Autism

Question 1

Assessments done to rule out autism x2

Answer 1

Hearing and vision assessments

Question 2

DSM criteria for autism x5

Answer 2

1.Persistent deficits in social communication and interaction in multiple contexts
2. Restricted and repetitive patterns of behavior, activities and interests
3. Functional impairment
4. Present from early childhood
5. Not explained by intellectual disability or global developmental delay

Question 3

Risk factors of autism x3

Answer 3

Genetics
Advanced maternal age
Exposure to sodium valproate

Question 4

Red flags of ASD x5

Answer 4

Lack of :
1. Showing
2. Sharing interest
3. Coordination in non verbal communication
4. Appropriate gaze
5. Response to name

Question 5

Screening tool for autism

Answer 5

CAST - childhood autism spectrum test

Question 6

Comorbidities of autism x7

Answer 6

Conduct disorder
Oppositional defiant disorder
Anxiety and depressive disorders
Intellectual, learning and language disorders

Question 7

Management of ASD x5

Answer 7

Rule out or address comorbid disorders
Education support
Community support
Access to psychological and medical treatments
Focus on the family

Question 7

Differential diagnoses for autism x5

Answer 7

Sensory deficits
Intellectual disability
Language and speech disorder
Selective mutism
Severe psychological deprivation

Question 8

Autism spectrum disorders x6

Answer 8

Autism
Atypical autism
Rett syndrome
Asperger syndrome
Children disintegrative disorder
Pervasive developmental disorder NOS

Question 9

Specifiers in diagnosis of autism x3

Answer 9

Severity
Expressive language level
Associated features eg intellectual disability, epilepsy

Question 10

Features that make up the repetitive and restrictive patterns of behaviors x4

Answer 10

Repetitive movements or speech
Inflexible adherence to routines
Fixated interests
Sensory hypo or hyperreactivity