Systems Of Care Flashcards
What are the 5 red flags that alert parents that something may not be right with their child?
- Delayed milestones
- Not interested in play
- Unusual behaviour
- No gestures
- Loss of language
When was the word Autism first used?
1943
Why was the word Autism chosen?
It means auto and self
Lack of interest in other people
What were the first symptoms noted for Autism in 1943?
Lack of interest in other people
‘Sameness ‘ routines and if that changes it causes distress
Childhood psychosis
What were the views on Autism in 1970?
Intellectual impairment
Rejection of psychiatric illness
What were the views on Autism in the 1980s?
Autism first entered the DSM-3
What has changed for Autism in the DSM-5 2013
Called Autism spectrum disorder asd
- Deficit in social communication and interactions
- Behavioural patterns interests
What is the prevalence of autism?
10/16:10,000 Children aged 8years have been diagnosed
164,000 Australians
Rates increasing
What information was gathered from Jacobs first interview at the children’s clinic? List 8 points
- Screams at people/no interest in other children
- Temper tantrums
- Speech regression
- Delayed walking/no crawling
- Difficultly sleeping/sensitivities to light and noise
- Uneventful pregnancy and birth
- Family history of autism
- Cared for at home/ recently moved house
What information do you want to know more about in a child’s first interview at a clinic?
- History taking (development, medical social family psychological goals)
- Semi structured interview using the DSM-5 as criteria to guide questioning
What are the criteria in the DSM-5 for Autism? List 5
- Deficits in social communication and social interaction Must be in ALL of the following:
Social-Emotional reciprocity
non verbals
relationships/play - Restricted, repetitive patterns of behaviour, interests or activities, manifested by at least TWO of the following:
Repetitive movement /objects/speech
Sameness/routine
Fixated interests
Hyper/hypo reactivity to sensory environment - Symptoms present early
- Clinically significant impairment of functioning
- Not better explained by intellectual disabilities
What is the Eyesburg child behaviour inventory? What is in it? What does it ask?
Validated Questionnaire Adds to interview
36 items, 2 subscales
Asks: how often certain behaviours occur?
Parents rate on scale of never to always
Parents also asked if this behaviour is a problem for them
What is the Parenting Scale? What does it ask? How is it used?
30 items, 3 subscales
Looks at different styles of parenting
Subscales : parenting styles
- Laxness
- Hostility
- Over reactivity
What is the relationship quality index? Why would parents need to complete it and what does it ask?
Measures relationship quality as having a challenging child can cause stress in the relationship
6 item measure
How satisfied with relationship
Degree of happiness
Completed by both parents
What is the DASS? Why would parents complete it? What does it ask?
DASS= depression anxiety stress scales
42/21 items 3 subscales
Information on whether parents are having depression/anxiety/stress symptoms