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Autism Spectrum Disorders - Exam 1Questions And Answers With Verified
Solutions (GRADED A+)
Spectrum of disorders involving social, communicative, and behavorial symptoms
that manifest from neurobiological and/or genetic origins. - ANSWERS✔✔ASD
Name the (2) types of ASD. - ANSWERS✔✔1. Classic (Kanner's)
2. Regressive
Name the (5) diagnosis within ASD (DSM-IV). - ANSWERS✔✔1. Autistic
disorder
2. Asperger's disorder
3. Pervasive Developmental Disorder-Not Otherwise Specified (PDD-NOS)
4. Rett's Disorder
5. Childhood Disintegrative Disorder
What are the (3) core deficits for ASD? - ANSWERS✔✔1. Qualitative impairment
in social interaction
2. Qualitative impairment in communication
3. Restricted, repetitive, and stereotyped patterns of behavior`
Areas of impairment:
1.) Reciprocal social interaction
2.) Interest development
3.) Self-imposed routines
4.) Speech and language development
5.) Nonverbal communication
6.) Motor performance
*No significant impairments in cognition and language development. -
ANSWERS✔✔Asperger's
Subthreshold diagnostic category
Presence of impairment do not meet criteria for autism because of late age onset,
atypical symptoms, or subthreshold symptoms. - ANSWERS✔✔PDD-NOS
, -Initial onset of unclear symptoms and developmental stagnation
-Period of rapid deterioration and loss of previously acquired skills
-Stabilization
-Some improvement in social skills, motor impairment occurs.
*Mostly seen in females - ANSWERS✔✔Rett's Disorder
Have at least two years of development with marked regression in at least two
areas of development
Features include:
Loss of social skills
Loss of motor skills
Loss of communication skills - ANSWERS✔✔CDD - Childhood Disintegrative
Disorder
What are the differences between Autism and CDD? - ANSWERS✔✔-Age of
onset - commonly 3-4 years of age
-Clinical features - loss of previously acquired skills
-Course - developmental deterioration
-Prognosis - lifelong challenges; high level of care
DSV-V - ANSWERS✔✔All are considered one and Rett's syndrome is it's own
physical diagnostic level.
ONLY TWO core areas:
Communication and social deficits
Fixed or repetitive behaviors
What is the gold standard for diagnosing ASD? - ANSWERS✔✔Autism
Diagnostic Observation Schedule-ADOS-2
Semi-structured, standardized assessment of communication, social interaction,
and play, and restricted and repetitive behaviors.
It presents various activities that elicit behaviors directly related to a diagnosis of
ASD. - ANSWERS✔✔ADOS-2
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