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Autism Flashcards

1
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How many connections does each neutron have?

A

10,000-30,000

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2
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Which lobe is active when sleeping and responsible for dreaming?

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Parietal system

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How many connections are in a frontal lobe neurone?

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30,000

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At its peak how many synapses does a toddler create per second?

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2 million

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By three years, how many synapses are in the brain?

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1,000 trillion (way more than they need)

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6
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What is pruning?

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strengthening some synapses and using others less and they go

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When does the complex theory of mind begin?

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7-9 years (Baron-Cohen et al, 1999)

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Is development linear or non-linear?

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Non-linear

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What is the Theory of Mind?

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To attribute mental states to others, to know they have beliefs, desires and intentions that are different from one’s own.

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What is cognitive empathy?

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Know different perspectives

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What is affective empathy?

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What their mood is and feel their emotion

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Who said ‘nature never draws a line without smudging it’ to explain the continuum of autism?

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Lorna Wing

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13
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What percentage of children with autism also have a learning disability?

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75%

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How much more frequently are boys diagnosed?

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Boys: girls

3-4:1

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How many children are ‘clearly autistic’

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6 per 10,000

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How many children have autistic characteristics

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20 per 10,000

17
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What is a refrigerator mother?

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A cold, rejecting mother

18
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Who falsely advocated a link between MMR and autism?

A

Lancet

19
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What is the autism concordance rate for MZ twins?

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91%

20
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What is the autism concordance rate for DZ twins?

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nearly 0%

21
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Which area of the brain is impaired in people with autistic disorder?

A

The fusiform ‘face area’ in the temporal lobe

22
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What are they triad disorders of autism?

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Social impairment, language impairment. restricted behavioural response

23
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What is included in social impairment?

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Mechanical imitation, abnormal social play, inability to make friends

24
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What is classed as showing a language impairment?

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Using pronominal reversals, lack of understanding symbolic nature of language

25
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What is classed as restricted behavioural response?

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Neophobia, stereotyped body movements, absence of imaginary activity

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