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1
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year it was first described

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1940s

2
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comorbidity

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40-50% for intellectual disability

3
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savant abilities

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about 1/10 individuals have savant abilities

- intense knowledge in a certain category ex. music

4
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motor development

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60% show dysdiadochokinesia
33% have difficulties with gait or postural positioning
15% have abnormal muscle tone

5
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theory of mind

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our understanding of the mental activity and expressed emotions of others
- individuals with autism lack in theory of mind

6
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problems with theory of mind

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  • social impairments occur before
  • tom and communicative ability develop separately
  • high functioning autistic children often do well on tom tasks
  • tom deficits appear in intellectual disabilities
7
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extreme male brain theory

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males are more systemizers

- autism have exaggerated male profile

8
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intense world theory

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strong response to sensory stimulation is the root of autism

9
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vpa in rats

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rats treated in utero to vpa show withdrawn social behaviour and hyper-reactivity to stimuli similar to that of autism

10
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empathy imbalance hypothesis

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children with autism have weak cognitive empathy but heightened emotional empathy

11
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3 functional deficits in autism

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social cognition
language
motor behaviour and motor coordination

12
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structures in motor behaviour and motor coordination

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motor cortex
premotor cortex
cerebellum

13
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structures in language

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brocas area

wernickes area

14
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structures in executive function

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prefrontal lobe

15
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social cognition

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various areas referred to as the social brain