MUSIC 2MT3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Autism Spectrum, Asperger Syndrome, Developmental Disability
19 Mar 2019
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Everyone is a genius, but if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree it will live its whole life thinking it"s stupid. Autism is a pervasive developmental disability that affects a person"s ability. 2000s, the number of people affected was estimated at 1 2 per 1,000 people worldwide. In the developed countries, about 1. 5% of children are diagnosed with asd. Globally, autism is estimated to affect 24. 8 million people as of 2015. The bigger picture to communicate and interact with others. If you have met one person with autism, you have met one person with. Not specific to socio-economic or cultural factors. Diagnosis includes: impairment of reciprocal social interaction, verbal communication, & restricted repertoire of interests (may include stereotypical / repetitive movements) Although spectrum, all experience challenges with social, communication and behaviour (levels vary, and can skills can be learned) Leo kanner (psychiatrist) introduced the label early infantile autism in 1943.
