What Do You Know About Autism Spectrum Disorders Flashcards

What do you know about Autism Spectrum Disorders? There are a lot of diseases that children are in danger of acquiring as they develop, and autism is one of them. This disorder usually affects communication and behavioral skills, and there are different types. Use the flashcards below to see just how much you might learn about these disorders. All the best!

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Complex neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by abnormalities in social behavior, language and communication skills, and unusual behaviors and interests
Autism spectrum disorder
ASD refers to three DSM-IV-TR pervasive developmental disorders (PDDs):
  Autistic Disorder   Asperger’s Disorder   Pervasive Developmental Disorder, Not Otherwise Specified (PDD-NOS)
  Two rare disorders in DSM-IV-TR category of PDD
  Rett’s Disorder   Childhood Disintegrative Disorder
  Kanner (1943) coined the term “__" to describe young children with autistic symptoms
Early infantile autism
anxious and obsessive insistence on maintaining sameness in daily routines and activities, which no one but the child may disrupt (what is this symptom called)
Pervasiveness of sameness
According to Kanner 1943, __ is an inborn deficit in children whose “refrigerator parents” are intelligent, obsessive, cold, mechanical, and detached in their relationships
Autism
What is the ucrrent view of autism?
- bio based
- lifelong neurodevelopmental disability
- present in first years of life
How do children with autism behave?
- unusual
- stereotyped
- repetitive motor activities
- focusing on miniscule details of their world
Name some defining features of autism
- impairment in social interaction
- impairment in communication
- respetitive
- stereotyped patters of behavior/interests/activities
- delay functioning in language or imaginative play
Why is autism defined as a spectrum disorder?
because symptoms, abilities, and characteristics of autism are expressed in many different combinations and in any degree of severity
Three factors contribute to the spectrum nature of autism:
- children differ in level of intellectual ability (profound disability --> above average intelligence)
- children differ in severity of langauge problems
- children behavior differs with age
What are 3 aspects of development that are interconnected?
- social-emotional development
- language development
- cognitive development
What are some social impairments in children with autism?
  Deficits in social and emotional reciprocity   Unusual nonverbal behaviors (e.g., atypical facial expressions)   Lack of interest and/or difficulty relating to others   Failure to share enjoyment and interests with others   Social imitation, sharing focus of attention, make-believe play   Limited social expressiveness and sensitivity to social cues   Atypical processing of faces and facial expressions   Joint attention: ability to coordinate attention to a social partner and object or event of mutual interest; impairment impedes later language development   Children with autism are attached to their parents, but the way they express attachment is unusual and difficult to read
When does Children with ASD display serious abnormalities in communication and language appear?
Early development and persists
  One of the first signs of language impairment is...
inconsistent use of early preverbal communications