psych 127b lecture 13

Question 1

how does ritalin work

Answer 1

ritalin is a monoamide reuptake inhibitor and therefore acts as an agonist

Question 2

autism spectrum disorder

Answer 2

polygenic disorder with highly variable presentation
caused by genes, environment, gene x environment, and developmental factors

Question 3

fragile X syndrome and tuberous sclerosis

Answer 3

co-morbid disorders sometimes founds with autism

Question 4

what is the vulnerability period for ASD

Answer 4

before, during, and immediately after birth

Question 5

during adolescence, the number of normal synapses normally does what

Question 6

do individuals with ASD have more or less synapses than those without

Answer 6

ASD individuals have more synapses, shows multiple ways that pruning can be disrupted

Question 7

at what point during development are structural changes most different bw ASD and non-ASD individuals

Answer 7

right after birth from like 0-3 years old maybe