What are the Core Features of Autism
Autism is a Developmental DISORDER
- Impaired SOCIAL Communication
- RESTRICTED Repetitive BEHAVIOUR
WHAT ARE AREAS OF SOCIAL IMPAIRMENT
- LACK OF SOCIAL Reciprocity =issues with empathy and emotion
- LACK OF NON-VERBAL COMMUNICATION e.g GESTURES
- LACK OF SOCIAL RELATIONSHIP development
- LACK of JOINT ATTENTION. =Doesn’t Care
WHAT ARE THE AREAS OF RESTRICTED Repetitive BEHAVIOURS OR INTERESTS
- Stereo-type behaviours
- Insistence on sameness
- Restricted Interests
- Altered Sensory perception
WHAT IS IMPaired Social Communication
- Lacks Social Reciprocity
Meaning they lack Emotion and Empathy
What are examples of LACK OF Reciprocity
• Peculiarities in speech and language, such as speaking in an overly formal manner
or in a monotone or taking figures of speech literally
• Socially and emotionally inappropriate behaviour
and the inability to interact successfully with peers
WHAT IS ANOTHER Impairment of social communication
Lacks Nonverbal Communication
What are e.g of non-verbal communication problems?
Problems with non-verbal communication, including the restricted use of gestures.
Limited or inappropriate facial expressions
Peculiar, stiff gaze
What is another e.g of Impaired social communication?
Social Relationship Development
Give another e.g of social imPairment
Lack of Joint Attention
Give e.g of Restrictive Repetitive Behaviour or Interest
Stereotype Behaviour
Repetitive routines or rituals
Insistence on sameness
Restricted Interests
What is another classic symptom OF ASD
ALTERED SENSORY Perception
Another Classic symptom
Clumsy and uncoordinated motor movements
