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Types of Childhood Disorders (8)?
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ADHD*
Autism* Elimination Learning Mental Retardation (IQ) Rumination Selective Mutism Tourette's Disorder (motor/vocal tics) |
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Autism
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deficit social ints/comm + restricted activs/interests
1st child, older mom, minor phys abnorms, > neonatal complications |
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Symptons of Autism?
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Unaware = no eye c, resp to vocal, reject phys contaact
Deficit comm = verb/nonv, odd speech (echolalia/pronoun reversal) Restrict activs/intrsts = focus on small unimport details, stereotyped/obsessive play (sensory focus on obj), ritual hand mts self-abuse common |
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Bio causes
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*Over => Under braingrowth
*Oxytocin deficit *> protein lvls (4) link to brain O/U dev |
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ADHD (Attention-Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder)
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Restless, inattentive, impulsive
Repeat directions, friendly/talk, trouble keep friends, social mistakes, exaggs of toddler Life/long span?! Detectable early |
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ADHD cause? bio + envrio
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Heterogeneous* (unclear, vary)
genetic, impaired underaroused FRONTAL LOBE/LIMBIC SYS (motor/attention self reg <)/BASAL G Poor parenting, disturbed fam social disadv |
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ADHD Treatments? (2)
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Pharma
Behav |
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ADHD Pharma Treatment?
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METHYLPHENIDATE (Ritalin) = CNS STIMULANT (b/c underactive brains)
*"caffeine/amphetamines" *Affect multi neuroTs esp. dopamine (-) < - behav, not much > + behav (-) Short term/risk of abuse/ SEs Best with psycho therapy (behav modif)? |
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Autism Treatment? 1 Best.
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STRUCTURED TRMT APPROACH = Behav/Bio
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ADHD Behav Treatment?
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Reinforce + behav/ignore punish -
Intensive/time-consuming |
