Spectrum Disorders Coursework Example

Spectrum disorders Name Institution Q.3 Spectrum disorder refers to a range of various mental disorders that to some extent include traits and symptoms that are similar. The features are normally shared and appear similar along its spectrum and in most cases said to be caused by the underlying mechanism that is similar (Kogan, Blumberg, Schieve, Boyle, Perrin, Ghandour, & Dyck, 2009). There has been a dramatic and an alarming rise in the rate at which the diagnosis of spectrum disorder is occurring. Research indicates that spectrum disorder occurs as a result of genetic dispositions caused by the environmental factors, I think they are these factors that have changed. The adoption of the western style diet with no required nutrients, taking in many colorings, preservatives, additives and many chemicals is on the increase (Kogan, Blumberg, Schieve, Boyle, Perrin, Ghandour, & Dyck, 2009). I think the rate of rising in diagnosis can be due to the increased awareness of the disorders getting more children to be diagnosed with the spectrum disorder. This means today many children go for diagnosis than it used to be sometimes back. The increase can also be associated with substitution of diagnosis where a person who was diagnosed and found having another mental problem is diagnosed today and labeled with the spectrum disorder. Therefore, it is not clear why the rise in diagnosis of spectrum disorders is being experienced unless in-depth research is done and the real cause unveiled. Q.4 I do not think that it is just right to include students with behavioral disorders in the general education classroom. This inclusion would be very much unfavorable especially when they are being attended to by the general teachers who have not received any training on the handling of students with behavioral disorders. It should also be noted that students with behavioral disorder depict different characters and do things different from normal students. It, therefore, bec...