Onsent prior to 30 months, Socialisation, Communication and Restricted/Repeated interests
2 of 17
Aspergers Syndrome
Characterised by same as Autism, Except 30 months, Language and Cognitive abilities preserved
3 of 17
Retts syndrome
Only seen in females, after 6 months of normal development, Decelerated head growth, Loss of puposeful hand movements, Psychomotor retardation
4 of 17
Childhood disintegrative disorders
After 2 years of normal development, Rapid deceleration in language and social skills, Bowel or bladder movements and Sensorimotor coordination
5 of 17
PDD- NOS
Most common condition but least studied
6 of 17
Problems with old diagnostic
Does not take into account sensory issues, Lack of psychological or genetic evidence for subgroups, Clinicians were inconsistent in diagnosing Aspergers or Autism
7 of 17
DSM 5 Autism Spectrum Disorder
Triad into Dyad, Socio-communicative impairments and Repetitive.Restrictive behaviours
8 of 17
Socio Communicative impairments
1) Lack of socio-emotional recipriocity 2) Difficulty developing and maintaining friendships 3) Use of non verbal behaviours when communicating
9 of 17
Restricted/ Repetitive Behaviours
1) Stereotype speech 2) Excessive adherance to routines 3) Fixated interests 4) Hypo/Hyper sensitivity to sensory info
10 of 17
Weschler Intelligence Scale for Children
Verbal Comprehension Index, Perceptual Reasoning Index, Working Memory Index, Processing Speed Index
11 of 17
Verbal Comprehension
Similarities, Vocabulary (define) , Comprehension (common concepts), Information (general knowledge)
Block Design, Picture concepts (rows of pics), Picture completion (complete pic), Matrix reasoning (out of 5 squares)
14 of 17
Processing Speed Index
Coding (u8- mark rows of shapes, o8 transcribe digit symbol code), Cancellation (cancel foil in array of animals) , Symbol search (target symbol in a row)
15 of 17
Williams syndrome
Deletion of 28 genes on chromosome 7, FISH test, 1 in 7,500-20,000 births. Reduction in frontal lobes, diminished brain stem and cereblellum, reduced hippocampal volume
16 of 17
Downs syndrome
Extra copy of chromosome 21. 1 in 800 births, FISH test or Amniocetesis, 13% brain volume, cerebal volume, brainstem tissue, reduction of white matter
17 of 17
Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
Onsent prior to 30 months, Socialisation, Communication and Restricted/Repeated interests
Back
Autism (DSM- IV- TR)
Card 3
Front
Characterised by same as Autism, Except 30 months, Language and Cognitive abilities preserved
Back
Card 4
Front
Only seen in females, after 6 months of normal development, Decelerated head growth, Loss of puposeful hand movements, Psychomotor retardation
Back
Card 5
Front
After 2 years of normal development, Rapid deceleration in language and social skills, Bowel or bladder movements and Sensorimotor coordination
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