Exam 2 Key Concepts (interventions for ASD) HDFS 5200 Questions and Answers
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ASD
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ASD
autism spectrum disorder: definition - Answer-- core symptoms include social communication difficulties and restricted, repetitive behaviors
- symptoms evident before the age of 3 and typically persists in some form through the life course
- variability in severity, course, and symptoms
- total ...
Exam 2 Key Concepts (interventions for
ASD) HDFS 5200 Questions and
Answers
autism spectrum disorder: definition - Answer-- core symptoms include social
communication difficulties and restricted, repetitive behaviors
- symptoms evident before the age of 3 and typically persists in some form through the
life course
- variability in severity, course, and symptoms
- total societal costs of caring for children with ASD in the US is between 11.5B and
60.9B; in addition to medical costs, intensive behavioral interventions for children with
ASD $40-60k per year
ASD: communication deficits - Answer-- delayed speech and language skills
- repeats words or phrases over and over (echolalia)
- does not point or respond to pointing
- does not understand jokes, sarcasm, or teasing
ASD: social skill deficits - Answer-- avoids eye contact
- does not respond to name by 12 months of age
- prefers to play alone
- avoids or resists physical contact
ASD: unusual behaviors - Answer-- lines up toys or other objects
- plays with toys the same way every time
- is very organized
- gets upset by minor changes
ASD: other symptoms - Answer-- hyperactivity (very active)
- short attention span
- aggression
- temper tantrums
ASD: prevalence - Answer-- 1 in 44 children in the US have an ASD
- >4 x more common among boys
ASD: cause/risk factors - Answer-- older parents
- premature/low birth weight
- identical twins: 36-95% other twin will also have an ASD
- non-identical twins: 0-31% other twin will also have an ASD
ASD: predictors of course/outcome - Answer-predictors of positive outcome
- intelligence
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