UNIT 5: Autism & Intellectual Disability Flashcards
What are the diagnostic criteria for ASD?
Persistent deficits in social communication and interaction in multiple context (current or historic) resulting in deficits in:
- Social-emotional Reciprocity
- Nonverbal Communicative Behaviour
- Developing, Maintaining & Understanding Relationships
(American Psychiatric Association, 2013)
What is ‘stimming’?
a) a set of repetitive actions or behaviour, done for enjoyment, to increase/decrease sensory input, deal with stress and regulate emotions
b) how one aware is of ones senses
c) looking at, holding or being drawn to one particular toy or object, which can bring comfort or self-regulation
Answer
A: Stimming is a set of repetitive actions or behaviour, done for enjoyment, to increase/decrease sensory input, deal with stress and regulate emotions
B = Sensitivity sensory C = Attachment to Objects
What does ASD stand for?
Autism Spectrum Disorder
What is Hand flapping?
Hand flapping: a type of stimming, designed to self sooth or regulate body
What are the ICD-11 (2022) Diagnostic Criteria for ASD?
- 2 Symptom domains (inc. sensory sensitivities)
- no age of onset
- developmental language disorder
- allows co-occurring diagnosis
What as DSM-5 (2013) Diagnostic Criteria for ASD?
- 2 symptom domains (inc. sensory sensitivities) - Removes age of onset - Social (pragmatic) communication disorder - Allows co-occurring diagnoses
DSM-IV TR (2000) diagnosis of ASD?
- Called ‘Pervasive Developmental Disorders’: Autistic disorder, Asperger’s disorder, PDD NOS
- 3 symptom domains
- Onset by 3 years old
- Pervasive Developmental Disorder-Not Otherwise Specified. (PPD-NOS)
- Comorbidity exclusions
ICD-10 (2015) diagnostic criteria ASD
- Pervasive Developmental Disorders (PPD): Childhood autism, Asperger syndrome, Atypical autism, PPD other, PDD Unspecified (These are subtypes of Autism) - 3 symptom domains - Onset by 3 years old - Atypical autism - Comorbidity exclusions
What is Restrictive, Repetitive patterns of behaviour?
- Stereotyped, repetitive motor movements, use of objects, speech
- Insistence on sameness, inflexibly sticking to routines, ritualised verbal/nonverbal behaviour
- Highly restricted, fixated interests
- Hyper or hypo-reactivity to sensory aspects of environment
How is severity of ASD understood?
Based on communication impairments and repetitive, restricted behaviour patterns
(American Psychiatric Association, 2013)
what does ICD stand for?
International Classification of Disease, as classified by WHO
what does DSM stand for
Diagnostic Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, used in USA
According to American Psychiatric Association (2013), when is likely diagnosis of ASD?
- More severe could be at younger age as more likely to notice
- Usually by age 7 may a diagnosis
What is medical understanding of ASD?
- Social deficits
- Communication
- Understanding and comprehension
- Restrictive interests and routines
- Sensory sensitivities
Sensory Sensitivity is
how aware one is to their senses (sight, sound, smells, taste, touch, vestibular, proprioception, interoception (awareness of internal body cues))
Mental Retardation
the older, outdated term for Intellectual Disability, as seen in DSM-V-R
Mental Handicap
the older, outdated term for Learning Difficulties
Learning Disabilities
a reduced intellectual ability and difficulty with everyday activities – for example household tasks, socialising or managing money – which affects someone for their whole life. People with a learning disability tend to take longer to learn and may need support to develop new skills, understand complicated information and interact with other people.
Profound and Multiple Learning Disability (PMLD)
when someone has a severe learning disability and other disabilities which may impact ability to communicate and be independent
Learning Difficulties
difficulties with learning that does not impact intellect (i.e. does not impact IQ).
Intellectual Disabilities
a developmental disorder, that impacts intellectual functioning (learning, problem solving, judgement) and adaptive functioning (ADLS, communication, independent living)
Dyslexia
a learning difficulty, creating difficulties reading and spelling