Week 13: ASD Flashcards
two salient characteristics of ASD
- deficits in social communication
- restricted or repetitive behaviors or interests
ASD is an umbrella term for
autistic disorder asperger's syndrome rett's disorder childhood disintegrative disorder PDD-NOS
ASD behaviors can be both
impairments of immaturity as well as showing behaviors that would be abnormal at any age
severity levels of ASD are based on the
amount of support needed due to challenges with social communication and restructured interests/repetitive behaviors
onset of ASD should be
before 3 years old
ASD levels
- requires support
- requires substantial support
- requires very substantial support
rett’s disorder is now specified as
known genetic condition
DSM V
diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders
DSM V allows for inclusion of
comorbid conditions such as ADHD or OCD
social communication disorder
both verbal and nonverbal communication • Responding to others • Taking turns • Using gestures • Staying on topic • Talking about emotions/feelings • Adjusting style of talking to fit different listeners • Asking questions • Making and keeping friends • NOT repetitive/restricted behaviors as seen in autism • Poor language comprehension • Poor reading comprehension • Can be distinguished from SLI and ASD
autism frequently co-occurs with
intellectual handicaps, ADHD, OCD, etc.
autism can be ______ to assess
hard; may have to use tangible reinforcement and present easy items first
no child should be denied…
an in-depth assessment of communicative skills because of a presumed diagnosis
ASD patterns often seen in identifying stimuli in assessments
- discrimination or identification of small differences between stimuli, ST memory
- excessively responsive to some stimuli or under responsive to other stimuli
neuropsychological studies show that ASD has an increase in
memory visuospatial sensoriperceptual single-modality problem-solving detail
neuropsychological studies of ASD show a decrease in
transfer of info across sensory modalities
complex tasks involving multiple domains of information processing
face recognition and imitation of other’s actions and emotions is a
relative weakness in autism
social cognition and understanding how others feel is a
relative weakness in autism
young children with autism often fail to
respond to others and do not seem interesting in social interaction
75% of verbal autistic children show use of
echolalia
older children with autism struggle to establish a shared frame of reference
not knowing whether to provide more or less information to the listener
older children with autism often have no ___________ to social norms as well as nonverbal cues in interaction
sensitivity
autism shows a primary disorder in ____________ rather than _____________
communication rather than language
autism includes problems with intentional communication but can co-occur with
language impairment
