HD FS 411 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Applied Behavior Analysis, Autism Spectrum, Behavior Management
6 Dec 2017
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Asd diagnosis: a) persistent deficits in social communication and social interaction across multiple contexts, deficits in, social-emotional reciprocity, nonverbal communication behaviors, developing relationships, b) restricted, repetitive patterns of, behavior. Inflexibility: restricted and intense interests, hyperactive to sensory input, hypo-reactive to sensory input, c) present in early developmental stage, d) symptoms are not better explained by intellectual disability. Quick points on cause (asd: autism is not caused by, parenting, vaccines, autism does seem to be caused by: Inherited: genes, genetic malfunctions, various different biological causes leading to different symptoms, the various combinations of which can be diagnosed as asd, to date, no clear, singular set of brain abnormalities underlie each case. Treatment of asd: 20% of clients with autism spectrum disorder achieve normal, independent life, 50% require, substantial supervision, support, no medication is very effective, though certain antipsychotics can help with behavior management, applied behavior analysis.
