Overview of Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Overview of Autism Spectrum Disorder
Big thanks to Drs. Cheryl Klaiman and David Jaquess, organizer of this year’s Symposium Autism Spectrum Disorder: Overview of Clinical Features and Clinical Services Thank You • The children and families who support our clinical and research activities • My colleagues and students • The Marcus Foundation • The JB Whitehead and Woodruff Foundations • The Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Foundation Marcus Autism Center 5th Annual Summer Symposium on Autism Spectrum Disorder • The Cox Foundation • The Georgia Research Alliance Ami Klin, PhD as well as • The National Institute of Mental Health • The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Director, Marcus Autism Center, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta GRA Eminent Scholar Professor & Chief, Division of Autism, Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine Emory Center for Translational Social Neuroscience • The National Science Foundation • The Simons Foundation • The Autism Science Foundation • Autism Speaks • United Way Marcus Autism Center 3 1 2 3 Marcus Autism Center at a glance Marcus Autism Center Web of Relationships = • >5,000uniquepa-ents/yr • >3,500inthecommunity PARTNERSHIPS • Tx:setprotocols(xvisits) • Transla-on • Impact • Science • FacultyAdvancement • ClinicalResources • ResearchResources • >60%onMedicaid • ~35%minori-es/under-served ★ Children’s Sibley ★ Children’s Hughes Spalding ★ Children’s Chamblee • ClinicalAssessment/Diagnosis • TreatmentPrograms • Center/Home/School/Community • CareCoordina-onProgram • Educa-onalOutreachProgram Opportunities ★ Georgia Tech Biomedical Engineering ★ Georgia Tech “Behavioral Imaging Solutions” ★ Georgia Tech several other projects ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Atlanta Speech School National Black Church Initiative Georgia Pathway to Language Morehouse School of Medicine Satcher Leadership Institute ★ GA Dep of Public Health ★ GA Dep of Education ★ GA Dep of Early Care & Learning Excellence COMMUNITY-VIABLE OUTREACHMODEL CLINICAL TRAINING 4 4 ★ Georgia State, Economics ★ Georgia State, Neuroscience Funding Partners ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ University Partners CENTER-BASED MODELPROGRAM ★ Emory Pediatrics ★ GI, Neonat ★ Emory Genetics ★ Emory Yerkes ★ Emory OB-GYN ★ Emory Rollins ★ Emory Nursing ★ Emory Psychiatry The Science of Clinical Care 5 RESEARCH ADVOCACY ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ UCSF UCLA Washington University Albert Einstein, NY Cornell Drexel Florida State University Harvard NICHD/Autism Speaks BSRC (> 20 sites) Foundation for NIH group ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ NIH NSF HRSA Marcus Foundation Woodruff/Whitehead Foundations Georgia Research Alliance Autism Speaks Autism Science Foundation Simons Foundation United Way Marcus Autism Center 6 6 Emblematic! Challenges and Opportunities: Social vocal engagement: infants (0 to 36 months) Social visual engagement: infants (0 to 36 months) Behavioral Neuroscience: infant rhesus monkeys Treatment: infants & toddlers (12 to 14 months) ASDsymptomsRESULTfromdevia-onsfrom norma-vesocializa-on Reducing Age of Diagnosis & Improving Access to Care Autism Center of Excellence GENETIC MECHANISMS OF SOCIALIZATION SYMPTOMS BEHAVIORAL LIABILITY CONCEPTS •Braindisorderofgene-corigins •AdverseoutcomescanbeaZenuated •Importanceofearlydiagnosisandinterven-onforlifelongoutcome andcostofcare •AmericanAcademyofPediatrics – Screening(18and24months),buts-lllowuptake •8%ofprimarycareprovidersrou-nelyscreenforASD •MedianageofdiagnosisinUS:4-6to5.7years •Laters-llindisadvantagedcommuni-es •NoCommunity-viablesystemofcare •ReimbursementsystemsNOTinplace Johnson & Myers, 2007; Dosreis et al., 2006; Heidgerken et al., 2005; Honigfeld et al., 2012; Shattuck et al., 2009; Mandell et al., 2005; 2009 Jones et al. (2008). Arch Gen Psy, 65(8), 946-54; Klin et al. (2009). Nature, 459, 257-61; Jones & Klin (2009). J Am Acad of Child Psy, 48(5): 471-3; Jones & Klin (2013). Nature, 8 7 8 UniversalPrinciple: thePladormforDevelopmentofSocialBrain 504, 427-431; Klin et al. (2014). Neurosci Biobehav Rev. 9 Theco-crea-onofsocialexperience Sociality: the evolutionary roots of our social brain Born to Socially Orient Reciprocal Social Interaction MH Johnson PhD Neuroplasticity WHITE MATTER DEVELOPMENT Marcus Autism Center H-J Park PhD 10 10 11 11 12 12 Autism Spectrum Disorder BACK IN TIME TEST 13 14 UnifyingPrincipleinDevelopment: Au-smandothercondi-ons 15 Brains and experience: Babies create their own niche ResearchProjects Reciprocal Social Interaction Reciprocal Social Interaction TheBrainBecomes WhoWeAre.... JE LeDoux PhD Marcus Autism Center Marcus Autism Center 18 17 16 17 18 ResearchProjects:ACE Research Enterprise at a glance • CAUSES RESEARCH INITIATIVES • TREATMENT >200 babies (towards 1,650 assessment days) RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE • COMMUNITY-VIABLESOLUTIONS • “VALUEPROPOSITION” >1,500 vocal recordings completed • 13RESEARCHCORES • 9INTERNAL,4COLLABORATIVE • RESEARCHADMINISTRATION • INFORMATICS Strategy for Reseach Enterprise >1,800 eye-tracking sessions completed • DATAMANAGEMENT&ANALYSIS Diagnosis Psychopharmacology >4,500 assessment measures completed Concept Behavioral Neuroscience Animal Models Marcus Autism Center Neurobiology Genetics Marcus Autism Center 19 20 19 20 21 INFANT SIBLING STUDY Ontogeny & Neural Basis of Social Visual Engagement in Monkeys Translational Opportunities A National Institutes of Health Autism Center of Excellence YerkesFieldSta-on,LawrencevilleGA ->Neverseparatedfrommom ->Remaininsocialgroup • High-throughput, low-cost, deployment of universal screening in the community Jocelyne Bachevalier, PhD • Early detection, early intervention, optimal outcome Xiao Ping Hu, PhD • Prevention or attenuation of intellectual disability in ASD Lisa Parr, PhD 23 22 23 24 24 ResearchProjects–HeadGrowth ResearchPublications:Treatment TreatmentResearchTurnedClinicalTool Larry Scahill, PhD Gordon Ramsay, PhD Chawarska et al 2011 Marcus Autism Center 25 Mar Sanchez Warren Jones Longchuan Li Marcus Autism Center 27 27 SocialVisualEngagementin infantmacaques FA MD(mm/s2) AD(mm/s2) RD(mm/s2) Xiaoping Hu Peter Lewis Marcus Autism Center 28 Marcus Autism Center 26 26 Inspira-onandmethodsforourresearch withinfantmacaques Jocelyne Bachevalier Karen Bearss, PhD 25 Marcus Autism Center 29 30 30 Implications for brain development BrainStudies:HumanInfants Community-Viable Solutions: F ratio p < 0.05, Change in fixation p < 0.05, Fixation Time • 2 3 4 5 6 9 12 15 18 24 Age (in months) Sarah Shultz Longchuan Li % of Maximum 0% 50% Amy Wetherby, PhD 100% • Navigator for Early Intervention Providers Navigator for Primary Care Physicians • Navigator