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In 1943 Leo Kanner described 11 cases of 'infantile autism'. These children came into the world with an innate inability to form the usual, biologically provided affective contact with people. What behaviours did he report? |
1. Children didn't mind parents coming and going 2. Parent/s absence for periods of time were unnoticed. 3. Relationships in the home were alike to that of an office. 4. Children were happy to be left alone. |
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Who first termed Aspergers? |
Hans Asperger, 1944. |
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What was Infantile Autism under in the DSM-III (1980)? |
Pervasive Developmental Disorders (PDD). - infantile autism: lack of responsiveness, language abnormalities or absence, resistance to change or attachment to objects, the absence of schizophrenic features, onset before 30months. |
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Wing & Gould (1979) identified a triad of impairments. What were they? |
Impairments in: 1. reciprocal social interaction. 2. communication. 3. imagination, resulting in a narrow, repetitive pattern of activities. Extra information: Types of social impairment identified were: - Aloof, passive, active but odd. |
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What is the big difference between the DSM-V and previous DSM's? |
Aspergers, Autistic disorder, childhood disintegrative disorder and PDD are no longer separate disorders. It is now Autism Spectrum Disorder. Also: Rett Syndrome is no longer in the DSM-V. |
