PSYC 3530H Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Toe Walking, Intelligence Quotient, Thought Disorder
29 Mar 2017
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Autism dsm: impaired social interaction, disturbed communication, presence of restrictive, repetitive beh, diagnosis requires total of at least 6 items with all three features present, onset occur prior to age 3. Social interaction: often show few symptoms at 6 mo. Repetitive beh: sensorimotor- hand flapping, rocking, toe walking, use of objects, insistence on sameness- obsessed with numbers, minor changes upset them. At least 2 are required for at least 6 mo. Failure to reach expected levels of dev: hallucinations (false perceptions, delusions (false beliefs, disorganized speech (thought disorder, disorganized beh. (silliness, aggression, lack of self care, negative symptoms (little emotion, speech consists of brief replies, no goal-directed actions) Motor abnormalities, awkwardness, delayed milestones, poor coordination, peculiar posture. Score in the low average or borderline range on iq test. 1% of pop. , and only 1% of these occur before age 10 only 4% occur before 15.
