ABAT Exam Study Material - Complete Solutions Updated

ABAT Exam Study Material - Complete Solutions Updated Autism - answer - Children who were highly intelligent but displayed "a powerful desire for aloneness" and "an obsessive insistence on persistent sameness Triad of impairments ASD - answer - Social, communication and restrictive/repetitive behavior Aspergers General Info - answer - Named after Hans Asperger - individuals with similar deficits in social interaction but with stronger language skills - Milder form of autism- Known as "Little Professors" due to excess knowledge in 1 subject Leo Kanner coins term "Autism" - answer - 1943 Hans Asperger identifies "Asperger's" - answer - 1944 "Infantile Autism" is replaced by " Autistic Disorder" - answer - 1987 Asperger's Syndrome is added to DSM- 4 - answer - 1994 2013 - answer - Combines subcategories of autism into one, called "Autism Spectrum Disorder". Asperger'sSyndrome is no longer separate. The 5 disorders that make up ASD - answer - Autistic Disorder - also known as "Classical Autism" Asperger's Syndrome Pervasive Developmental Disorder: otherwise known as PDD-NOS Rett's Syndrome Childhood Disintegrative Disorder: also referred to as CDD Causes of ASD - answer - - There is NO single cause of ASD - Complex relationship between genetic predisposition and environmental factors Comorbidity - answer - Children with ASD may also have other medical or psychiatric conditions Some common conditions that might be diagnosed with children with ASD are: - answer - ● Anxiety ● ADHD ● Bipolar disorder ● Clinical depression ● Down syndrome ● Fragile X syndrome ● Gastrointestinal Symptoms ● Intellectual disability and developmental delays ● Motor difficulties ● OCD ● Seizures and epilepsy ● Tourette Syndrome ● Tuberous Sclerosis Asperger Syndrome - answer - "high functioning" end of the spectrum. Affected children and adults have difficulty with social interactions and exhibit a restricted range of interests and/or repetitive behaviors. Motor development may be delayed, leading to clumsiness or uncoordinated motor movements. High functioning Autism - answer - It's often used to refer to people with autism spectrum disorder who read, write, speak, and manage life skills without much assistance. High-functioning autism is often used to refer to those on the milder end of the spectrum. Common Characteristics b/w High functioning Autism and Aspergers Syndrome - answer - Difficulty with social interactions and exhibit a restricted range of interests and/or repetitive behaviors. Motor development may be delayed. Autism Key Facts - answer - Accepted Prevalence Rates of Autism in the United States: ● Boys are 4x more likely to be diagnosed. ● 1 in 68 children ● 1 in 42 boys ● 1 in 189 girls Autism Common Characteristics - answer - Social Communication Restrictive/Repetitive Behavior Triad of Impairments 1. Social & Emotional Interaction - answer - ● Standing too close to people ● Unaware of different ways of interacting with others ● Has desire to have friends and relationships but struggles to initiate and maintain these Triad of Impairments 2. Imagination & Flexibility of Thought - answer - ● Does not understand others points of view or feelings ● Takes everything literally ● Agitated by change in Routine Triad of Impairments 3. Social Communication & Language - answer - ● Asks repetitive questions ● Cannot 'read between the lines' of what people mean ● Communicates for own needs, rather than for 'social' engagement ● Makes factual comments inappropriate to the context Joint Attention - answer - ● Occurs when 2 people share interest in an object. ● When the child points to something, not because they want it, but to show it to someone for a social purpose. ● The child can respond to someone initiating the joint attention, or the child can initiate it. Hyper-sensitive - answer - ● Over reactivity to sensory input ● Being overwhelmed by a stimuli that most people would consider normal or common. Hypo-sensitive - answer -