week 7

Question 1

what is autism spectrum disorder

Answer 1

lifelong developmental disabilities characterised by difficulties in social interaction, impaired commnication, restricted and repettitive interests and behaviours ad sensory sensitivities.

Question 2

what does autism affect more girls or boys

Answer 2

boys

Question 3

how can the effects of ASD be minimised

Answer 3

early diagnosis with right interventions

Question 4

DSM5 areas of difficulty

Answer 4

A: social communication
B: restricted and repetitive interests activities and behvaiours

Question 5

DSM;5 severity rating

Answer 5

level 1 requiring support
level 2 requiring substantial support
level 3 requiring very substantial support

Question 6

whats the DSM:5 A: impairment in social communication means

Answer 6

must exhibit:

1. deficitis in social emotional reciprocity for example abnormal social approach, reduced sharing of interests, emotions
2. deficits in nonverbal communication ranging from poor verbal and non-verbal communication, to abnomalties in eye contact and body language to total lack if facial expression
3. deficits in developing, maintain and understanding relationships from difficulties sharing imaginative play, or making friends or absence of interest in peers

Question 7

waist echolalia

Answer 7

repeating the words they might hear eg asked a question will say it bacl

Question 8

whats DMS:5 B restrictive and repetitive interests, activities and behaviours mean

Answer 8

must exhibit at least two of:
1. repetitie motor movements
2 insistence on sameness and inflexible to routines
3. highly rested, fixated interests that are abnormal in intensity or focus
4.hyper or hpoactivity to sensory input

Question 9

who’s LEO KAnner

Answer 9

early infantile ausitm
reported 11 children
two essential feature:
- autism
resitantcet to change

Question 10

aspergers syndrom

Answer 10

intellectual capacity within the normal range but have a distinct profile of abilities that has been apparent since easily childhood.
**no longer seperate from ASD

Question 11

diagnosis issues with asd

Answer 11

difficult
involves observation and interpretation of behaviour in reference to DSM
several objective diagnostic instruments including checklists or questionnaires from health care professional and parents
early diagnosis is critical

Question 12

ASD prevalence

Answer 12

one child with an ASD average in every 160 children between the age of 6-12

Question 13

possible causes of autism

Answer 13

• neurological disorder
• genetics
• fragility in petal that may predispose individuals to environmental factors
• hormones

Question 14

people with ASD brain

Answer 14

• larger brain= incomplete apoptosis which means extra unnecessary connections
• sensory processing:
  lack of discrimination, hypersensitivity to stimuli, sensory overload due to lack of filtering
• hypo activation of fusiform gyrus
• hypoactive in ASD; STS, IFG, SFG, A, FG

Question 15

neurotransmitter imbalance I ASD

Answer 15

evidence of imbalance in dopaminergic and glutaminergic circuits

• anxiety
• depression
• lack of emotional control

Question 16

hypoactive in ASD for the brain

Answer 16

STS-facial exp and eye gaze
IFG: facial exp imitation
SFG: theory of mind
A: social tasks
FG: perception of personal identity

Question 17

social stories help people with ASD

Answer 17

they explain reason behind seomthing in a way that makes sense to them.