Psychology 2320A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Stuffed Toy, Chromosome Abnormality, Antipsychotic

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2320A/B
• Professor: Elizabeth Hayden

Document Summary

Chapter 10: autism spectrum disorders and childhood-onset schizophrenia. Autism/autism spectrum disorder (asd) complex neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by abnormalities in social behaviour, language and communication skills, and unusual behaviours and interests. Description and history: asd refers to three dsm-iv-tr pervasive developmental disorders (pdds) all characterized by significant impairments in social/communication skills and by stereotyped patterns of interests and behaviours: Pervasive developmental disorder, not otherwise specified (pdd-nos: historically, autism and childhood-onset schizophrenia (cos) were thought of as a single condition; now recognized as separate disorders, recent research suggests that there may be more overlap between two disorders. Diagnostic criteria for autistic disorder: qualitative impairment in social interaction, qualitative impairments in communication, restricted repetitive and stereotyped patterns of behaviour, interests, and activities. In addition to core symptoms, autistic disorder must also show delays/abnormal functioning in social interaction, in language, or in imaginative play prior to age 3.