Exam 3 part 1 Autism Spectrum
Disorders (ASD)100% Correct!
Autism Spectrum Disorders - ANSWERSThere are different levels of this disorder and it
is a complex neurodevelopmental disorder. Abnormal social behavior, language and
communication skills. Usually, is diagnosed first years of life.
DSM-5 features of ASD - ANSWERS1) Impairments in social interaction
2) Impairments in communication
3) Restricted repetitive and stereotyped patterns of behavior, interests, and activities.
Autism is now a "spectrum disorder" - ANSWERS
Three critical factors of ASD - ANSWERS1) May have low IQ or high IQ
2) May have no language or may have a good amount of language
3) Behavior of changes with age
DSM-5 Diagnostic Criteria for ASD - ANSWERS1) Has to occur over multiple contexts
2) Symptoms must be apparent in early life
Social Interaction Impairments deficits - ANSWERS1) Imitating others ( Normal
behavior)
2) Orienting to social stimuli
3) Sharing a focus of attention with others
4) Understanding other people's emotions
5) Engaging in make-believe play
THEY DONT UNDERSTAND RELATIONSHIPS/NEED IT BUT CANT GIVE BACK
Social Interaction Impairments part 2 - ANSWERS1) Can't show social expressiveness
and sensitivity to others.
2) Rarely share experiences or emotions with other people
3) Focus on one part of a person's face rather than the whole facial expression.
Impairments in joint social attention - ANSWERS1)Ability to coordinate one's focus of
attention on another person and an object of mutual interest
2) Leads to little desire to share interest and attention with another person
3) Limited eye contact and smiling during parent-infant interactions in the first year may
be related to deficts in joint attention
Process social info in unusual ways - ANSWERS1) Difficulty imitating others or orienting
to social versus nonsocial stimuli
2) May overemphasize parts of the face ( focus on one part rather than the whole face)
3) Prefer non-verbal speech over verbal speech
, Show lower secure attachment to their mothers as normal controls ( slightly) -
ANSWERSCan form attachments but cannot understand and respond to social info
Cant fully process and express emotional info in - ANSWERS1) Body language
2) Gestures
3) Facial expressions
4)Voice
Communication impairments - ANSWERS1) Language impairment sign is inconsistent
use of early pre-verbal communication
2) Used protoimperative gestures rather than protodelarative gestures
3) May used instrumental gestures but not expressive gestures.
Protoimperative gestures - ANSWERSused to express needs
Protodeclarative gestures - ANSWERSused to direct visual of other people to objects of
shared interest
Instrumental gestures - ANSWERSused to get someone to do something
Expressive gestures - ANSWERSused to convey feelings
Use qualitative deviant forms of communication - ANSWERS1)Rhythm and intonation of
speech often usual
2) May use incoherent and irrelevant speech, perseverative speech, pronoun reversals,
echolalia
Profound impairments in pragmatics - ANSWERSAppropriate use of language in social
communicative contexts
Communication impairments2 - ANSWERS1)50% never develop any usable speech
2) May have normal speech at first but then starts to regress between 12-30 months
3) Children with ASD who develop language usually do before age 5
Stereotyped body movements - ANSWERS1) Repetitive sensory
2) Motor behaviors
3) Body movements
4) Repetitive object use
5) Rituals
6) Resistance to change
Self-stimulatory function-theories - ANSWERS1) Craving for stimulation to excite
nervous system
2) A way of blocking out and controlling unwanted stimulation from environment that is
too stimulating
Disorders (ASD)100% Correct!
Autism Spectrum Disorders - ANSWERSThere are different levels of this disorder and it
is a complex neurodevelopmental disorder. Abnormal social behavior, language and
communication skills. Usually, is diagnosed first years of life.
DSM-5 features of ASD - ANSWERS1) Impairments in social interaction
2) Impairments in communication
3) Restricted repetitive and stereotyped patterns of behavior, interests, and activities.
Autism is now a "spectrum disorder" - ANSWERS
Three critical factors of ASD - ANSWERS1) May have low IQ or high IQ
2) May have no language or may have a good amount of language
3) Behavior of changes with age
DSM-5 Diagnostic Criteria for ASD - ANSWERS1) Has to occur over multiple contexts
2) Symptoms must be apparent in early life
Social Interaction Impairments deficits - ANSWERS1) Imitating others ( Normal
behavior)
2) Orienting to social stimuli
3) Sharing a focus of attention with others
4) Understanding other people's emotions
5) Engaging in make-believe play
THEY DONT UNDERSTAND RELATIONSHIPS/NEED IT BUT CANT GIVE BACK
Social Interaction Impairments part 2 - ANSWERS1) Can't show social expressiveness
and sensitivity to others.
2) Rarely share experiences or emotions with other people
3) Focus on one part of a person's face rather than the whole facial expression.
Impairments in joint social attention - ANSWERS1)Ability to coordinate one's focus of
attention on another person and an object of mutual interest
2) Leads to little desire to share interest and attention with another person
3) Limited eye contact and smiling during parent-infant interactions in the first year may
be related to deficts in joint attention
Process social info in unusual ways - ANSWERS1) Difficulty imitating others or orienting
to social versus nonsocial stimuli
2) May overemphasize parts of the face ( focus on one part rather than the whole face)
3) Prefer non-verbal speech over verbal speech
, Show lower secure attachment to their mothers as normal controls ( slightly) -
ANSWERSCan form attachments but cannot understand and respond to social info
Cant fully process and express emotional info in - ANSWERS1) Body language
2) Gestures
3) Facial expressions
4)Voice
Communication impairments - ANSWERS1) Language impairment sign is inconsistent
use of early pre-verbal communication
2) Used protoimperative gestures rather than protodelarative gestures
3) May used instrumental gestures but not expressive gestures.
Protoimperative gestures - ANSWERSused to express needs
Protodeclarative gestures - ANSWERSused to direct visual of other people to objects of
shared interest
Instrumental gestures - ANSWERSused to get someone to do something
Expressive gestures - ANSWERSused to convey feelings
Use qualitative deviant forms of communication - ANSWERS1)Rhythm and intonation of
speech often usual
2) May use incoherent and irrelevant speech, perseverative speech, pronoun reversals,
echolalia
Profound impairments in pragmatics - ANSWERSAppropriate use of language in social
communicative contexts
Communication impairments2 - ANSWERS1)50% never develop any usable speech
2) May have normal speech at first but then starts to regress between 12-30 months
3) Children with ASD who develop language usually do before age 5
Stereotyped body movements - ANSWERS1) Repetitive sensory
2) Motor behaviors
3) Body movements
4) Repetitive object use
5) Rituals
6) Resistance to change
Self-stimulatory function-theories - ANSWERS1) Craving for stimulation to excite
nervous system
2) A way of blocking out and controlling unwanted stimulation from environment that is
too stimulating
