Behavioural Sciences BHS204 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Chromosome, Tuberous Sclerosis, Pervasive Developmental Disorder
4 Apr 2017
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Bhs204 class one (monday january 18 th . Leo kanner identified the 4 hallmarks of autism (impaired language skills, social skills, not liking change, all identified in the first year of life) He noticed with his 11 cases, that their was impaired language and communication skills. Kanner was the first to describe autism as a disorder in 1943. Autism was used as a diagnosis in 1980. Kanner originally thought that children with autism had normal intelligence. Intellectual/developmental disability is basically meaning that their skills are a lot lower than the regular person. Splinter skills is when someone with autism is good at one thing but may do poorly in other things. Hans asperger showed a different kind of autism called aspergers disorder. Good wit verbal skills but impairments with social abilities (social skills may. It"s the high end of the apd spectrum be awkward or bizarre) This disorder is also highly linked with mental health (anxiety and depression)
