Autisim Revision Questions Flashcards
1
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What is autism
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lifelong neurological developmental disorder
2
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Signs of autism
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problems with communication and language
special interest fixations and obsessions
poor play skills, gaze aversion
difficult in forming relationships with other people
difficulty with open ended language tasks
repetitive behaviour
3
Q
Dental aspects
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Dry mouth Bruxism Delayed eruption over growth of gums salviation tooth anaomlies difficulty expressing pain struggle brushing and flossing limited diet
4
Q
Modify behaviour to carry out dental treatment
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avoid contact as they dont like that tell, show, do sunglasses for light and earphones for noise take everything literally give them time to process info use speicific language say child's name before each sentence may not be able to consent increased caries risk due to odd eating habits
5
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Techniques for dentists dealing with people with autism
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Short appts and short waiting time
gradual slow exposure with non threatening contacts
appts sceduled for same day, time and dentist
picture books useful for teaching
parent encouraged to say in surgery
