AUTISM Gustavo Armenta CIS 1020 Section 38
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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. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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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.
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