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3 min read
Updated: 16 November, 2024
Words: 538|Page: 1|3 min read
Updated: 16 November, 2024
It is known that children who have siblings diagnosed with an autism-spectrum disorder have a greater risk of themselves being diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder than do other similar children who do not have a family history of autism. The reason for this increased vulnerability risk appears to be genetic in nature, involving a heightened risk for chromosomal abnormalities. Specifically, abnormalities noted on chromosomes 2, 3, 5, 7, and 15 are associated with a heightened risk for autism (Johnson et al., 2020).
Other research suggests that mutations on the X sex chromosome (supplied by the mother) are associated with heightened autism risk. If this latter research finding turns out to be true, it would help explain why more males develop autism than females. Genetically, males carry a single X chromosome and a single Y chromosome, while females have two X chromosomes. Genetic errors on one X chromosome can be canceled out in females by the other X chromosome they have present. This is not the case for males, however, whose Y chromosome cannot cancel out X errors. Correspondingly, if errors on the X chromosome were responsible for autism vulnerability, males would be more likely than females to inherit and express those errors as they develop (Smith & Brown, 2019).
The form or mechanism through which genetic contributions might create a vulnerability to autism is not clear at this time. Genetics may set children up to be particularly sensitive to toxins, to have fragile metabolic systems causing them to have difficulty digesting particular foods, or to not be able to make particular enzymes necessary for effective digestion, etc. Further research is needed to fully understand these genetic mechanisms and their potential interactions with environmental factors (Williams, 2018).
The importance of a person-centered approach, focusing on the individual, not the diagnosis, is paramount. Person-centered reviews are a way of developing more person-centered and responsive services and developing living descriptions of how people want to live. The aim of the review is to focus on what is “working” and “not working” from different perspectives. With the information gathered through a review, we are able to start to change people’s lives by developing action at the review. By having the person fully at the center of the review and by including families, promoting inclusion, and creating descriptions of how the individual wants to live, person-centered reviews lead to change. Living descriptions can be developed into a person-centered plan (Johnson et al., 2020).
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By implementing these strategies, caregivers and educators can provide a supportive environment that helps individuals with autism thrive and reach their full potential (Williams, 2018).
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