4 - Paeds - Community Paeds + Psych - Autism

Question 1

describe in one sentence? age of presentation? why then?

Answer 1

children who fail to acquire normal social/communication skills
2-4y - when lang/social skills normally rapidly expand

Question 2

4 main issues an autistic child will have - what if child some but not all features??

Answer 2

impaired social interaction
speech and language disorder
imposition of routines/ritualistic and repetitive behaviour
comorbidities

if not all..= autistic features but not the full spectrum

Question 3

Impaired social interaction - describe characteristics one might see

Answer 3

dont care about close friendships, loner, gaze avoidance, can’t multitask, inappropriate behaviour, no empathy, unaware of social cues

Question 4

speech and language disorder - characteristics you might see

Answer 4

delayed development, limited gestures/facial expression, monotone voice, impaired comprehension, echoes ques/instructions, superficially good expressive speech

Question 5

imposition of routines/ritualistic and repetitive behaviour - characteristics you might see

Answer 5

tantrums if disrupted, poverty of imagination, peculiar interests, restricted behaviour

Question 6

what comorbidities are likely?

Answer 6

seizures (1/4)

general learning and attention difficulty (2/3)