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Definition, History and Epidemiology: Main points

Definition, History and Epidemiology: Main points. Heterogeneous neurodevelopmental disorder Gender ratio Areas of difficulty: social cognition and social perception, executive dysfunction, and atypical perceptual and information processing Major subgroups at present

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Definition, History and Epidemiology: Main points

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  1. Definition, History and Epidemiology:Main points • Heterogeneous neurodevelopmental disorder • Gender ratio • Areas of difficulty: social cognition and social perception, executive dysfunction, and atypical perceptual and information processing • Major subgroups at present • Key symptoms surrounding social interaction, communication, repetitive behaviour and sensory difficulties • Key milestones in the history of ASD • Current classification and change from DSM -4 to DSM-5 • Prevalence of ASD in the population • Examples of risk and protective factors • Issues of comorbitity

  2. Genetics: Main points • Heritability and concordance rates • Overview on how genes may contribute to ASD

  3. Heterogeneous neurodevelopmental disorder • Gender ratio • Areas of difficulty: social cognition and social perception, executive dysfunction, and atypical perceptual and information processing • Major subgroups at present • Key symptoms surrounding social interaction, communication, repetitive behaviour and sensory difficulties • Key milestones in the history of ASD • Current classification and change from DSM -4 to DSM-5 • Prevalence of ASD in the population • Examples of risk and protective factors • Issues of comorbitity

  4. Definition, History and Epidemiology:Main points • Heterogeneous neurodevelopmental disorder • Gender ratio • Areas of difficulty: social cognition and social perception, executive dysfunction, and atypical perceptual and information processing • Major subgroups at present • Key symptoms surrounding social interaction, communication, repetitive behaviour and sensory difficulties • Key milestones in the history of ASD • Current classification and change from DSM -4 to DSM-5 • Prevalence of ASD in the population • Examples of risk and protective factors • Issues of comorbitity

  5. Definition, History and Epidemiology:Main points • Heterogeneous neurodevelopmental disorder • Gender ratio • Areas of difficulty: social cognition and social perception, executive dysfunction, and atypical perceptual and information processing • Major subgroups at present • Key symptoms surrounding social interaction, communication, repetitive behaviour and sensory difficulties • Key milestones in the history of ASD • Current classification and change from DSM -4 to DSM-5 • Prevalence of ASD in the population • Examples of risk and protective factors • Issues of comorbitity

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