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ASD Exam Practice Questions and Answers 100% Pass What is Autism Spectrum Disorder? - -a continuum of neurodevelopment impairments, specifically in the domains of social communication and restricted and repetitive behaviour -can be associated with intellectual disabilities, but not all have the...

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ASD Exam Practice Questions and
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What is Autism Spectrum Disorder? - ✔✔-a continuum of neurodevelopment impairments, specifically

in the domains of social communication and restricted and repetitive behaviour




-can be associated with intellectual disabilities, but not all have them


ASD population stats - ✔✔-1 in 68


-1-2% of worlds population


Prevalence of ASD Increasing - ✔✔-not sure why


-could be due to awareness, willingness to disclose, the way we collect information, diagnosis, criteria or

ASD is just more broad now


Autism Characteristics - ✔✔-typical symptoms can occur as early as 6-12 months (diagnosis usually at 18

months)


-12-24 months, symptoms may improve or regress


-25%-75% of children with autism have intellectual delays


-access to service is based on absence/presence of intellectual disability


Leo Kanner - ✔✔-published book in 1943


-first account of autistic disturbances




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-found there was a lack of emotional contact, resistance to change, rote memory and visual/spatial skills


-first medical model considered it a physical illness


-originally suggested it was due to relationship between kid and mother (treatment for mothers)


Before Leo Kanner - ✔✔-possible diagnosis' for ASD




psychoanalysts: a neurotic condition caused by maladaptive maternal relationships




-learned behaviour


Hans Asperger - ✔✔-Hans Asperger was writing about Aspergers disorder, and characteristics

overlapped


-autistic psychopathy, little professors, intense absorption in special interest


-came to north america 40 years later


Asperger Disorder - ✔✔-not always delay in language/development in language


-monotone


-affects more boys than girls


-repetitive routines


-socially emotionally inappropriate behaviour and unsuccessful peer interaction


-cognitive ability in normal range


Moving to Medical Model - ✔✔-started looking at brain abnormalities, wanted to see which area of the

brain was affected




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-able to link ASD to mothers or rubella (similar virus)


-1980 was first autism distinct condition


Pervasive Development Disorders - ✔✔-childhood disintegrative disorder


-retts disorder




all include:


-only feeling simple emotions


-sensory/perceptual processing, either over sensitive or have low sensitivity


-impaired motor skills


Autism & Language - ✔✔-low functioning autism: little or no use of understanding speech, may have

grammar difficulties


-high functioning autism: normal language


Diagnosis of ASD - ✔✔-involves in-depth gathering of information


-direct observation and interaction


-no clear boundary, hard to diagnose


-benefits of age of onset, family history, genetic research


Difference in ASD Distribution - ✔✔-more common in males (low-functioning, 4:1 and high-functioning,

6:1)


-little evidence (but some have attempted) to explain difference in geography/race/social class


Reasons Why Diagnosis is Useful - ✔✔-make treatment decisions




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