Wednesday, June 3, 2009

Additional post, Autism



Autism is a lifelong developmental disability. People who have this kind of disease are in need for a help. In this article I will mention the causes of the autism, the characteristics of the affected people and what we can do for them.



Investigators are still searching for the causes. However, they suggested that it might be a matter of genetics and environment. Children who are born with autism, they grow up with it.
Autistic people aren’t the same. There is some difference. They are divided into 3 groups;



§ People having difficulties with social communication like understanding body language, jokes and facial expressions.



§ People having difficulties with social interactions like recognizing other people’s emotions and feelings. This make them appear as if they have no feelings. Also they like to be alone rather than spending time with other people.



§ People having difficulties with social imagination like understanding other’s behavior, predicting what’s going to happen and planning for the future. Children with autism are stick to some imaginary games and they keep playing the same game over and over.



In a conclusion, whatever we do we can’t eliminate the effects of autism. But we can give them the support. Specialists can evaluate each case and try to work on their weaknesses. At the end they are humans and they need our help as well as we are when we need a hand.






Bibliography:



"Autism, what is it?" The National Autistic society. .

Additional post, Pizza



Many people think pizza was first created by Italians. It is true that they are the best in making it, but it has been originated somewhere else. I will show a brief history of pizza and the reason why people think it’s originally Italian.



It was first made by the early Greeks who were making round flat bread and they added herbs, oil, spices and dates to it. In the 18th century, the idea of the round bread flew to Italy were they name it “Pizza”. The Neapolitans had their touch on it by adding tomatoes to it. It was sold in the streets to the poor in Naples. Queen Margherita had tasted it during her tour in the Italian kingdom. So, she brought a chef from his pizzeria to the palace to make a selection of pizzas for her. Chef Rafaelle Esposito decided to make a special pizza for her by adding the colors of the Italian flag to it and it became the queen’s favorite food.



Now, Pizza has spread to most of the countries all over the world, and the queen’s pizza is sold in most of the pizzerias in the world having her name on it and people are enjoying it.






Bibliography



"Pizza history." In mama's kitchen.