CHYS 2P35 Lecture Notes - Pronoun, Etiology, Sensory Processing

• School: Brock University
• Department: Child and Youth Studies
• Course: CHYS 2P35
• Professor: Ayda Tekok- Kilic

Document Summary

1960 autism is identified as a separate exceptionality autism. Issues: losing uniqueness of asperger"s, sensitivity vs. specificity issues, eligibility of services, research. Imitate the actions of others: impairment in recognizing faces, matching emotions with faces, memorizing faces, process faces in a different way. 5- related sensory-cognitive difficulties: hypersensitivity, undersensitivity, oversensitivity, abstract thinking, theory of mind, the ability to understand the intention and beliefs of others is a critical component of cognitive development, mentally represent the social world. 6- developmental course: average age of diagnosis 5. 5 years of age, development course quite variable, different trajectories, early, mild delay, and abrupt decline, regression, better prognosis with higher iq, better verbal skills and early intervention. Intellectual disabilities (iq=35-50 moderate, but some around 70) 7- comorbidity: medical problems, adhd type symptoms, obsessive compulsive behaviour, sensory processing disorders. Operant techniques: contingent positive reinforcement, shaping, extinction. Intensive: frequent, one-to-one, long term e. g young autism project.