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=//What is obsessive compulsive disorder? //=
 * __ DISORDER'S __** **__ By: Meg, Stephanie, and Elsie __**

A psychoneurotic (emotionally afflicted) disorder of the brain and behavior. OCD causes severe anxiety in those affected, and involves both obsessions and compulsions that take a lot of time to get in the way of important activities the person values.

=//Two Causes //=

Unfortunately, nobody really knows. But there are two possible causes...


 * 1) Biology: Either as a result to the natural changes in your body or due to certain genes.
 * 2) Environment: Harmful predispositions (i.e. infection).

=//Two Treatments //=

Although the following treatments can't cure a person's disorder, they provide support to make everyday living more manageable.
 * 1) Psychotherapy: The various type of therapies, which can be given to you alone, with other family members, or in group sessions, provide "different ways of thinking, behaving, and reacting to situations that help him or her feel less anxious or fearful" without that individual's obsessions and compulsions getting in the way.
 * 2) Medication- Powerful anti-anxiety medications or popular antidepressants.

Sources: Dictionary.com NIHM-National Institute of Mental Health IOCDF- International OCD Foundation Mayo Clinic --- __**What** **The Heck Is Progeria?**__ Progeria is a disorder that is pretty rare. It has been said that only 1 in 4-8 million babies are born with this disorder. There are currently roughly 80 known cases in the United States, and only about 4 in the U.K. The disorder resembles normal aging, but occurs in young children, the first symptoms showing up before they turn 1. It makes aging in children more rapid, (about 8 times faster than normal) making them look older than what they are. Sadly, this disorder is a fatal one, the average lifespan being only to about 13 years old, but some people have lived to the early 20's. media type="youtube" key="S67FslpRA3o" width="560" height="315"

Some of the characteristics and symptoms of Progeria are very similar to what older people experience when they start getting older and older. They are: -Growth Failure. Most of the children who have this disorder stop physically growing at about the age of 3, but their organs continue to grow and grow. -Loss of hair. -Skin starts to look aged, and even some age spots may appear. -Stiffness of joints. -Very high chance of stroke or any general atherosclerosis, which is cardio and heart disease.
 * Some Facts About Progeria**

__**Cause**__

The cause of Progeria is a mutation on a gene that encodes Lamin A, which is a protein that helps hold the center of a cell together. Since the cell is having trouble being held together, it causes an instability of that cell, and doctors and researchers believe that this instability is what's behind Progeria. Since this is such a rare disorder, not much is known about it. However, from the cases that they have seen, doctors have concluded that Progeria is **not** hereditary.

-The most famous case of Progeria lives with Hayley Okines, who is currently 15 and living with this disorder. She was really the first person to spread awareness of this disorder, gaining the attention of celebrities like Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez, Simon Cowell. She continues to defy the odds and continues to celebrate birthdays, have experiences, and she even wrote her own book. Before her, not many people were aware of this. Now, even though it is not a household name or known well, it continues to get national attention and continues to become talked about more and more.
 * __Hope for the future and Hayley Okines__**

-There is hope for the future for the kids of Progeria. Farnesyltransferase inhibitors, which is currently used in the treatment of cancer, is thought to be the best chance of combating this disorder. In September of last year, results were released from a clinical trial that showed significant improvement in the bone structure and cardiovascular systems of those who took part in it. Before Hayley, there was no cure, not much information, and no hope. Now, children born with this disorder have hope, a community of supporters who are willing to help them, and more and more information. Sources: Medical News Today hayleyspage.com



__What is it?__ -Asperger Syndrome is an ASD, or Autism Spectrum Disorder. It affects social interaction and nonverbal communication skills. It will also cause problems with behavior and having shared interests. It is named after Hans Asperger, who was an Austrian pediatrician. In 1944, he observed children in his practice who had difficulty in social situations. It did not become standardized as a diagnosis until the early 90's.
 * __Asperger's__**

__Causes:__ -The cause for Asperger's is not known at this time, but in current studies it has been linked to genetics (however, no one gene has been confirmed as the cause.)

__Symptoms and Treatment:__ -One symptom that helps people detect Asperger's Syndrome is that during preschool or kindergarten, the kids with this disorder will normally get along with their teachers more than their peers. Later in life, the most easily detected symptom is the interruption of conversations. Because of their disorder, they have trouble detecting social cues in a conversation. They will also have a lack of empathy and have more difficulty making new friends. They will have impaired nonverbal behaviors and lack social or emotional reciprocity. They will also occasionally echo or repeat what they hear, and have difficulty picking up on sarcasm or humor. -Sadly, there is no treatment for Asperger's Syndrome. However, there are ways to make it more livable. The most useful one known is behavioral therapy, but you can also take medication that will help the effects, and speech and language therapy to help with the "odd" speech that comes along with Asperger's Syndrome.



__ Trivia Facts: __ -Asperger's Syndrome is more common in boys than girls. -Since Asperger's is an ASD, April is the month to focus on the awareness of Asperger's and also, Autism and everything that comes with it. -Some famous people speculated to have Asperger's are Albert Einstein, Alfred Hitchcock, and Mark Twain.

Each student in the group is responsible for one of the topics below. As a group you are responsible for creating your own Wiki covering the topics assigned. You may attach files, articles, videos, pictures and/or word documents. Websites used: [] Mayoclinic.com Google Images Be prepared to give your reports orally to the class using your Wiki.
 * __ INSTRUCTIONS __**

Included in your report should be a description of these types of disorders. (Choose three) Include what they are, how they develop, who it affects, and treatmen __**Resourses**__ [|www.EverydayHealth.com] [|www.Web.Md] [|http://www.progeriaresearch.org]
 * **Asperger Syndrome**
 * **Obsessive Compulsive Disorder**
 * **Progeria**
 * **General Anxiety Disorder**
 * **Autism**


 * How to use the wiki page**
 * 1) To enter content on this page, click the **EDIT**tab located on the top, right side of the page.
 * 2) Enter the information and click **Save** to save changes.

You can upload files or create links to external website or to a page in the wiki.


 * 1) To upload a file or an image, click the **File**icon on the tool bar, upload the file.
 * 2) Click the **Link** icon to enter a link to a url or link to a page in the wiki.