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1. What is autism?: A developmental disorder of variable severity that is characterized by difficulty in social interaction and communication and by restricted or repetitive patterns of thought and behavior -autism as a spectrum disorder with a triad of primary impairments 2. What are the triad of impairments?: 1. Social 2. Communication 3. Restrictive/Repetitive Behavior 3. What are common characteristics of social/communication?: -intrusive touching -all "businesss talk" (taking things seriously and can not catch on social queues in a way/ how Chloe acts) -lack of eye contact -limited facial expressions -does not play with others -does not initiate conversation -abnormal volume of voice 4. What are common characteristics of restrictive/repetitive behaviors?: -rep- etition of words/rate of language -rigid adherence (no budging) -repetitive behavior hand flipping ( stim) -spinning (stim) -teeth grinding -atypical sensory behavior to texture/smell/sound/5 senses 5. What are the 5 disorders that make up ASD?: 1. Autistic Disorder - also known as causal autism 2. Aspergers Syndrome 3. Pervasive Developmental Disorder - also known as PDD-NOS 4. Rett's Syndrome 5. Childhood Disintegrative Disorder - also known as CDD 6. Social and Emotional Interaction issues: - 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 7. Imagination and Flexibility of Thought issues: - does not understand others points of view or feelings -takes everything literally -agitated by change in routine 8. Social communication and Language issues: - 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 9. Terminology associated with diagnosis: -pragmatic language -receptive and expressive language -sensory motor -social skills -joint attention -stereotypy 10. What is Comorbidity?: Children with ASD may also have other medical or psychiatric conditions 11. What are common conditions that might be diagnosed with children with ASD? (Comorbid disorders): - 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 12. What is Asperger Syndrome?: - high functioning autism - have difficulty interacting socially -exhibit a restrictive range of interests / repetitive behavior - motor development may be delayed causing clumsiness or uncoordinated motor movements 13. What is joint attention?: Occurs when two people share interests in an object -when the child points to something, not because they want it, but to show it to someone for a social purpose