Psychology 2043A/B Chapter 7: chapter7
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Richard simpson: autism continues to have the same mystique that it had when i first entered the field. In spite of significant advancements in treating and understanding individuals with autism spectrum disorders, the disability remains a mystery. Leo kanner: the children displayed behaviours that differed so markedly and uniquely from anything reported so far . Lack of imagination and few spontaneous behaviours such as typical play. Inability to relate to themselves in the ordinary way to people and situations. he called this early infantile autism. Autism spectrum disorder: a group of neurodevelopmental disorders marked by persistent deficits in social communication and interaction, and by restricted, repetitive patterns of behaviour and interests. Idea definition: a developmental disability affecting verbal and nonverbal communication and social interaction, generally evident before age three, that adversely affects a child"s educational performance. It does not apply if a child"s educational performance is adversely affected primarily because the child has a serious emotional disturbance.