PSYCH 2AP3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Superior Temporal Gyrus, Intellectual Disability, Fusiform Face Area
27 Oct 2016
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Associated features: intellectual and/or language impairment, motor de cits, unusual gait, clumsiness, self-injury. Prevelance: autism spectrum disorder: yeargin-allsopp et al (2003): 35/10000, cdc (2007): 67/10000*, autism ontario: 70/10000, cdc (2008): 113/10000** (8 year olds, nedsac (on) (2012): 113/10000, kim et al (2011): 264/10000, dsm-05 (2013): 100/10000, cdc (2015): 224/10000. Increased prevalence: between 1966-1993: 5/10,000, between 1994-2004: 13/10,000, california, 1987 -1998: 270% increase. Environment and adhd: low birth weight, prenatal alcohol exposure, maternal diabetes, pre- and post-natal toxin exposure, mercury; manganese, lead, low ses (social economic status, no clear evidence re psychological factors, early psychological trauma, parental deprivation or attachment issues. Epidemiology - general: 4-5 times as common in boys than girls, highest male/female ratio in normal range of cognitive function, lowest male/female ratio in extreme low range of cognitive function. Epidemiology - comorbidity: 70% comorbid for one or more other disorders; 40% for two or more, intellectual disability: 70, adhd: 42, anxiety or phobic disorder: 42%
