Autism in Infants and Toddlers Flashcards
True or False:
Only 20% of children with Autism are diagnosed before age 3
True
True or False:
Life time cost of care can be reduced by 67% if a child receives early intervention
True
True or False:
Non-verbal children who receive early intervention in the preschool years, are more likely to become verbal than children who begin treatment after age 5
True
True or False:
In the DSM-5, the change that was made to diagnose Autism was to make the core domains were categorized into social communication deficits, repetitive behaviors, interests or activities.
True
What are some of the social communication deficits seen in children with Autism?
decreased orientation, awareness and responding to others
lack of initiation of play interactions
poor social imitation
reduced sharing of interests
poor eye contact
What are some of the language and speech skill limitations seen in children with Autism?
echolalia: imitation of speech of others
stereotypical speech: recite things heard on TV shows, conversations or repetitions of meaningless phrases
use of rote language
unusual amount of jargon
When a child with Autism is said to have restricted, repetitive patterns of behavior, what does that mean?
means the child will line up toys or objects, repetitively open and close doors, turn lights on and off, repeated vocalizations, repetitive hand or body movement, etc.
What does it mean for a child with Autism have an adherence to routine?
routine has to done in a certain way
resistance to change, transitions or unpredictable events
verbal rituals: saying one or more things in a specific way
When a child with Autism is said to have highly, restricted or fixated interests what does that mean?
preoccupation or obsession with objects, games, people, behaviors
narrow range of interests
excessive talking about one or two selective topics
having to carry around or hold specific objects
This deficit manifest by not understanding symbols, either in conventional or shared meaning, resulting in difficulties using gestures, understanding and using standard meanings of words, etc.
Deficits in Symbolic Understanding
What are some of the characteristics of children with ASD with limited symbolic play?
deficit in symbolic, pretend and functional play
*have higher than normal constructive play skills
What are some of the early signs of Autism in a 6 month old?
not smiling to parents or others
not reacting to parents’ presence
rare eye-contact with parent or caregiver during daily activities
lack of visual tracking of objects of people in their environment
What are signs of Autism in a child that is 12-36 months?
intense sensory seeking such as rocking, climbing, spinning, aimless walking or running
repetitive use of objects or non-functional play with objects
repetitive hand or body movements such as flapping and twisting
