4 - Paeds - Community Paeds + Psych - Aspergers Syndrome

Question 1

child with what? but milder and with ? still have major difficulty with ?

Answer 1

social impairment of ASD but milder
with near normal speech development
still have difficulty with normal social encounters, stilted speech, narrow/stage interests and clumsy

Question 2

ASDs are a continuum from…? to …?

Answer 2

severe autism to mild aspergers and 2ndary autistic features

Question 3

How to diagnose an ASD? is there a cause?

Answer 3

observation of behaviour and formal standardised tests

often no specific cause - prob multiple aetiology and genetics involved

Question 4

What are ASDs NOT linked with/caused by?

Answer 4

emotional trauma or deviant parenting

no link to MMR vaccine

Question 5

MGMT principles

Answer 5

parental support
Applied behaviour analysis (ABA)
Appropriate education placement - some incorporate ABA

Question 6

% of autism kids able to function independently as adults?

Answer 6

<10%

Question 7

what is ABA? how is it done?

Answer 7

applied behaviour analysis
- approach to reduce ritualistic behaviour, develop language, social skills and play to generalise use of all these skills
25-30h individual therapy a week