PSYC 4460 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Autism Spectrum, Language Disorder, Communication

• School: York University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 4460
• Professor: Magdalena Wojtowicz

Document Summary

Deficits in social communication: social-emotional reciprocity- the normal back-and-forth of conversation and social interactions through the sharing of interests, affects, or emotions, nonverbal communication- the effective use of eye contact, gestures, and facial expressions. Comorbid disorders: a smaller % of children with asd meet the criteria for id now than in the past. Behavioural and emotional disorders: 70% have behavioural disorders while 50% have emotional disorders it can be difficult to distinguish the symptoms of asd and the symptoms of the other comorbid disorders. Medical problems: gastrointestinal problems, developmental disabilities, sleep difficulty, epilepsy. Overall prevalence (1-2%: autism and developmental disabilities monitoring network (addm, 14. 6/1000 children, national health interview survey (nhs)- prevalence is based on the the parental reports from parents rather than medical professionals, making. Gender, ses, and ethnicity: more common in boys than girls 4:1; the differences in symptoms are very minimal.