Autism

Question 1

What is autism and what are its key features of it?5

Answer 1

1)A lifelong development disability that affects how a person communicates with and related to other people.
2)Affects how they make sense of the world
3)Effects 700,000 people in the UK and 4 times more prevelant in men over women.
4)1/3 people with learning difficulty may also have autism
5) Aspergers is a form of autism.

Question 2

What are the causes of Autism?

Answer 2

Genetic influence are more likely to be the main cause but not the only cause- twin theory.Not related to bad parenting food allergies or vaccines

Question 3

What is the spectrum of autism?

Answer 3

It affects social interactions,communication,behaviour and motor and sensory function. Also likely to be linked to intelligence.

Question 4

What are the different characteristics and symptoms of autism?

Answer 4

Social characersistc- understanding and function of facial expression, tone of voice,eye contact body language,muteness and inappropriate social approach to others,bizzare elaborate and repetitive routines

Question 5

Social Interactions

Answer 5

The ability to understand the emotives of themselves and others is not good – social intelligence score – understand the emotion from ppls eyes,

Question 6

SOCIAL IMAGINATION

Answer 6

THE ABILITY TO COMPREHEND ABSTRACT IDEAS and others actions,emotions and behaviour outside of an individuals routine.

Question 7

Theory of the mind

Answer 7

the ability to understand the desires and intentions and beliefs of others and is a skill that develops with time between 3-5.people with autism have not fully developed this fully.