Autism

AUTISM

Gustavo Armenta

CIS 1020 Section 38

WHAT’S AUTISM?

Taken from Greek autos

Developmental disability

Characterized by extreme withdrawal

Self-stimulation

Intellectual deficits

Language disorders

DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA FOR AUTISM

Diagnostic criteria for autism

CHARACTERISTICS

Exhibits significant impairment

Infants become rigid when picked up

They are not cuddly

Social impairments

Difficulty expressing emotions

BEHAVIOR /LEARN IN G CHAR ACTER IST ICS

Flicking their hands repeatedly

Tend to manipulate objects in a repetitive fashion

Significant academic challenges

Perseverate on a specific item/topic

Encounter cognitive shifting difficulties

PREVALENCE

The prevalence is about 5 cases per 10,000 (APA 2000)

Gender differences are evident in autism

Males outnumber females substantially

Vary from around 4 to 1 to as higher as 8 to 1

10 THINGS EVERY CHILD WITH AUTISM WISHES YOU KNEW

BIBLIOGRAPHY

http://www.autism4families.com/

http://www.autismawarenessonline.com/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbeyIG7Fz8s

"Autism Spectrum Disorders." Michael L. Hardman, Clifford J. Drew, M. Winston Egan. Human Exceptionality, Tenth Edition. Belmont, CA: 2008 Wadsworth, Cengage Learning, 2011. 282-303.