ANTC68H3 Lecture Notes - Mmr Vaccine, Autism Spectrum, Ethylmercury
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Autism prevalence: us department of education 657% increase from 1993-2003, 1 in 333 to 1 in 166, cdc 2013 1 in 88, in utah 1 in 47. What is autism: autism is a neurological disorder characterized by impairments in social interaction and communication, expressions of autism are highly variable. Social development: less eye contact, little understanding of social norms, lack of social intuition, difficulty recognizing emotion in others. Communication: speech impairments, may point instead of words. World autism rates only found in developed countries so far. Dsm criteria: dsm 3: two versions of autism, required all 6 criteria for a diagnosis, dsm 4: 8/16 criteria and included developmental disorders and. Winter 2013: change in dsm led to more autism diagnosis because criteria was broader, some studies have shown that autism prevalence would not have changed if older diagnostic criteria were used.
