concepts.” Interacting with people, communication, and sensitivity all play a big part when it comes to people who have autism. These are things that affect people who have autism, however Stephen Wiltshire found other skills that he uses that separate him from the rest and make him special. Studies may show that…

The earliest recorded case of autism was found back in 1799, but back then it was not called autism (Reschke-Hernandez, 2011). The purpose of this literature review is to discuss how effective music therapy is for treating children with autism. Evaluating the use of music therapy for children with autism is necessary because it could give the children with autism a way to express themselves, learn to vocalize what they want, and help them socialize with other children. Early psychiatrists…

Autism spectrum disorder is a form of pervasive developmental disorder that is characterized by various difficulties in communication and socialization, strangely extreme interests, and repetitive behaviors. Perhaps what has brought it the most attention in the eyes of the public is its supposed ties to vaccination, and the controversy surrounding this argument- particularly because of the apparent rise in cases over time. Autism rates seem to have significantly spiked in the last thirty years,…

Angelman syndrome (AS) is a neurodevelopmental disorder that was first termed by Dr. Harry Angelman in 1965 (Clayton-Smith, 2010). Three different children with similar characteristics were admitted to the children’s ward at the hospital in which he worked. All three had a stiff, jerky gait, absent speech, seizures, and easily provoked and extended outbursts of laughter. He presumed all three children to have the same condition (Clayton-Smith, 2010). However, he was unable to establish…

“The Voice in Tourette Syndrome” by James Miller focuses on the many aspects of Tourette Syndrome (TS). TS is a syndrome characterized by motor and vocal tics. Tics that occur in people that have TS are very hard to describe and there are many types of tics that can occur (Miller 520). Some examples of the different kind of tics are simple motor tics, complex motor tics, simple phonic tics, and compulsive tics (Miller 520). The tics vary in nature and severity from each person that has TS,…

Introduction Rett Syndrome (RTT) is a severe neurological disorder in which a single point mutation occurs in the X-linked gene Methyl-CpG-binding protein 2 (MeCP2). While the disease itself has only been discovered within the last few decades, extensive research has vastly developed the understanding of the disease. Rett Syndrome was so difficult to discover and, subsequently, to diagnose because it encompasses a plethora of symptoms that are related to other diseases. Furthermore, the…

Case Conceptualization/Integration Project The topic I chose for this integration project is autism spectrum disorder. The reason I chose autism as my topic is because my fiancé Cody has Asperger’s Syndrome, which is a form of autism. Being uncertain about the characteristics of a person with Asperger’s allows people to go through life not understanding the disorder itself and people who have it. I would like to learn more about this mental health issue since I am engaged to someone who lives…

portrayal of their symptoms is Benjamin Nugent, “...I moved to New York City and became a weirder and met some people who shared my obsessions, and I ditched the Forsterian narrator thing, and then I wasn’t that awkward or isolated anymore... Asperger syndrome is a “continuous and lifelong disorder,” but my symptoms had vanished” (document 7). This shows how the environment impacted how someone behaved and therefore these “symptoms” led specialists to believe this person had Asperger’s (document…