PS379 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Autism Spectrum, Pervasive Developmental Disorder, Autism
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Characteristics always present in children diagnosed with autism: failure to develop social relationships, language retardation" with impaired comprehension, ritualistic or compulsive behaviors. Autism spectrum disorder: distinctions based on severity. All the labels have been replaced with one giant umbrella; no longer individual distinctions. Singular now went from disorders to disorder. Appreciates his mom for what she does for him. Says he loves his sisters besides all the fights they get into. Says he loves his dad, but at one point gets extremely angry and tells his father he"s going to break everything in his room. Worried that he is going to get bullied at school; believes the best solution is to get someone to intervene. He says he will try not to physically retaliate. He said he would never make it as far as he has in school (grade 7) You want to get over it, but you can"t.
