MUFHL 300 Lecture Notes - Lecture 30: Autism Spectrum, High-Functioning Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorder
7 Oct 2020
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What is autism spectrum disorder? years of life: it is the result of a neurological disorder that affects the functioning of the brain. Autism is a complex developmental disability that typically appears during the first three. Effects ability to communicate and interact with others. Asd: terms used to refer to various asd"s can be very confusing at first: one will hear terms. The term spectrum refers to a continuum of severity or developmental impairment. Pervasive developmental disorder, and/or autism spectrum disorder. Children and adults with asds usually have particular communication and social characteristics in common, but the conditions cover a wide spectrum, with individual differences in: such as: You don"t know right away if unusual responses to people or attachments to objects and resistance to changes in routines (self-stimulating behaviours) In some cases, aggressive, and/or self-injurious behaviour may be present. Persons with autism may exhibit repeated body movements (hand flapping, rocking),
