UNIT 1 DISCUSSION INSTRUCTIONS: Below are four pairs of statements relating to basic issues of human development. Read each statement carefully and select the statement in each pair that reflects your view more closely. There are no right or wrong answers. Think critically about your views.Statement 1. Development is a continuous process in which new abilities, skills, and knowledge are added gradually.Development occurs at varying rates, alternating between periods of little change and periods of abrupt, rapid transformation.Statement 2. All humans follow the same general sequence of development.Each individual has a unique development course, depending on personal and environmental circumstances.Statement 3. Children respond to the world in much the same way as adults, except that children′s thinking is less sophisticated and complex than that of adults.Children have unique ways of thinking, feeling, and behaving that are very different from those of adults.
Research has identified a pattern with ADHD and ASD. Namely, children who have been diagnosed with ASD also tend to have ADHD. The link between these two
Research has identified a pattern with ADHD and ASD. Namely, children who have been diagnosed with ASD also tend to have ADHD. The link between these two disorders is found with the Executive Function feature. Craig and colleagues (2016) reviewed and synthesized previous research examining executive functioning, autism spectrum disorder,




