PSYC 3710 Lecture Notes - Autism Spectrum, Applied Behavior Analysis, Asperger Syndrome
27 Nov 2013
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Autism is one of the most common neurological disorders affecting children and it is one of the most common developmental disabilities. The most current prevalence of asd is estimated at. 1 in 88: in federal government there is no monitoring system in place to provide is with accurate statistics on the prevalence of asd in canada. Europe and us say 1 in 88. 4:1 four males to every female: with asperger"s is 9:1. In the dms 5, autism spectrum disorders are: under one single category regardless of individual traits and have 2 symptom domains. Dsm 4 vs. dsm 5: autism, asperger"s disorder, pdd-nos, subsumed into one existing category (autism spectrum disorder, three domains, social impairments, communication impairments and restricted and repetitive patterns of behaviors are now two. Social/communication impairments and fixed interests and repetitive behaviors: presents prior to age 2.
