Psychology 2320A/B Study Guide - Final Guide: Autism Spectrum, Field Dependence, Neurodevelopmental Disorder

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2320A/B
• Professor: Elizabeth Hayden

Document Summary

Autism spectrum disorder: neurodevelopmental disorder, characterized by abnormalities in social behavior, language, and communication skills, and unusual behaviors and interests. Aspergers = mild autistic disorder: newer diagnoses tended to capture milder forms of autistic disorder, radical reduction in number of pdds (2 main pdds) Asd: dsm-5 criteria: deficits in social communication and interaction three domains, deficits in social emotional reciprocity. Ex. poorly integrated verbal/nonverbal communication natural ways of making eye contact and physically orientating yourself, abnormal eye contact/body language, lack of or unusual facial expression/gestures difficulty understanding body gestures of others: deficits developing/maintaining relationships. Echolalia repetition of speech, repeating what everyone says. Pronoun reversal instead of i, says you. Playing with toys in a non-functional manner repeatedly dropping a toy car, instead of rolling it on the ground: excessive adherence to routines, ritualized patterns of verbal or nonverbal behavior. Getting ready in the morning: highly restricted, fixated interests that are abnormal in intensity or focus.