AUTISM
- Created by: rharrison-church
- Created on: 22-11-13 11:18
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- AUTISM
- sex genes, hormones
- genetic link
- 3/4 male
- genetic link
- baron-cohen
- extreme version of male brain
- presence of testosterone in womb
- influences brain development
- presence of testosterone in womb
- extreme version of male brain
- exaggerated male brain
- male brain bigger then female brain
- autistic brain even bigger
- males better at spacial skills
- autistic people even better
- males slow language development
- autistic even slower
- male brain bigger then female brain
- Overview
- developmental disorder
- effects ability to interact and communicate
- diagnosed between 18 and 4 years
- lower then average language abilities
- low imaginative thinking
- problem with social relationships
- preference for order and organisation
- resistance to change
- females with autism
- some testosterone produced in female foetuses
- other gender differences
- Baron-cohen
- girls better empathisers
- boys systemaisers
- Baron-cohen
- girls better empathisers
- boys systemaisers
- baby boys prefer mechanical movement, girls prefer natural
- behaviour is innate as babies so young
- boys systemaisers
- girls better empathisers
- Baron-cohen
- baby boys prefer mechanical movement, girls prefer natural
- behaviour is innate as babies so young
- boys systemaisers
- girls better empathisers
- Baron-cohen
- Evaluation
- account for why there are more boys then girls with autism
- leaves open the possibility for an explanation to why girls also suffer
- explain exceptional skills
- not everyone has special skill
- extreme males would suggest more violence
- defines maleness as mild form of autism
- account for why there are more boys then girls with autism
- sex genes, hormones
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