PSY 602 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Heredity, Asperger Syndrome, Language Processing In The Brain

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 602
• Professor: Karen Milligan

Document Summary

5 domain (dawson & feja, 2008: orienting to social stimuli, joint attention, emotion, imitation, face processing. Lack of understanding of social cues, aloofness, lack of interest in social interactions, lack of social reciprocity, lack of empathy. 2 categories: repetitive sensorimotor behaviours, hand-flapping, rocking, twirling, playing with specific parts of objects, self-stimulation emotion regulation role, insistence on sameness, special interests, rigidity. Must be present in the early developmental period. Not better explained by intellectual disability (intellectual developmental disorder) or global developmental delay by can co-occur. Asd defined as spectrum disorder because its symptoms, abilities, and characteristics are expressed in many different combinations and in any degree of severity. Asd: persistent deficits in social communication and interaction, restricted, repetitive patterns of behaviours, interests, or activities. Pervasive developmental disorder nos: impairments in social interaction, impairments in communication, repetitive and stereotyped behaviours, interests, and activities. 0-36 months very poor usually poor variable across domains visual strength.