Use of headings is encouraged (e.g. epidemiology, characteristics, causes etc).
Structure the paper to include an introduction, main body and a conclusion. The paper should: Include the epidemiology, characteristics, and causes of the chosen developmental disability. Identify and describe a common behavioural problem or mental disorder that is associated with the developmental disability (e.g. aggression, ADHD, schizophrenia). Describe one non-medication approach (e.g. therapy, treatment, intervention, management etc.) that can be used to address the behavioural problem or mental disorder. Find and describe the results of at least two studies that have evaluated the effectiveness of the approach. You are required to critically appraise the identified studies. Introduction -Introduces topic -Provides an overview of the paper Body of essay Describes the epidemiology of the developmental disability Describes the key characteristics of the developmental disability Describes clearly the known and/or hypothesized causes of the developmental disability -Describes at least one behavioural problem or mental disorder that is commonly associated with the selected developmental disability -Describes an approach to address the behavioural or mental disorder (non-medication) -Provides information from TWO original research publications that investigated the effectiveness of the approach AND critiques the studies Conclusion Summarizes and synthesizes content of paper Writing Properly cites text and provides accurate reference list Writing is clear and well organized Grammar (-0.5 for every 2 errors)
