Problem: Based on the video of Dr. Ami Klin about the social brain in autism, answer the following questions. Be sure and answer completely and thoroughly. The length will vary for each question.
What does Dr. Klin say about how autism is diagnosed? Need Assignment Help?
Do all children have access to state-of-the-art diagnosis?
How does this relate to universal screening of infants?
What does he say about infants in utero (voice recognition)?
About social behavior and interest in early infancy?
What did Dr. Klin report about eye contact in adolescents and adults (in the 40's)?
What does he mean by sensitivity to the value of gaze?
How are staring and lack of eye contact similar?
What did he report about the focus on caregiver eyes vs. mouth (about one hour into talk)?
Discuss the visual synchrony hypothesis. How does it explain the findings?
Does Dr. Klin conclude that these findings mean that individuals with autism are non-social? If not, what does he think these findings suggest?
What are the implications of early detection?
What about the ability to identify children with these characteristics in early infancy?
What are the implications of this work for diagnosis?
For intervention?
What is your reaction to the possibility of pediatric screening at well child visits in infancy?