01:830:220 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Autism Spectrum, Childhood Disintegrative Disorder, Pervasive Developmental Disorder
Document Summary
Autism is the most familiar asd, which is why professionals increasingly use the term autistic spectrum disorders. Autistic spectrum disorders are distinguished by dramatic, severe, and unusual symptoms. Contrary to some views, most people with asd also have intellectual disabilities. High functioning individual in school and career, but has social difficulties. Not best to define mental illness by categories because there is a lot of overlap and not everyone presents symptoms in the same way. Dsm is changing from a categorized way of diagnosing to a spectrum. Some people have problems with the spectrum because. Asperger"s (where an individual has social difficulties) is sometimes compared to autism (where often a child has never spoken) Autistic spectrum disorders (asds) begin early in life and involve impairments in relationships, communication, and behaviors. Autism is the best known and researched asd. Autism is characterized by profound indifference to social relationships; odd, stereotypical behaviors; and severely impaired or nonexistent communication.
