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Autism Spectrum Disorders -Characteristics and Assessment
Facts about ASD - answer-Spectrum from mild to severe
-Pragmatic issues
-Difficulty with theory of mind
-Often co-morbidities, such as intellectual disability
-Occurs more in males
-Issues with inferencing
-Speech/language issues
-No medical detection or cure
-Fastest growing developmental disorder
-Often above normal in distinguishing small differences between stimuli
-Sensory processing difficulties
-Difficulties in selective attention, orienting and shifting attention
-Able to express emotion and make attachments
True/False: The DSM-5 uses the term Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) to replace the
sub-groups such as asperger syndrome. - answerTrue
How do the DSM-5 changes to ASD affect the field of speech-language pathology? -
answer-There is no longer any criteria related to delay or lack of development of spoken
language.
-Allows the clinician to specify whether ASD occurs with or without language impairment
What were the DSM-5 changes to ASD related to sensory input? - answerRecognition
of unusual reactions to sensory input, such as hyper or hypo reactivity or unusual
interest in sensory aspects of environment
The DSM-5 ASD diagnostic criteria require that a child must show how many types of
impairment in social communication and interaction? - answerThree:
1. Social-emotional reciprocity
2. Non-verbal communication
3. Developing, maintaining and understanding relationships
What is social-emotional reciprocity? - answerAppropriate interactions with another
person
, What kind of delays in non-verbal communication might be missing in someone with
ASD? - answerEarly gestures missing, no reaching out for objects, no joint attention
What are the 4 types of restrictive or repetitive patterns of behavior common in ASD? -
answer1. Repetitive movements, speech or use of objects (e.g. hand/arm flapping,
running in circles)
2. Insistence on sameness or ritualized patterns of verbal of nonverbal behavior
3. Highly restricted, fixated interests that are abnormal in focus/intensity
4. Under or over reaction to sensory input or unusual sensory interest
According to the DSM-5 a child must show how many of the 4 types of
restrictive/repetitive patterns of behavior to be diagnosed with ASD? - answer2 of the 4
According to the DSM-5, to be diagnosed with ASD, a child's impairments must: -
answer1. Be present in early development
2. Cause impairment in social, occupational or other areas of functioning
3. Not be better explained by intellectual disability or global developmental delay
Autism Spectrum Disorder is a _______________ disorder with a ______________
basis. - answerPsychiatric disorder with a neurological basis
Autism Spectrum Disorder impairs a person's ability to... - answer1. Interact with others
(social-emotional reciprocity)
2. Communicate verbally and non-verbally
3. Form relationships
Autism Spectrum Disorder is primarily a disorder of... - answerCommunication. Not
simply a language disorder.
True/False: ASD is primarily a disorder of communication, it's not simply a language
disorder. - answerTrue
True/False: ASD is a language disorder. - answerFalse.
What are some deficits in language and cognitive skills in people with ASD? - answer-
Impaired acquisition of words, word combinations, syntax
-issues with use and understanding of verbal and nonverbal communication
-Symbolic play deficits
-Conversation deficits
-Literacy deficits
-Executive functioning deficits
True/False: The etiology of ASD is thought to be biologic/genetic. - answerTrue
True/False: Incidence of ASD is higher in males than females. - answerTrue
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