autism
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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 PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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AUTISM
Gustavo Armenta
CIS 1020 Section 38
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WHAT’S AUTISM?
Taken from Greek autos
Developmental disability
Characterized by extreme withdrawal
Self-stimulation
Intellectual deficits
Language disorders
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DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA FOR AUTISM
Diagnostic criteria for autism
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CHARACTERISTICS
Exhibits significant impairment
Infants become rigid when picked up
They are not cuddly
Social impairments
Difficulty expressing emotions
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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
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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
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10 THINGS EVERY CHILD WITH AUTISM WISHES YOU KNEW
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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.