Autism spectrum disorder and theory of mind

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  • Created on: 22-05-22 21:54
What is autism
A spectrum disorder
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Name the 3 autism diagnostic criteria
1. Social impairment
2. Communication impairment
3. Evidence of restricted or repetitive behaviours
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What does SPELL stand for?
Structure
Positive
Empathy
Low arousal
Links
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What is TEACCH treatment?
Improved adaptation
Parent collaboration
Assessment for individualised treatment
Structure teaching
Skill Enhancement
Cognitive and behavioural therapy
Generalist training
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Discuss the environmental causes of autism
Refrigerator mother
infections/toxins
Romanian orphans
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What role does genetics play in autism?
Twin studies: one identical twin has autism the other has a 60% chance of diagnosis, 90% chance of symptoms.
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What is theory of mind (ToM)
Understanding of other people's mental states: their beliefs, desires and intentions etc.
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When did Piaget thought ToM started?
age 7 due to egocentric bias
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What type of gaze due new-borns prefer?
Direct gaze
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When does Gaze-following occur?
18/19 months, 3 months if object is visible
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What are Flavell (1974) levels of seeing and knowing?
level 1: what someone else can/cannot see
level 2: how something looks to someone else (perspective-taking)
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What happens in the smarties task?
unexpected-contents false-belief task
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1. Social impairment
2. Communication impairment
3. Evidence of restricted or repetitive behaviours

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Structure
Positive
Empathy
Low arousal
Links

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Improved adaptation
Parent collaboration
Assessment for individualised treatment
Structure teaching
Skill Enhancement
Cognitive and behavioural therapy
Generalist training

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Refrigerator mother
infections/toxins
Romanian orphans

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