FRHD 2110 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Childhood Disintegrative Disorder, Pervasive Developmental Disorder, Hans Asperger

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

Document Summary

In 1943, leo kanner reported on cases of children, who he labelled as autistic, who had major problems in communication and social interactions as well as bizarre repetitive movements and an obsessive dislike of change. In 1944, hans asperger reported on cases of children, who he referred to as having autistic psychopathy, who he thought had normal intelligence and language but who were socially isolated and had obsessive interests in extraordinarily narrow areas. Autism spectrum disorders are a subset of these and include autism, asperger syndrome, and pervasive developmental disorders not otherwise speci ed. Autism is characterized by severe de cits in communication, social interaction, and cognitive functioning and often involves repetitive, stereotyped movements, resistance to change, and unusual sensory perceptions. People who have asperger syndrome have higher cognitive and language skills than those with classic autism, but they ave problems in the other areas of asd, especially social interaction.