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Autism: False Words And False Hope
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Autism is a childhood disease where the child is in a private world of
their own. A description of an autistic child by her mother is:
We start with an image---a tiny, golden child on hands and knees,
circling round and r .... Middle of Term Paper
... retardation and ritualistic or compulsive behaviors. It used to be
thought that children became autistic because of "poor parenting" and that the
only solution was that the parents should be removed from the child (Baron-Cohen
26). Now it is known that autism is caused by biological factors due to:
neurological symptoms, mental handicap, genetic causes, infections, and even
difficulties in pregnancy.
Even though autism is thought of as a disease or disorder, autistic
children can demonstrate special skills. These skills are referred to as
"isolated islets of intelligence" (Baron-Cohen 53). Some examples of these are
found in an aut ... |
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