ALH1PAL Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: American Psychiatric Association, Autism, 18 Months
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It is characterised by differences in behaviour, social interaction, communication, special interests and sensory processing. These differences can present people on the autism spectrum with challenges in how they interact with their environment. Some characteristics of autism are common to a greater or lesser extent among many people on the autism spectrum; other characteristics are typical but not necessarily experienced by all people on the autism spectrum. Thus, the (cid:449)ord (cid:858)spe(cid:272)tru(cid:373)(cid:859) is used to refle(cid:272)t the (cid:449)ide s(cid:272)ope of differe(cid:374)(cid:272)es i(cid:374) ho(cid:449) i(cid:374)di(cid:448)idual people e(cid:454)perie(cid:374)(cid:272)e autism and their environment. While some people on the autism spectrum also have an intellectual impairment or disability, many others have average intelligence, while others have above-average intelligence. People on the autism spectrum may exhibit non-typical skills and focus. This can include: u(cid:374)usuall(cid:455) i(cid:374)te(cid:374)se or fo(cid:272)used i(cid:374)terests, i(cid:374)(cid:272)ludi(cid:374)g sa(cid:448)a(cid:374)t skills, e(cid:454)(cid:272)elle(cid:374)t (cid:373)emory skills, high le(cid:448)el of atte(cid:374)tio(cid:374) to details, pla(cid:374)s, patter(cid:374)s a(cid:374)d (cid:272)odes, either diffi(cid:272)ulties, or e(cid:454)(cid:272)eptio(cid:374)al skills i(cid:374) pla(cid:374)(cid:374)i(cid:374)g a(cid:374)d self-organisation.
