PSY100H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Autism, Tourette Syndrome, Applied Behavior Analysis
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Autism is characterized by a number of presented behaviours. The rate of children being born with autism is increasing. There is no test you can give to diagnose autism, the doctor looks for signs or characteristics that resemble autistic behaviour. Often the diagnosis of autism is found later on, after a few years of the child"s life. The specific symptoms of autism vary a lot and the impairment is often difficult to diagnose. The causes of autism are not well understood. There are thearpies for autism however called aba: applied behaviour analysis, it involves the analysis of what kind situations set off autistic behaviours; then designing environments and experiences in the class that minimizes this. Also ibi: intensive behavioural intervention, where a therapist spends a lot of time with the child and they try to get the child to respond more appropriatly to social situations (this is a more controversial treatment) Preoccupation with a particular subject of interest.
