FRHD 2110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 24: Childhood Disintegrative Disorder, Schizotypal Personality Disorder, Psychomotor Retardation

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Family Relations and Human Development
• Course: FRHD 2110
• Professor: Robyn Pitman

Document Summary

Multiple specific deficits following a period of normal development after birth. Somewhere between 5 and 48 months head growth decelerates, loss of hand skills, wringing of hands begins. Interest in environment diminishes, loss of social engagement/social interaction. Problems in gait or trunk movements, impairment in expressive and receptive language, severe psychomotor retardation. More prevalent in females not on midterm, but maybe on exam. Marked regression in multiple areas following 2 years of normal development (<10 years) Typically, acquired skills lost in all areas. Not on midterm exam (cid:373)ore (cid:272)o(cid:373)(cid:373)o(cid:374) i(cid:374) (cid:271)oys (cid:894)(cid:448)s. rhett"s disorder (cid:373)ore (cid:272)o(cid:373)(cid:373)o(cid:374) i(cid:374) fe(cid:373)ales(cid:895) Sustained ad severe impairment in social interaction. Restricted, repetitive patterns of behaviour interests or activities \clinically significant impairment in social, occupational or other areas of functioning. No delays or deviance in language development (not many intellect delays) Canadian autism 20/10,000, asperger"s 5/10,000.