W4: ASD Flashcards
Autism criteria are
A) persistent deficits in social communication, (b) restricted, repetitive patterns of behaviour, interests or activities, (c) from early on, (d) clinical impairment, (d) not better explained by ID or global developmental delay
Social deficits include (x3)
Emotional reciprocity,
Nonverbals,
Understanding relationships
Repetitive behaviours (x4)
Repetition, routines, fixed interests, sensory sensitivity
Autism specifiers (x5)
ID, language, medical/genetic/environmental factor, comorbidity, catatonia
Autism comorbidities include
Anxiety, depression, adhd, sleep, ID
Common ASD differentials (x4)
ADHD, ID, selective mutism, schizophrenia
Best practice ASD diagnosis is
Multidisciplinary (speech pathology, psychology, paediatrician)
Assessments of autism include (x2)
Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS), Autism Diagnostic Interview - Revised (ADI-R)
Every presentation is
Different
Presentations include differences in
Routine, repetition, concrete thinking, fixed interests
Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) is
Intensive, operant conditioning, 1:1 skills development
How do we assess behaviours of concern?
Functional behaviour analysis
Functional behaviour analysis steps (x5)
Define, history, antecedents, consequences, hypothesis
Positive behaviour support strategies include
visual strategies (wall schedule, advance warning of change); timers alerting activity’s end
Communication strategies include
picture exchange; personal dictionary
One system to remove sensory arousal in schools
Sensory room
One thing missing for relationships and needing support
teaching emotional recognition
CBT therapies centre on
Affective regulation (feeling thermometer), cognitive restructuring (interpreting others), comic strip conversations
Language impairment includes
Receptive and expressive language
Backward chaining is the skills equivalent to
Reverse engineering
ABA seeks to teach
Discreet skills
