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In the PowerPoint orientation that I will show in class there are videos that illustrate the different parts of the DSMIV. The size of the PowerPoint could not be uploaded with the videos in it so I will list the DSMIV and then put a video that illustrates that point.

The American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual-IV, Text Revision (DSM-IV-TR) 1 provides standardized criteria to help diagnose ASDs. Diagnostic Criteria for 299.00 Autistic Disorder A. Six or more items from (1), (2), and (3), with at least two from (1), and one each from (2) and (3):   1.Q ualitative impairment in social interaction, [|autism lunch]
 * as manifested by at least two of the following: marked impairment in the use of multiple nonverbal behaviors such as eye-to-eye gaze, facial expression, body postures, and gestures to regulate social interaction
 * . failure to develop peer relationships appropriate to developmental level
 * a lack of spontaneous seeking to share enjoyment, interests, or achievements with other people (e.g., by a lack of showing, bringing, or pointing out objects of interest)
 * lack of social or emotional reciprocity

 2.qualitative impairments in communication as manifested by at least one of the following: [|Autism conversation]  This is a long version of a clip that I will play in class. What I want you to observe that even when a person is very intelligent the language might be significantly impaired from a functional standpoint. 3.Restricted repetitive and stereotyped patterns of behavior, interests, and activities, as manifested by at least one of the following: a) encompassing preoccupation with one or more stereotyped and restricted patterns of interest that is abnormal either in intensity or focus > >  [|Preoccupations] > This I first saw at a conference and I feel that it does a great job of looking at interests. The questions that we might ask ourselves is when is something just a quirky interest and when can we classify it as abnormal because of its intensity. > > >
 * a)delay in, or total lack of, the development of spoken language (not accompanied by an attempt to compensate through alternative modes of communication such as gesture or mime)
 * b.in individuals with adequate speech, marked impairment in the ability to initiate or sustain a conversation with others
 * c.stereotyped and repetitive use of language or idiosyncratic language
 * d.lack of varied, spontaneous make-believe play or social imitative play appropriate to developmental level
 * 1) b. apparently inflexible adherence to specific, nonfunctional routines or rituals
 * 2) c. stereotyped and repetitive motor manners (e.g., hand or finger flapping or twisting, or complex whole-body movements)
 * 3) d. persistent preoccupation with parts of objects