Exam 2

Question 1

What is the definition for category A for autism spectrum disorder?

Answer 1

persistent deficits in social communication, and social interaction across multiple contexts.

Question 2

List the 3 components in part A for autism

Answer 2

A1 social and emotional reciprocity

A2 nonverbal social communication

A3 developing, maintinating and understanding relationships.

Question 3

What is A1: social and emotional reciprocity

Answer 3

social responsiveness and expressiveness
- back and fourth conversation and sharing that isn’t goal directed

social awareness
- dont understand thoughts and feelings of others and can’t read body language.
- atypical facial processing

Question 4

What is A2: non verbal social communication

Answer 4

inconsistent use of preverbal gestures (like pointing)
- goal directed vs. shared interest pointing

delay or lack of spoken language
- if kids are going to talk, it will develop latest around 5

specific language impairments
- social chatter
- pronoun reversal
- pragmatic aspects of language

Question 5

A3: Developing maintaining and understanding relationships

Answer 5

e.g.,

share imaginative play

difficulty making friends

lack of interest in peers

Question 6

what is the definition of category B for Autism?

Answer 6

Restrictive repetitive patterns of behaviour, interests, or activities

Question 7

List the 4 criteria for category B

(only need 2/4 for this category)

Answer 7

B1: Motor stereotypes including speech.

B2: Insistence on sameness

B3: restricted fixated interests

B4: reactivity to sensory imput

Question 8

B1: What is motor stereotypes including speech

Answer 8

e.,.g, repetitive motor movements like flapping hands.

repetitive speech. (repeating phrases, words, sounds).

Question 9

B2: What is insistence on sameness?

Answer 9

E.g.,

• inflexible adherence to non-functional routines and rituals.
• changes cause distress

Question 10

b3: what is restricted fixated interests?

Answer 10

restricted range of interests (but society restricts them)

• they fixate on a topic, but we tend to restrict and order so it doesn’t “become a problem”

Question 11

B4: reactivity to sensory input

Answer 11

e.g.,

• overreact to specific sounds or textures
• can be painful
• difficulty shifting attention to sensory input.
• under react to pain or temperature

Question 12

What are the three levels of severity of dsm5 autism

Answer 12

l1: requiring support

L2: requiring substantial support

L3: requiring very substantial support

** these levels are rated separately for A and B domains ***

a change from the severity of the symptoms to the level of support that an individual needs - shows that the problem isn’t necessarily the symptoms

Question 13

What is category C for autism disorder

Answer 13

symptoms must be present in early developmental period.

(this category was relaxed from the DSM4 so more people can get diagnosed now – had to be before 3 years old before).

Question 14

What is category D for autism disorder

Answer 14

symptoms cause clinically significant impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of current functioning.

–> a new addition to DSM5.
- a broader diagnostic criteria, opens up more people to get diagnosed

Question 15

What is category E for autism?

Answer 15

not due to intellectual disability or general delay

(can’t be better explained by a different disorder)