PSYCH 110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Fragile X Syndrome, Hidden Ball Trick, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
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Syndromic asd - caused by a mutation in a single gene; rare; ex. A lot of other things going on aside from autism symptoms (hard time interacting socially, have hard time understanding emotion, repetitive behaviors, obsessive over something. Nonsyndromic asd - complex (genes and environment); more common. Fmr1 (fragile mental retardation) - gene, when expressed makes a protein that is called fmrp (found in all cells and neurons) Main job of protein is to inhibit protein synthesis. Gray areas are areas not myelinated - cell bodies, neurons (more gray matter means more neurons) Ted talk by ami klin suggesting you can diagnose autism from birth to 6 months by tracking eye movement. Another way to diagnose theory of mind - ability to predict other people"s behavior (ex. With girl in the blue dress and the hidden ball) 5 year delay in development of theory of mind.
