Case 7 - behavioral difficulties and social problems Flashcards
(7 cards)
1
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Autism triad
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Difficulties in:
* Social interaction
* Social communication skills
* Restricted/repetitive behaviours
2
Q
Appropriate investigations for delay in speech and difficulties with communication - ?autism
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- Hearing test - rule out
3
Q
Screening tools for autism
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- GARS questionaire - Gilliam Autism rating scale
4
Q
MDT involvement/information that is useful providing for autism diagnosis
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- Educational psychology assessment
- FH autism
- Parental views re diagnosis
- School report
- Speech and language therapist
5
Q
Co-morbid issuess associated with autism
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- ADHD
- Anxiety
- Epilepsy
- Learnin difficulties
- Sleep problems
6
Q
Management of ASD - non-pharm
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Early educational and behavioural interventions:
* Applied behavioural analysis
* ASD pre-school program
* TEACCH/structured teaching method
* Early intervention Denver model
* JASPER - joint attention symbolic play engagement and regulation
Family support and counselling
7
Q
Pharmacological management of ASD
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- SRRI - for repeititve sterotyped behaviour, anxiety and aggression
- Antipsychotics - aggressive, self injury
- Methylphenidate = ADHD
