AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS spring 2017 2 Flashcards

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ID Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)

What “causes” Autism Spectrum Disorders ?

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Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)

“Cause”?

Nobody knows for sure.

The result of a neurological disorder affecting the functioning of the brain.

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ID Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)

Name 6 facts about ASD.

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ID Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)

  1. Developmental disability
  2. Affects verbal and nonverbal communications and social interaction.
  3. Evident before the age of 3
  4. Four times more likely in boys
  5. No racial, ethnic or social boundaries
  6. Family life style, income, education no factor

Gene Autry hacks the envelope full of mints into flying disks that turn into ball shaped gates to a commune that circles a tree which turns into a boy who races around a huge fan.

a. Gene Autry (AUTISM) hacks (CHARACTERISTICS) the envelope full of mints (DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY) into flying disks(disability ditto) that turn into ball (AFFECTS VERBAL AND NONVERBAL COMMUNICATIONS AND SOCIAL INTERACTIONS) shaped gates to a commune that circles a tree (THREE YEARS OLD) which turns into a boy (4 X COMMON)who races (NO RACIAL, ETHNIC, OR SOCIAL BOUNDARIES) around a huge fan. (FAMILY LIFE STYLE, INCOME, EDUCATION NO FACTOR)

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ID Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)

List 9 typical Autistic Behaviors.

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ID Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)

9 Typical Autistic Behaviors

  1. Poor verbal and nonverbal skills (some times no verbal skills)
  2. Little or no social interaction
  3. Inappropriate social interaction
  4. Poor leisure or play skills
  5. May exhibit repeated body motions (hand flapping, rocking)
  6. Unusual responses to people
  7. Attachments to objects (obsessive complusive behavior)
  8. Resistant to any changes in routine
  9. In some cases aggressive and/or self-injurous behavior
    a. GENE AUTRY threw the BEE at the BALL (poor verbal and non verbal skills – sometimes no verbal skills) at the red SOCK (little or no social interaction) and the white SOCK (inappropriate social interaction) which caused a SEIZURE (poor leisure and play skills) which was shaped like a BOAT (repeated body MOTIONS) in a POOL (unusual responses to PEOPLE) WHERE MY sister (RESISTANT TO CHANGES IN ROUTINE) was sitting in her GRASS (aggressive and/or self-injurous behavior) THATCH (Attachments to objects (obsessive complusive behavior) skirt.
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Autism spectrum disorders

Autism spectrum disorders affect the functioning of what part of the body?

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Autism spectrum disorders

Autism spectrum disorders affect the functioning of what part of the body?

1. It is a neurological disorder, which means itaffects the functioningof the brain
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Autism spectrum disorders

List the 3 core dimensions of Autism.

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Autism spectrum disorders

List the 3 core dimensions of Autism.

1. SOCIAL IMPAIRMENT (Autism, Aspergers, schizoid-schizotypical, Social Phobia) 
2. COMMUNICATIONS IMPAIRMENT (Autism)
3. RESTRICTED INTEREST AND COMPULSIVITY autism, aspergers, OCD)

Gene Autrys whore men ate two pears and a resting stick and a pulling stick

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Why is Autism evident by the age of 3?

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Autism spectrum disorders

Why is Autism evident by the age of 3?

Language delay in the preschool years (younger than 5 years) is typically the presenting problem for more severely affected children with autism.

  1. The signs and symptoms of autism may be apparent by the time the child is aged 12-18 months, and the behavioral characteristics of autism are almost always evident by the time the child is aged 3 years.
  2. LANGUAGE DELAY IN the preschool years (younger than 5 years) is typically the presenting problem for more severely affected children with autism. Higher functioning children with autism are generally identified with behavioral problems when they are aged approximately 4-5 years or with social problems later in childhood.
    http: //www.emedicinehealth.com/autism/article_em.htm
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