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In three pages, respond to the following scenario: Include all…
In three pages, respond to the following scenario: Include all citations throughout the response
Consider the following scenarioa in which you presume the role of a clinician: You have recently met with Maria and her family. As an infant, Maria rarely showed interest in her parents or toys. Now, at 5 years old, she does not use intelligible words to communicate with her parents. She will not tolerate being read to. She likes to watch the same recorded television program over and over. She screams loudly and begins to hit herself when the program shuts off. She quickly becomes calm when the program resumes.
Your evaluation has determined that Maria meets the criteria for autism spectrum disorder. Maria’s parents are coming to your office tomorrow to discuss the results of your evaluation.
Make a written report of what you will tell Maria’s parents about autism spectrum disorder. Be sure to cover the symptoms that Maria meets from the DSM-5 Checklist.
Discuss symptoms of autism spectrum disorder in light of normal development in the following domains: language, cognition, emotion, and social. In other words, what is noticeably abnormal in children with autism spectrum disorder versus what you might see in their same-age peers?
Summarize the research evidence on the effectiveness of different approaches to treatment, based on your textbook reading and at least one peer-reviewed journal article. Include your final treatment recommendation to Maria’s parents.
Consider how you might answer if the parents ask, “How did our child end up with this disorder? What did we do wrong? Is there any hope for her?”
To close your paper, based on what you have reviewed in your textbook as a whole regarding disorders in childhood, make a comment about how you could be an advocate for social change for children struggling with these disorders.
References:
Comer, R. J., & Comer, J. S. (2019). Fundamentals of abnormal psychology (9th ed.). Worth.
Chapter 14, “Disorders Common Among Children and Adolescents”
Chapter 15, “Disorders of Aging and Cognition”
Alzheimer’s Association. (2016)Links to an external site.. Retrieved from http://www.alz.org/index.asp
Autism Speaks. (2016)Links to an external site.. Retrieved from http://www.autismspeaks.org/
Center for Autism and Related DisordersLinks to an external site.. (n.d.). Retrieved May 11, 2016, from http://www.centerforautism.com/
Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD)Links to an external site.. (2016). Retrieved from http://www.chadd.org
National Institute of Mental Health. (2016). Attention deficit hyperactivity disorderLinks to an external site.. Retrieved from http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/attention-deficit-hyperactivity-disorder-adhd/index.shtml
