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Autism is a _____, may be regarded as a group of related disorders.
Some commonalities are? |
Heterogeneous Disorder
1) Emerges by age 3 2) It does not increase in severity after this |
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What are the 3 core symptoms of Autism?
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1) Individuals cannot interpret the EMOTIONS or intentions of others
2) Individuals cannot interact SOCIALLY and COMMUNICATE with others 3) Tend to be PREOCCUPIED by a single event or subject |
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Autism spectrum disorders are the most prevalent childhood neurodevelopmental disorder.
_____% of autistic individuals are males; _____% suffer from mental retardation, and _____% have seizures. Researchers regard it as a _____ - group of related disorders. |
80%
50% 35% Spectrum Disorder |
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Early signs of autism are: ?????
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1) Delayed language development
2) Delayed development of social interaction Interestingly, many individuals with autism have minor abnormalities of ear structure- the ear is square-shaped and positioned too low on the head. |
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_____ syndrome: mild form of autism; cognitive and linguistic features are preserved. Some individuals may be severely impaired in some ways, but normal or superior in others.
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Aspergers
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_____ are autistic patients who display amazing and specific cognitive abilities -- such as feats of memory, drawing, or playing musical instruments.
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Autistic Savants
Autistic savants' abilities remain a mystery; somehow the damage in certain brain areas has led to compensatory overdevelopment in others. |
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_____ factors play a role in autism; there is a _____ chance of autism in the siblings of an autistic person, and a _____ chance if that sibling is a monozygotic twin.
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5%
60% |
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Neural mechanisms of autism are difficult to study; postmortem studies and MRI studies reveal brain damage in the _____, _____, and _____.
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Prefrontal Cortex
Amygdala Cerebellum |
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Williams syndrome is even more rare than autism; it occurs in one in 7,500 births. Those with Williams syndrome have _____ that far exceed their generally low IQs (60); speech is often _____ and very _____. They also are very social, and empathic. Other cognitive strengths include near perfect pitch, a sense of rhythm and a remarkable ability to recognize faces.
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Language skills
Animated and very Descriptive |
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Patients with Williams syndrome have very impaired _____ and _____, _____, and _____; this appears to be due to a major mutation in _____.
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Spatial abilities
Underdeveloped PARIETAL, OCCIPITAL, and ORBITOFRONTAL CORTICES Chromosome 7 |
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Chromosome 7 appears to control the synthesis of _____, a protein that imparts elasticity to organs and tissues. Therefore experience cardiac problems et.
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ELASTIN
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