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SLK 310Chapter 6
Autism Spectrum Disorder
What is ASD?
-a complex neurodevelopmental disorder(biologically based l
-characterized by: abnormalities in social communication and unusu
& interests
-touches every aspect of child’s interaction with his/her world,
parts of the brain & undermines traits that make us human(soc
responsiveness, ability to communicate & feelings for other peo
-all children with ASD display its core features, children vary widely
pervasiveness, & severity of their symptoms, abilities, associated c
supports [autism literally means “within oneself”
Description & History Children with ASD been around for centuries
elfin children/feral children
-Questions asked by families of children with ASD(IACC):
a) when should I be concerned?
b) how can I understand what is happening?
c) what caused this to happen?
d) which treatments will help?
e) where can I turn for services?
,-early infantile autism(autism~within oneself) to des
-extreme autistic aloneness that disregards, ignores, shuts
that comes to child from outside
-also exhibited preservation of same—> an anxious & o
insistence on the maintenance of sameness in daily routi
which no one but child may disrupt
-Parents’ description: acting as if people weren’t there &
everything around them; high intelligent & obsessive peopl
cold, mechanical & detached in relationships “Refrig
Children with ASD not withdrawn from reality because of menta
have failed to enter reality=widespread & serious disturbances
development
Dr Hans Asperger Austrian doctor
-Described milder form of ASD—known as Asperger’s Disor
-intense interests of children he studied + lengthy descriptions of intere
children to “absent-minded professors”
NOTE: Dr Asperger’s own preoccupations,interests,socia
may have had symptoms of disorder
ASD vs ID
-Both categorized: Neurodevelopmental Disorders in DSM
-Fundamental differences in core features/deficits
Autism Spectrum Dis
, 1. Main diagnostic features of ASD &
can be characterized as “spectrum” di
DSM-5:defining features of ASD
-Core features of ASD represented by 2 symptom domains:
1. Social communication & interaction
2. Restricted, repetitive patterns of behaviour/interests/acti
Receive diagnosis of ASD, child must…
-display symptoms in BOTH domains
-symptoms be persistent,
-symptoms occur in multiple settings
-be present early in development (early onset)
Those who display only deficits in social communication but not rest
behaviours evaluated for Social(pragmatic) Communication Diso
Diagnostic criteria
4 types of symptoms
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