PSYC 330 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Autism Spectrum, Nonverbal Communication, Spectrum Disorder

• School: University of Maryland
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 330
• Professor: Andrea Chronis- Tuscano

Document Summary

Saw autism as inborn deficit, but blamed it on refrigerator parents . Severity of symptoms must reflect interfering with child"s functioning: requires support substantially (scale from 1-3) Dsm-5 eliminated previous subtypes of asd (e. g. ; aspergers) to create a consistency in diagnosing asd. Social communication/interaction: deficits in social-emotional reciprocity, nonverbal communication behaviors used for social interaction, and developing, maintaining, & understanding relationships. Social interaction and communication deficits: social interaction deficits. Unusual nonverbal behaviors (e. g. ; atypical facial expressions) Lack of interest and difficulty relating to others. Difficulties processing emotional information contained in body language/gestures: social communication deficits. Protoimperative gestures gestures or vocalizations used to express needs. Protodeclarative gestures gestures or vocalizations that direct visual attention of others to objects of shared interest. Primary purpose is to engage others in interaction. Instrumental gestures get someone to do something immediately. Pronoun reversal child repeats personal pronouns exactly as heard without changing them to suit situation.