Interpretive Exercise Jessica Was Diagnosed with Strong Autistic Tendencies When She Was

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Interpretive Exercise
Jessica was diagnosed with strong autistic tendencies when she was nearly 3 years old.Until she was about two and a half years old,she had been progressing normally,and then,all of a sudden,the development stopped and she even began to slip backward.Within a short period she lost her verbal abilities.
-Write a descriptive case study of Jessica that illustrates: impaired social interaction,impaired communication,stereotyped and ritualistic behaviours,impaired cognition,and abnormal sensory perceptions.Rather than defining each of these characteristics,use examples of each to portray Jessica.

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Definitions:

Downward Sloping

Describes a line or curve on a graph that shows a decrease in one variable as another variable increases, commonly seen in demand curves.

Depicts

Represents or shows something in a picture or story form, often used to describe how information is visually presented.

Profits

The financial gains obtained when revenues exceed the costs and expenses incurred to operate a business.

Fixed Cost

A cost that does not depend on the quantity of output produced; the cost of a fixed input.