Exam 12: Autism Spectrum Disorder and Schizophrenia

Families with a child or adolescent with schizophrenia tend to show higher rates of hostile, critical, and overinvolved levels of affectively-charged communication than families without schizophrenic offspring.This pattern is known as:

Schizophrenia and autism spectrum disorder:

In contrast to boys diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, when girls are diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder:

Define autism spectrum disorder and discuss the various aspects of prevalence (e.g., gender, age, race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status).

In understanding etiology, theory of mind:

The treatment for autism spectrum disorder that was developed by Dr.Ivar Lovaas and includes intensive one-on-one behavioral therapy for more than 40 hours per week for over two years:

With regard to race/ethnicity and socioeconomic status (SES) in prevalence patterns in autism spectrum disorder:

Research on Asperger's disorder has been limited because:

Prevalence rates of schizophrenia are:

Discuss the history of Asperger's disorder and the similarities and differences from the former diagnosis of autistic disorder.

Dustin Hoffman's character in the movie "Rainman" could count huge quantities of objects rapidly (e.g., a dropped box of toothpicks) and could recite trivia that most ordinary humans can only dream of, even though he was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder.These behaviors are known as:

Autism spectrum disorder is characterized by:

The onset of abnormal functioning related to autism spectrum disorder must occur:

Discuss the neurodiversity movement and provide your own personal reactions (which should be backed up by research).

If you could only choose one treatment for an 18-year old boy who was just diagnosed with schizophrenia, it should be:

Describe an effective treatment for the symptoms of autism spectrum disorder.Provide a discussion of the pros and cons of this treatment.

In contrast to boys diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, when girls are diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder:

Regarding the epidemic of autism spectrum disorder that is often discussed in the media:

Discuss one of the case studies from your chapter and highlight the symptoms that are consistent with that disorder.

Prevention of autism spectrum disorder: