PSY 338 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Pervasive Developmental Disorder, Neurodevelopmental Disorder, Childhood Disintegrative Disorder
22 Mar 2017
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Psy 338 chapter 10 autism spectrum disorders and childhood-onset schizophrenia. Autism spectrum disorder (autism): complex neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by abnormalities in social behavior, language and communication skills, and unusual behaviors and interests. Impairments in communication: restricted repetitive and stereotyped patterns of behavior, interests, and activities, delays in abnormal functioning in social interaction, language, or imaginative play prior to age 3. Interconnected aspects of development: social-emotional development, language development, cognitive development. Joint attention: ability to coordinate attention to a social partner and object or event of mutual interest; impairment impedes later language development: attached to their parents, but the way they express attachment is unusual and difficult to read. Restricted and repetitive behaviors and interests: display repetitive and stereotyped behaviors and narrow patterns of interest, stereotyped body movements 2 types, repetitive sensory and motor behaviors. Others include: adhd, conduct problems, anxieties and fears, mood problems.
