Chap. 13 - disorders of C/A - Asberger's, ASD, Rett's Flashcards
Asperger’s disorder
Severe, sustained impairment in social interaction and restricted, repetitive patterns of behavior, interests, and activities
Asperger’s is more common in ___
Boys
Diagnostic criteria for Asperger’s essentially the same as Autism except…
No clinically significant delay in language, cognitive development, or adaptive behavior
Rett’s disorder
Development of specific deficits following a period of normal functioning after birth
Rett’s is more common in _____ and is usually associated with….
Girls
Severe or profound MR
Dx of Rett’s includes each of these 5 signs after normal development for the first 5 months of life:
Deceleration of head growth between 5 and 48 months
Loss of previously acquired purposeful hand skills, deteriorating into stereotypic hand movements
Early loss of social engagement
Appearance of poorly coordinated gait or trunk movements
Severely impaired expressive and receptive language, with severe psychomotor retardation
Autistic spectrum disorder
Marked impairment of social and cognitive abilities
Three NTs at play in ASD
GABA, glutamate, serotonin
Three brain structures with abnormalities in ASD
Amygdala
Hippocampus
Cerebellum
Monozygotic concordance for ASD
60%
ASD incidence
2-5 per 10,000
ASD M:F ratio
4:1 M:F
Age of onset of ASD
Before age 3
75% of children with autism also have __
MR
Three realms of impairment in ASD
Social interactions
Communications
Behavior
