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Article Summary ` The article, The development of concern for others in children with behavior problems, by Hastings, Zahn-Wagler, Robinson, Usher, &Bridges was printed in Developmental Psychology in 2000. Hastings et al., in their investigation, “tracked the development of concern for others from preschool age to the early elementary school years in children at varying levels of risk for disruptive behavior disorders” (2000). They discovered that a decrease in empathy or concern for others, can be visible in children suffering from behavior problems after their preschool years, with a further decrease of empathy while they are transitioning into elementary school attendants (Hastings et al., 2000). I chose the topic of autism because children with behavioral problems in general and autistic children in particular, hold my interest.

When I was in school, I had a class mate who did not mingle much with us and kept very much to himself. I remember that some of the children used to make fun of him, and I was surprised to discover that he did not really notice much of the sarcasm and the jokes cracked at his expense. That caused me to be interested in finding out just what was wrong with him, and that is how I discovered much about autism.Currently, I am oscillating between becoming a psychologist or a social worker – I have not decided yet, for certain, which path to choose.

However, irrespective of the final plan, I have decided to work with children with behavioral problems. There has been quite a bit of work done in this regard, but I feel it is not enough and there need to be more professionals who are involved with children with behavioral problems.Studying this topic and getting more information on it will help me in my plans, as whether I become a psychologist or a social worker, I am planning on making children my focus in this regard. I would prefer working as a child psychologist or a social worker specializing in children’s welfare.

In this regard, I have chosen to make autism and behavioral problems my specialization.Bibliography in APA FormatBrian, J., Bryson, S. E., Garon, N., Roberts, W., Smith, I. M., Szatmari, P., & Zwaigenbaum, L. (2008). Clinical assessment of autism in high-risk 18-month-olds. Autism, 12(5), 433-456.Hastings, P. D., Zahn-Waxler, C., Robinson, J., Usher, B., & Bridges, D. (2000). The development of concern for others in children with behavior problems. Developmental Psychology, 36(5), 531-546.Pandey, J.

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