Autism Spectrum Disorders - Exam 1 Questions and Answers

Autism Spectrum Disorders - Exam 1
Questions and Answers

Spectrum iiof iidisorders iiinvolving iisocial, iicommunicative, iiand iibehavorial iisymptoms
iithat iimanifest iifrom iineurobiological iiand/or iigenetic iiorigins. ii- iiAnswers ii-ASD


Name iithe ii(2) iitypes iiof iiASD. ii- iiAnswers ii-1. iiClassic ii(Kanner's)
2. iiRegressive

Name iithe ii(5) iidiagnosis iiwithin iiASD ii(DSM-IV). ii- iiAnswers ii-1. iiAutistic iidisorder
2. iiAsperger's iidisorder
3. iiPervasive iiDevelopmental iiDisorder-Not iiOtherwise iiSpecified ii(PDD-NOS)
4. iiRett's iiDisorder
5. iiChildhood iiDisintegrative iiDisorder

What iiare iithe ii(3) iicore iideficits iifor iiASD? ii- iiAnswers ii-1. iiQualitative iiimpairment iiin
iisocial iiinteraction
2. iiQualitative iiimpairment iiin iicommunication
3. iiRestricted, iirepetitive, iiand iistereotyped iipatterns iiof iibehavior`

Areas iiof iiimpairment:
1.) iiReciprocal iisocial iiinteraction
2.) iiInterest iidevelopment
3.) iiSelf-imposed iiroutines
4.) iiSpeech iiand iilanguage iidevelopment
5.) iiNonverbal iicommunication
6.) iiMotor iiperformance

*No iisignificant iiimpairments iiin iicognition iiand iilanguage iidevelopment. ii- iiAnswers ii-
Asperger's

Subthreshold iidiagnostic iicategory

Presence iiof iiimpairment iido iinot iimeet iicriteria iifor iiautism iibecause iiof iilate iiage iionset,
iiatypical iisymptoms, iior iisubthreshold iisymptoms. ii- iiAnswers ii-PDD-NOS


-Initial iionset iiof iiunclear iisymptoms iiand iidevelopmental iistagnation
-Period iiof iirapid iideterioration iiand iiloss iiof iipreviously iiacquired iiskills
-Stabilization
-Some iiimprovement iiin iisocial iiskills, iimotor iiimpairment iioccurs. ii

, *Mostly iiseen iiin iifemales ii- iiAnswers ii-Rett's iiDisorder

Have iiat iileast iitwo iiyears iiof iidevelopment iiwith iimarked iiregression iiin iiat iileast iitwo
iiareas iiof iidevelopment


Features iiinclude:
Loss iiof iisocial iiskills
Loss iiof iimotor iiskills
Loss iiof iicommunication iiskills ii- iiAnswers ii-CDD ii- iiChildhood iiDisintegrative iiDisorder

What iiare iithe iidifferences iibetween iiAutism iiand iiCDD? ii- iiAnswers ii--Age iiof iionset ii-
iicommonly ii3-4 iiyears iiof iiage
-Clinical iifeatures ii- iiloss iiof iipreviously iiacquired iiskills
-Course ii- iidevelopmental iideterioration
-Prognosis ii- iilifelong iichallenges; iihigh iilevel iiof iicare

DSV-V ii- iiAnswers ii-All iiare iiconsidered iione iiand iiRett's iisyndrome iiis iiit's iiown iiphysical
iidiagnostic iilevel. ii


ONLY iiTWO iicore iiareas:
Communication iiand iisocial iideficits
Fixed iior iirepetitive iibehaviors

What iiis iithe iigold iistandard iifor iidiagnosing iiASD? ii- iiAnswers ii-Autism iiDiagnostic
iiObservation iiSchedule-ADOS-2


Semi-structured, iistandardized iiassessment iiof iicommunication, iisocial iiinteraction, iiand
iiplay, iiand iirestricted iiand iirepetitive iibehaviors.


It iipresents iivarious iiactivities iithat iielicit iibehaviors iidirectly iirelated iito iia iidiagnosis iiof
iiASD. ii- iiAnswers ii-ADOS-2


Name ii(5) iiearly iiindicators iiof iiASD. ii- iiAnswers ii-1. iiFailure iito iishow iiinterest iior iishow
iijoint iiattention
2. iiFailure iito iidemonstrate iisymbolic iiplay
3. iiFailure iito iishow iiobjects
4. iiFailure iito iiimitate iiothers
5. iiFailure iito iilocalize iiname

What iiis iithe iidifference iibetween iiSLI iiand iiASD? ii- iiAnswers ii-SLI ii
-Early iilanguage iidelay iiand iiacquisition
-Secondary iidifficulties iiwith iisocialization ii
-Good iiuse iiof iigestures iiand iieye iicontact iifor iicommunication
-NO iirepetitive iirestrictive iistereotyped iibehaviors. ii