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Inclusion of hyper- and hypo- reactivity to sensory input or unusual interest in sensory aspects of the environment.

Diagnostic criteria include hyper- and hypo- reactivity to sensory unput as an examples of restricted repetitive patterns of behavior, interest, or activities.

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David Amaral, Ph.D. - Professor and research director at the M.I.N.D. Institute at the University of California Davis and scientist at the California National Primate Research Center.  He studied the biological bases of autism.
Dr. Maja Mataric', Ph.D. - Founding director of the USC Robotics and Autonomous System Center.  Her work mainly focuses on how robots can assist patients, including children with autism.
Brooke Olson - President and cofounder of iTaalk Autism Foundation. She is a mother of a boy with autism and devotes her life to her child and to help other children with autism thorough iTaalk, an app on the iPad. Olson works to provide other children on the spectrum with iPads and helped them use the iPad in effective ways.

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Famous People with Autism Spectrum Disorder

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Famous People with Autism Spectrum Disorder

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Bill Gates- Co- founder of the Microsoft Corporation
Thomas Jefferson- Early American Politician
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart- Classical Composer
Jerry Seinfeld- Comedian
Steve Jobs- Former CEO of Apple
Andy Warhol- Artist
Tim Burton- Hollywood director

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In the 1990's the rate of ASD increased to 12.7 in every 10,000 from 4.4 in every 10,000 in the past three generations.

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Psychological Theories of Autism Spectrum Disorder

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Psychological Theories of Autism Spectrum Disorder

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1. Impaired Theory of Mind
Theory of mind refers to the ability to predict and understand body motions. Mind blindness refers to not being able to recognize or understand the thoughts of others.
2. Weak Central Coherence
When a child may only focus on specific details rather than seeing the entire picture and understanding in depth what the concept is. Children may not have issues with attention, however it is their focus that is difficult to guide.
3. Impaired Executive Function

organizational and planning habits

working memories

inhibition and impluse control

time management

using new strategies

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Level 3: Requiring very substantional support
Social Communication: Not being able to speak for him/herself
Level 2: Requiring substation support
Social Communication: Minimal use of words.
Level 1: Requiring support
Social Communication: Unable to carry on a conversation and making personal connections

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Originally it was classified as a pervasive developmental disorder, and eventually altered to autism spectrum disorder once thoroughly studied.
Level 1 in the severity level for autism spectrum disorder can also be labeled as asperger's syndrome.

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Characteristics in Autism Spectrum Disorder 

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Characteristics in Autism Spectrum Disorder 

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1. Deficits in social interaction, inability to hold a conversation, and to relate to others.
2. Deficits in making eye contact, understanding body cues, and nonverbal communications.
3. Deficits in imaginary play, lacks key developmental skills such as imaginary play, making friends, and adjusting behavior to the approbate environment.