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The Big “A”:
All About Autism
By Cecelia Taylor-Hunt
COMP 401
Directed Professional Writing
Spring 2012
SUNY Potsdam
What Is Autism?
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http://www.wired.com/geekd
ad/2012/03/lego-buildautism-awareness/
Autism is part of the Autism
Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
High Functioning vs. Low
functioning in Autism
Three Kinds of ASDs: Aspergers,
Autism, and Pervasive
Developmental Disorder – None
Other Specified (PDD-NOS)
What is Autism?
 Autism is
a developmental
disability that affects 1 in 88
American children alone,
according to a recent report
from the Center for Disease
Control (Daniel J. DeNoon,
2012).
 Since the 1990s, the Center
for Disease Control and
Prevention have kept track
of ongoing cases involving
children with autism.
August 1994. Bronx, NY
What Is Autism?
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http://technorati.com/women/article/shouldyou-screen-for-autism/
In the early to late 20th century,
autism was categorized as a form
of mental retardation (or mentally
challenged) due to the autistic
child having difficulties
interacting with his/her peers from thinking and speech patterns
to emotion and moods.
 Autism occurs during the first 3 to
4 years of a child’s life
(Kaneshiro, 2010). A child can be
born normally, but when Autism
takes place at around the age of 12
months, unusual events take place
(CDC, 2012).
Activities of an Autistic Person
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Arm-flapping or random body movements to get
attention
Ritualistic/ongoing behaviors
Self-injuries, including head banging on hard
surfaces (like tables and walls)
Schizophrenic thoughts
Difficulties of interacting/socializing with other
people
Speech delays from an early age
Is there a solution to this disorder?
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For those who want answers in how to get
rid of autism right away, here are a few
things to watch out for:
 The
discredited vaccine-autism link theory
 Shock treatments
 Chelation: an Alternative Medicine
Vaccine-Autism Link theory
According to The Lancet’s 1998 article
written Dr. Andrew Wakefield, the study
makes a bold claim that there is a link
due to the effects of the brain activity
from the MMR (measles, mumps and
rubella) vaccine.
 Almost a decade later, The Lancet and
the British Medical Journal called out on
Wakefield for fabrication of the studies.
 This ongoing situation has led to some
movements in the United States and
Europe about having children not being
vaccinated. However, this leads to a risky
business: deaths of children that are
caused by curable diseases
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The Shock Treatment
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It’s nothing new out of the ordinary with this legendary treatment
that is still being used in psychiatric wards.
It is also used with children with severe cases of autism or for the
mentally challenged.
The shock treatment is mostly known as electro-convulsive therapy.
The electricity from machines used in ECT is transmitted to the
nerves and vital organs to ‘calm down’ the severely autistic child.
Some people claim that ECT’s are helping their severely autistic
children, others are questioning this practice performed by some
programs that highly depend on shock therapy
Chelation as alternative medicine to
‘cure’ Autism
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Chelation, since the end of the 19th
century, is used to bind the chemical
bonds of the poisonous metals - such
as iron and plutonium - and let them
peel off and disintegrate from the
blood stream.
It’s a very common treatment to
people with lead poisoning (I.e. - lead
paint poisoning from buildings)
There is no link between autism and
poisonous heavy metals at this time.
Prolonged exposure to poisonous
materials can give dangerous effects
to the body including brain damage,
but not autism.
Chelation as alternative medicine to
‘cure’ Autism
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Some parents with autistic
children are frustrated up to
a point where they ended up
finding the “easy way out”.
 Parents spend money to cure
autism using chelation.
Believing in emotional
testimonies of children being
cured of autism without
support of any evidence
leads to questioning.
Side effects of chelation in autistic children
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Kidney failure or death. Some
dizziness can occur from its
effects after being injected with
EDTA more than once.
In chelation, the chemical
EDTA is injected by a needle to
bind and make the bonds of
poisonous metals fall apart.
If there is no poisonous metals
in autistic individuals, then why
use chelation in the first place?
How to help your autistic loved one immediately
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http://www.nytimes.com/ref/health/hea
lthguide/esn-autism-reporters.html
If you or know someone with
autism, then all hope is not
lost.
Fining legitimate counselors
and other volunteers to train
your autistic loved one with
speech therapy, play therapy,
and tutoring in school
subjects.
Be patient with your loved
one. Just remember that
autistm is not a epidemic, but
just differentiated learning.
Thinking as an Autistic person
Visual
Mathematics and
Science
Music
Verbal
Visual thinkers
http://www.stephenwilt
shire.co.uk/
Fine
Arts/Visual
Arts
Creative
Writing
Architecture
Industrial
Engineering
Mathematics and Science
Physics
Astronomy
Biology
Chemistry
Geology
Geometry
Algebra
Trigonometry
Computer
Programming
Music
Music Theory
Playing musical
instruments
with or without
reading musical
notes or music
tabs.
Vocals with or
without
training
Verbal thinking
Absorbing
information
about a favorite
school subject
(History,
Geography, etc.)
Interests in learning
foreign languages
Academic Writing
Works Cited
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Kaneshiro, N. (2010, April 26). U.S. national library of medicine.
Retrieved from
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0002494/
 Gross, L. (2009). A broken trust: Lessons from the vaccine – autism
wars. PLos Biology (Public Library of Science), 7(5), 1-7. DOI:
JSTOR
 Lee, M. (2008, February 19). Chelation therapy for heavy metal
poisoning and cardiovascular disease. Retrieved from
http://voices.yahoo.com/chelation-therapy-heavy-metal-poisoningcardiovascular-914469.html
 Cohen, E., & Falco, M. (2011, January 5). Retracted autism study an
'elaborate fraud,' British journal finds. Retrieved from
http://www.cnn.com/2011/HEALTH/01/05/autism.vaccines/index.html
Works Cited
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Brownstein, J. (2010, March 9). Father sues doctors over
'fraudulent' autism therapy. ABC News. Retrieved from
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/TheLaw/doctors-sued-autismchelation-therapy/story?id=10045951
Grandin, T. (2011). The Way I see it: A personal look at autism and
asperger's. Arlington, TX: Future Horizons, Inc.
NINDS. (2011, November 4). National institute of neurological
disorders and stroke. Retrieved from
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Klin, A., Jones, W., Schultz, R., & Volkmar, F. (2003). The enactive
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Works Cited
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Center of Disease Control and Prevention. (2012, March 29).
Centers for disease control and prevention. Retrieved from
http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/autism/facts.html
Let’s Chat Autism (blog): http://www.letschatautism.com/
Stout, K. S. (2012, 03 15). Wisconsin education association council.
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