PSYC 3220 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Molecular Genetics, Tuberous Sclerosis, Twin Study

• School: University of Windsor
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 3220
• Professor: Langton

Document Summary

A complex neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by abnormalities in social behaviour, language and communication skills and unusual stereotyped patterns of interests and behaviours. Biologically-based, lifelong, present in first few years of life. Core features in common but wide variation in form, pervasiveness and severity of symptoms, abilities. Childhood-onset schizophrenia (cos) historically thought to be a single condition, then distinct, now seen as possibly linked (with autism) Asperger defined milder form: asperger"s disorder (now all part of asd) Children with asd fear many things, but are also attracted to and preoccupied with other objects and activities; may focus on one minute element. Core features represented by 2 domains: social communication and interaction, restricted, repetitive patterns of behaviour, interests or activities, must display symptoms in both domains persistently in multiple settings. Dsm 5 re-organized symptoms into two domains (evidence didn"t support three and clinical distinctions difficult: social symptoms. Collapsed language deficits into this: repetitive behaviour symptoms.