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Leo Kanner 1894-1981
SC/RRB domains still used
But historical inaccuracies (ex. refrigerator mothers)
Hans Asperger 1906-1980
Was known for Aspergers
Lorna Wing 1928-2014
British, first to describe it in English
Assessed need for support
Ivar Lovaas 1927-2010
first to publish in 1987, paper on 47% of kids with early behavioral program have IQ leaps. Moved where ASD was on DSM. Axis 1 vs. Axis 2. (“lifelong” vs. treatable).
Prevalence of ASD
1%, CDC rates keep going up
about ____ of those with ASD function in ID range
1/3 (<70)
Boy Girl ASD ratio
4:1
Are outcomes in ASD uniform?
No they are variable
Why is ASD prevalence rising?
Rates vary on methodological factors
Studies after 2000 have higher rates of ASD
Rise can be attributed to change diagnostic standards, availability of services and greater public awareness.
One criteria and you stick to that criteria.
DSM-5 ASD critieria:
Social need all 3: Reciprocity, NV communication, developing and maintaining relationships
RRBs (Need 2): Stereotyped, Adherence to routines, restricted/fixated interests, hyper/hypo sensory sensitivity
ASD diagnosis depends on SUPPORT NEED
score high, but significant other and job no diagnosis.
______ is used for classification of ASD rather than genetic, psychological/neuro/biochem
Phenomenological DSM
Why nosology (classification of ASD)?
Necessary for communication, prognosticating, treating, and etiology
Meets patient/parent expectations: tame beast by naming it, eligibility for services
Main point of brain research in ASD
Different parts, different symptoms and problems (social, communication, RRB)
Monozygotic twins _____% concordance for ASD
Dizygotic twins ____% rates for ASD
At risk younger siblings _____% risk
What runs in families?
60-90%
0-30%
15-20%
Broader phenotype
What chromosomes have ASD risk genes?
7, 15, X, 11
Genetics in ASD: recent switch from focus on inherited genes control NT to
Rare de novo copy number variants that affect genes regulating synaptic and axonal development
Synaptic Scaffolding protein gene
SHANK3
Synapse formation gene
NLGN 3 and 4
Abnormal structure and function of synapse
PTEN