PSY240H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 14, 16: Parenting Styles, Picture Exchange Communication System, Amygdala
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Three levels of severity: level 1 (requiting support), level 2 (requiring substantial support), The problem of social reciprocity in asd people has to do with the fact that they cannot engage in joint attention (ex. seeing a toy you like, and then smile and look at your mom) Our current view on the social deficits of people with asd is that they lack a theory of mind (the ability to appreciate that others have a point of reference that differs from their own) People with less severe forms of asd make have prosody (lack facial expressions or tone of voice) Wide range of iq (38% have iq less than 70), higher the iq the better the prognosis. Exact genes are not well known but one possibility is the gene responsible for oxytocin (which is involved in bonding with others) The older either parent is, the more likely the child will have asd if they conceive a child.
