Autism Spectrum Disorders

Question 1

What is criteria B of autism spectrum disorder? (4) (behaviour/interest/activities)

Answer 1

Restricted, repetitive patterns of behaviour, interests, or activities
1. Stereotyped or repetitive motor movements
2. Insistence on sameness, inflexible adherence to routines
3. Highly restricted, fixated interests that are abnormal in intensity or focus (may change interest)
4 hyper/hypo reactivity to sensory input or unusual interest in sensory aspects of environment eg visual fascinations with light or movement, excessive smelling, touching..
2 or more to diagnose

Question 2

Most common comorbid condition with asd?

Answer 2

Adhd

Also epilepsy, fragile x syndrome, behaviour probs, mood disorders

Question 3

Criteria a of autism spectrum disorder? (3)

Answer 3

Persistent deficits in social communication and social interaction across multiple contexts, manifested by:

1. Deficits in socio-emotional reciprocity .
2. Deficits in nonverbal communicative behaviors used for social interaction
3. Deficits in developing, maintaining and understanding relationships

Question 4

Criteria C of autism spectrum disorder? (onset)

Answer 4

Symptoms present in early developmental period

Question 5

Differential diagnosis for asd if patient presents with criteria A but not b?

Answer 5

Social (pragmatic) communication disorder

Question 6

Name 5 specifiers autism spectrum disorder

Answer 6

• With or without accompanying intellectual impairment
• with or without accompanying language impairment
• associated with a known medical or genetic condition or environmental factor
• associated with another neurodevelopmental, mental, or behavioral disorder
• with Catatonia

Question 7

Name 3 severity levels for autism spectrum disorder

Answer 7

• Level 1: require support. Difficulty initiating social interactions without support. Behaviour inflexible, Difficulty switching between organisation + planning, problems with organisation + planning
• level 2: require substantial support. Social nonverbal + verbal impairment even with support. Difficulty coping with change
• level 3: very substantial support. Severe social deficit. Extreme difficulty coping with change