FRHD 2110 Study Guide - Final Guide: Autism Spectrum, Childhood Autism Rating Scale, Asperger Syndrome

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Family Relations and Human Development
• Course: FRHD 2110
• Professor: Taniesha Burkes

Document Summary

There is no deterioration over time: hans asperger"s paper. Autistic psychopathy: asperger"s syndrome: intelligence is average and language is normal, obsessive preoccupation in narrow pursuits. Marked by three de ning features, with onset before age 3: 1. impaired social interaction, 2. impaired communication, 3. restricted, repetitive and stereotyped patterns of behaviour, interests and activities, asperger syndrome: Impairments in all social areas, particularly an inability to understand how to interact socially. Most have average or above-average iq: childhood disintegrative disorder: Onset after the age of 2; sometimes not until the age of 10. More prevalent in males: pervasive developmental disorder: (pdd-nos) Diagnosis given to children who meet some, but not all, of the criteria for autistic disorder: rett syndrome: Results in loss of social skills, language and motor development accompanied by distorted hand movements. Childhood disintegrative disorder: 0. 2 in 10 000: males outnumber females about 3. 5: 1 (except rett syndrome, increase in autism in recent decades.