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Autism Spectrum Disorder: Criteria PART A - Answer-Deficits in social communication
& interaction across multiple contexts, as manifested by:
1.Deficits in social-emotional reciprocity
2.Deficits in non-verbal communicative bx's used for social interaction
3.Deficits in developing, maintaining, & understanding relationships
*Specify current severity based on social communication impairment.
Autism Spectrum Disorder: Criteria PART B - Answer-Restricted, repetitive patterns of
bx, interests, or activities, as manifested by at least two of the following:
1.Stereotyped, repetitive motor movements, use of objects, or speech
2.Insistence on sameness, inflexible adherence to routines, or ritualized patterns of
verbal/nonverbal bx
3.Highly restricted fixated interests that are abnormal in intensity or focus
4.Hyper- or hyporeactivity to sensory input or unusual interest in sensory aspects of the
environment
*Specify current severity based on restricted, repetitive patterns of bx
Autism Spectrum Disorder: Criteria PART C & D - Answer-C. Symptoms must be
present in the early developmental period
D. Symptoms must cause clinically significant impairment in social, occupational, or
other important areas of functioning
Autism Spectrum Disorder: Criteria PART E - Answer-These disturbances are not better
explained by intellectual disability or global developmental delay.
Intellectual disability & ASD frequently co-occur; to make comorbid dx's, social
communication should be below that expected for general development.
Individuals previously dx'd with a PDD should receive a dx of Autism Spectrum
Disorder.
Individuals with social deficits who do meet other criteria for Autism Spectrum Disorder
should be evaluated for Social Communication Disorder.
AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER:
SPECIFY IF.... - Answer-1. Associated with a known medical/genetic condition or
environmental factor OR another neurodevelopmental, mental, or behavioral disorder.
Use additional code to identify the associated condition/disorder.
EX: 299.00 Autism Spectrum Disorder associated with Rett Syndrome
2. With/Without accompanying intellectual impairment.
EX: 299.00 Autism Spectrum Disorder associated with Rett Syndrome, with
accompanying intellectual impairment.
, 3. With/without accompanying language impairment - if language is impaired , specify
the current level of verbal functioning.
EX: 299.00 Autism Spectrum Disorder associated with Rett Syndrome, with
accompanying intellectual impairment, with accompanying language impairment - no
intelligible speech.
4. With catatonia - record separately "catatonic associated with autism spectrum
disorder".
DIAGNOSTIC FEATURES - Answer-Essential features of ASD - social communication
deficits & restricted, repetitive bx's - are always present during the developmental
period.
However, behavioral manifes-tations vary greatly depending on:
1. Severity of dx
2. Developmental level.
3.Chronological age
* Hence, the term "spectrum" disorder!
SOCIAL COMMUNICATION DEFICITS: LANGUAGE DEFICITS - Answer-Complete
lack of speech.
Language delays.
Poor speech comprehension.
Echoed speech.
Stilted & overly literal language.
SOCIAL COMMUNICATION DEFICITS: SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL RECIPROCITY -
Answer-Language used to request or label, rather than share or comment.
For adults w/o intellectual or language impairment - difficulty processing & responding to
social cues.
SOCIAL COMMUNICATION DEFICITS: NONVERBAL DEFICITS - Answer-Atypical eye
contact, gestures, facial expressions, speech intonation.
Early life manifestations:
impaired joint attention - failure to point at objects or attend to the pointing of others.
Later life manifestations:
Difficulty using gestures spontaneously
"wooden" body language
Difficulty coordinating verbal & nonverbal bx's
SOCIAL COMMUNICATION DEFICITS: RELATIONSHIP DEFICITS - Answer-Atypical
social interest manifested by social rejection, passivity, or inappropriate social
approaches.
Early life manifestations:
Little to no "shared" or "pretend" play.
Enforces rigid rules for playing with others.
Later life manifestations:
Difficulty with social orientation.
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