MUSIC 2MT3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 91: Developmental Disability, High-Functioning Autism, Autism

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Music
• Course: MUSIC 2MT3
• Professor: Rachael Finnerty

Document Summary

Coming back to the same topic (jung) A complex developmental disability that typically appears during the first three years of life: it is the result of a neurological disorder that affects the functioning of the brain. Symptoms can begin to appear following average milestone development. Effects ability to communicate and interact with others. I. e. a child is developing normally for the first 10 months and then starts to show symptoms. The way symptoms display is different for each person. Pervasive developmental disorder (pdd), and/or autism spectrum. Range of symptoms and levels of independence. Children and adults with asds usually have particular communication and social characteristics in common, but the conditions cover a wide spectrum, with individual differences. Number and particular ways and kinds of symptoms.