SPRING Developmental Disorders Flashcards
what are developmental disorders
group of conditions with onset in the developmental period
impair social, academic and/or occupational functioning
often co morbid
types of developmental disorders
ASD intellectual disability/developmental disorder communication disorder adhd motor disorders
variants of ASD
autism
asperges
childhood disintegrative disorder
pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified
describe ASD/autism
deficit in social communication and interaction
restricted repetitive behaviour, interests and activities
BOTH REQUIRED FOR AUTISM DIAGNOSIS
usually diagnosed around 2years (due to underdeveloped communiction skills before this age) but any age can diagnose
social prgamatic communication disorder / asperges
ASD without the repetitive behaviour
theories of autism
mindblindness (bc 1995) - lack TOM (SAM)
weak central coherence (frith 1989) (detail focus>whole)
empathising systemising theory (bc 2009) (low empathy and high systemising)
extreme male brain theory (bc 2002) autism have exagretated male brian
executive dysfunction
genetics
continuum disorder
describe empathising systemising account of ASD
bc 2009
link with weak central coherence frith 1989
problems in empathy and in systemising
focus on details and fail to take into account the whole
ie less susceptable to illusions
BUT doesnt explain repetitive behaviours
describe executive dysfunction account of ASD
difficulties in planning and organisation
inability to control certain behaviours and plan in the same way as typically developing children
describe genetics account of ASD
MZ inheritence 36-91%
may be genetic susceptability but variable and not certain
genetic cause in 20-15% children ie genome wide assoc link SFARIGENE to disorder + many other assoc mapped
describe continuum disorder of ASD
autism and TD lie on a continuum of social disability
asperges middle - lies as bridge between autism and td
what is the prevalence of ASD in society
increased awarenes and diagnostic classification improvement
increasing 100/10,000
more males than females 4:1
50:50 severe and 10:1 mild
- varies in presence of intellectual disability
what is ASD increasing in society
increased awareness
improvement in measuring and diagnosis
how is ASD diagnosed
interview
observation schedule
rating scale
what is an observation scale diagnosis
lord et al 2000
semi structured standardised assessment of social interaction , communication, play and imagination over 30 minute intervals given 1 module dependent on expressive language ie those who do not use phrase speech, whose who do use but not fluent and dluent chidlren/adults relate to behaviours exhibited ona daily basis but is time consuming method
what is a rating scale diagnosis
schopler, reichler and renner 1986
parent justifies appropriateness of behaviours on a scale and judges appropriateness for use on the scale
may not conisder all aspect
breif and not self adminisered - possibly not accurate representation
what is the autism quotient
BC wheelwright skinner martin and clubley 2001
short self administered scale 50qs assessing 5 areas: social skills attentional switching attention to detail communication imagination
how would an autistic individual rate on the autism quotient?
social skills LOW attentional switching DIFFICULT attention to detail HIGH communication LOW imagination LOW
Hadwin, baron cohen, haulin and hill and teaching TOM
teach to pass TOM improve communication and alleviate social symptoms?
sally anne
- ask why they think they got it wrong and give correct answer - train to develop thier understanding of the situation
LEARN to pass BUT no discriminating improvement in communication or use of mental states in language - did not improve underlying understanding
what is pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified
severe and invasive impairment in the development of reciprocal social interaction
assoc with impairment in verbal/non verbal communication skills or in the presence of stereotyped behaviors/interests/activities
not specific or severe enough to be diagnosed with ASD
normal functioning
may exhibit other disorders ie ADHD/motor deficits but not necessarily socially related
what is childhood disintegrative disorder
rare pervasive developmental disorder characterised by 2 years of typical development and them loss of skills across multiple domains ie language, social, cognitive, adaptive, play, motor, self help
onset may be insidious or abrupt
what is intellectual disability
deficit in general mentalising abilities
ie reasoning, problem solving, planning, abstract thinking, judgement, academia, learning from experience and impaired adaptive thinking
prev
what is ‘impaired adaptive thinking’ ?
lack personal independence, lack social responsibility
need help in everyday activities
testing for intellectual disability
abstract reasoning tasks
logic tasks (ie what is heavier, 100g flower or 100g coal)
IQ - not specific criteria anymore but recommended to be included in assessment as typically below 70/average
severity and prevailance of ID
1% population
6/1000 severe ID
more males than females
rare in severest form and often not notice