文档介绍：AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER (ASD): A GENERAL OVERVIEW
A PAPER PRESENTED BY:
OKEY-MARTINS NWOKOLO
Mphil/ student, Developmental Psychology Department UNILAG.
Programme Supervisor, Acceleration Therapy, Lagos.
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WHAT TO EXPECT
INTRODUCTION
WHAT IS AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER (ASD) ?
DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA FOR PERVASIVE DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS (APA, 2000)
THE TRIAD OF IMPAIRMENT/SYMPTONS OF ASD
ADDITIONAL MON WITH ASD
WHAT CAUSES ASD?
SOME FACTS ABOUT ASD
DETECTING ASD AT AN EARLY AGE
EARLY SIGNS TO LOOK FOR
OBSERVATIONS TO MAKE
MAKING PREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT
INTERVENTION STRATEGIES
REFERENCES
INTRODUCTION   The term autism is scary. It is replete with stigma, fear, frustration and controversy. Stigma against persons and families with autism. Fear for parents who are worried over the future of their child diagnosed with autism and frustration for parents and teachers who struggle daily with the challenging behaviours and demands of supporting children with the condition. The controversial image of autism is even more serious and concerns professionals’(including medical doctors) differences in opinion regarding definition, causes presences, intervention and cure. This situations leaves parents even more confused. Yet , they are interested in knowing more about their child’s development and pediatric practitioners in Nigeria need to better prepared for this. The best thing you can do for these children and their families is to keep abreast on current developments in the filed and make informed decision about treatment.
WHAT IS AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER ?
Autism was first described by Leo Kanner of Johns Hopkins in 1943. He identified it as a disorder with impairment in: 1.     Reciprocal Social Interaction 2.     Language munication development 3.     Behaviour development.   Autism is actually a subtype of a class of disorders known as Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD.) and there are 5 of these disorders. 1. Autis