Essays on Autism

There are a number of prominent theories regarding Autism. Research indicates that autism may be a disorder of the cortex area of the brain which controls reasoning, problem-solving, memory, voluntary movement and sensation. The autistic brain functions differently than an average brain. The structural differences in the brain, such as mini-columns with numerous small brain…

Respond to the following: List the primary features of autism. Individuals with autism experience a lack of responsiveness, language and communication problems, limited imaginative play, rigid behavior, unusual motor movements, and overstimulation or understimulation (Comer, 2005). Which explanation for autism is no longer considered valid and lacks research support? The sociocultural theory of autism is…

or years, I’ve been confused about who to believe in the autism research world: the people who say autism is all in our genes or the ones who believe something bad in our environment is triggering a terrible epidemic.A paper published Monday in the Archives of General Psychiatry seemed particularly appealing, because it argued for…

A memorable assignment that left a great impact on me was in my junior year of high school, assigned by my English teacher. The assignment was a research project on children with disabilities, there were many topics to choose from, and the topic I chose was Autism. The reason being is due to has a…

Jonathan Safran Foer was born in the splendid year of 1977, in Washington D. C. He was educated at Georgetown Day School, a private high school. Around this time, he wanted to be a brain surgeon, and one could argue that his fiction does indeed mess up your mind. He claims to have been the…

            Temple Grandin is without doubt the most well-known and accomplished grown up with autism globally.  Grandin has appeared on main TV programs like ‘ABC’s Primetime Live, “CNN’s Larry King Live”, “Today Show”, 20/20″, and “48 Hours”. She has penned articles for national publications like Time Magazine, Forbes, People Magazine, New York Times, the New…

Temple Grandin is an HBO film directed by Mick Johnson and debuted on February 6, 2010 with the four major casts: Claire Danes as Temple Grandin; Julia Ormond as Eustacia Grandin and Temple’s mother; Catherine O’Hara as Aunt Ann, Temple’s Aunt and sister of Eustacia Grandin; and David Straithairn as Dr. Carlock, Temple’s boarding school…

The fundamental understanding of how the mind works – our beliefs, desires, perceptions, imaginations and knowledge and how it predicts behavior is defined as theory of mind. It is also the understanding of the difference of one individual to another when it comes to mind matters. We often mistaken that mind reading is only applicable…

In the movies Rain Man and Temple Grandin, we are introduced to characters that have Autism Spectrum Disorder, a developmental brain disorder that impairs social, communicational, and behavioral skills. According to Center of Disease Control website, about 1 in 88 children are identified with Autism. Throughout the movies, we get a true sense of what…

Autism or PPD ( permeant developmental upset ) is defined by the Columbia encyclopedia as a rare neurodevelopmental upset characterized by the inability to associate to and comprehend the environment in a realistic mode. The oncoming of the upset is in babyhood or early childhood, by and large before the age of 30 months, and…