PSYC 3230 Lecture Notes - Lecture 22: Social Skills, Complications Of Pregnancy, Heavy Metals
26 Mar 2018
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Parents of those with severe asd characterized as perfectionistic, cold, and aloof. Devastating implications for a generation of parents who felt guilty and responsible for (cid:272)hildre(cid:374)"s pro(cid:271)le(cid:373)s. Currently believed to be a neurobiological disorder; seems to be a gene/environment interaction as well. Familial component: if you have one child with autism, the chance of having second child with autism is 20% (100x greater risk than general population) At least 2 and up to 15 genes on several chromosomes might be implicated but we need much more research in this area. Fathers over age 40 are 5x more likely to have child with asd than those under the age of 30. Age may lead to mutations in sperm or eggs. But re(cid:373)e(cid:373)(cid:271)er that (cid:271)rai(cid:374) areas do(cid:374)"t operate i(cid:374) isolatio(cid:374)- they all communicate with each other. Likely that functional neuronal loops are implicated that all impinge on the social and cognitive functions that are impaired in.
