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What is the definition of Autism Spectrum Disorders? - ANSWERS✔✔Autism
Spectrum Disorders are neurodevelopmental disorders characterized by deficits in
social communication/ social interaction and the presence of restricted, repetitive
behaviors (ASHA)
To officially diagnose autism, person must meet all criteria listed in DSM-5, what
is the criteria? - ANSWERS✔✔Social communication criteria (need 3/3)
1. Deficits in social emotional reciprocity
2. Deficits in nonverbal communicative behaviors used for social communication
3. Deficits in developing, maintaining, and understanding relationships
Restrictive, repetitive behavior criteria
1. Stereotyped or repetitive speech motor movements or use of objects
2. Need for sameness
3. Restricted interests
4. Unusual restricted interests or hypo/hyper sensitivity
Prior to 2013, what were various disorders you could have instead of Autism? -
ANSWERS✔✔-Autism
-Aspergers syndrome
-PDD-NOS (Pervasive Developmental Disorder-not otherwise specified)
,-Retts syndrome
-Childhood disintegrative disorder
Currently, what is in the DSM-5 that you can have instead of ASD? -
ANSWERS✔✔-Autism spectrum disorder (3 levels)
-Retts syndrome
-Childhood disintegrative disorder
What are the diagnostic caveats for ASD? - ANSWERS✔✔1. Must be present in
early development period
2. Clinically significant impairment in social, occupational, or other important
areas
3. Not better explained by intellectual disability or global developmental delay
4. If they don't meet ASD Dx, could be social communication disorder
What is the prevalence of ASD - ANSWERS✔✔Affects 1/68 kids
5x more common in boys
, Occurs in all racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic groups
Can be reliably diagnosed by age 2
No medical detection or cure
What are the causes and contributing factors for ASD? - ANSWERS✔✔Not a
single disorder
Group of related disorders, likely with different etiologies
Highly genetic (BUT NOT 100% GENETIC): 60-90% concordance with identical
twins, 3-31% of fraternal twins, 20% recurrence with siblings
Several autism susceptibility genes have been identified
Many studies have proven that vaccines don't cause ASD
Why has their been an increase of ASD? - ANSWERS✔✔Reasons not completely
clear
Theories:
Increased autism awareness
More screening tools/services
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