PSY341H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Autism Spectrum, Pervasive Developmental Disorder, Childhood Disintegrative Disorder
22 May 2013
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Chapter 10- autism spectrum disorders and childhood-onset schizophrenia. Asd: complex, neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by abnormalities in social behavior, language and communication skills, and unusual behaviors and interests. First few years of life, isolated, caught up in personal rituals and interests and when interrupted extremely upset. Asd refers to 3 dsm-iv-tr pervasive developmental disorders [pdd: significant impairments in social and communication skills, stereotyped patterns of behavior] Autistic disorder, asperger s disorder and pervasive developmental disorder. Historically thought of schizophrenia and autism as a single disorder. Dr. leo kanner- 11 children who displayed more attention to objects than people, avoided eye contact, lacked social awareness, limited language, Preservation of sameness [anxious and obsessive insistence on maintaining sameness in daily routines and activities] Early infantine autism: extreme aloneness, shut out and disregards anything coming to the child from outside. Their parents were refrigerator parents: highly intelligent, obsessive, mechanical and cold.