for Families • Parent Engagement, Clinical Trials • Community Viable Treatments, Clinical Trials Efficacy of Early Screening & Early Intervention • Warren Jones MPFC THAL HIP STR OccVC CB IPL ATC PMC OFC DLPFC J VLPFC AMG • United Way new $ 1.875 m/3 yrs (Jennifer Stapel-Wax PI); • NIH Multi-Site R01: Marcus, Cornell, Drexel, FSU (May 2014) • Already work in Atlanta, several GA counties, as well as in FL, PA, TN and NY 0 Warren Jones Marcus Autism Center Jennifer Stapel-Wax, PsyD United Way Partnerships Genes related to synaptogenesis 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 12 Age (months) 15 18 24 (Kang et al., Nature 2011) Shultz, Jones et al., in prep. “Less than 20% of children with Autism in the US are identified before the age of 3 years” Marcus Autism Center 33 31 32 Augmen-ngAccessto EarlyTreatmentviaPartnerships Brief & Selective Overview of Autism Spectrum Disorders 33 Autism is ... in 1943 as in 2015 Primary Care Physician Family Leo Kanner 1894-1981 Early Intervention Provider Autism is ... 34 35 36 Evolutionarily Highly Conserved and Developmentally Early Emerging Mechanisms of Socialization What does the baby see DOOR baby 37 38 Normative social development: Infants come into the world “pre-wired” for social engagement • From the first days of life infants are profoundly sociable • Human face and human voice are the most interesting stimuli in the environment • Early emergence of • selective attention • selective engagement • social reciprocity • attachments • social-communication skills • joint attention and social referencing skills • “Theory of Mind” • relationships 40 39 Au-sm: Developmental Trajectories Unlikeintypicaldevelopment, predisposi-ons to orient to, and engage with people are absent or impaired. Developing expertise about the Social World Developing expertise about the Physical World 41 42 CoreChallengesakaReali&es CoreChallenges • SOCIALSKILLS:theintangibles,theunstructured,thenovel,theimplicit, • SOCIALSKILLS:theintangibles,theunstructured,thenovel,theimplicit, • COMMUNICATIONSKILLS:theinformal,theconversa-onal,the • COMMUNICATIONSKILLS:theinformal,theconversa-onal,the theintui-ve,the“commonsense”,thementalis-c reciprocal,the‘other-directed’,thepolite,the‘untrue’,the‘chaZy’ • ADAPTIVESKILLS:groomingandself-care,domes-cchores,‘survival skills’,livinginthecommunity,func-oninginbureaucracies,groupsand rela-onships,legalconcerns • LEARNINGSKILLS:rote&sequen-al,notconceptual&integra-ve; learningABOUTnotlearningHOWTO • ORGANIZATIONALSKILLS:repe--veschedules,‘todo’lists,planning ahead,learningformfeedback,adjus-ngtovariantsofsitua-ons, recognizingnovelty,knowingwhenandhowtoseekassistance,breaking downbigtasksintostepwiseplans • OBSTACLESTOADAPTATION:anxiety,panic,fearsandphobias, theintui-ve,the“commonsense”,thementalis-c reciprocal,the‘other-directed’,thepolite,the‘untrue’,the‘chaZy’ • ADAPTIVESKILLS:groomingandself-care,domes-cchores,‘survival skills’,livinginthecommunity,func-oninginbureaucracies,groupsand rela-onships,legalconcerns • ORGANIZATIONALSKILLS:repe--veschedules,‘todo’lists,planning ahead,learningformfeedback,adjus-ngtovariantsofsitua-ons, recognizingnovelty,knowingwhenandhowtoseekassistance,breaking downbigtasksintostepwiseplans • OBSTACLESTOADAPTATION:anxiety,panic,fearsandphobias, depressionanddespondency,mo-va-onalissues,rigidi-es depressionanddespondency,mo-va-onalissues,rigidi-es 43 44 45 Self-help:anon-exhaus-velist Domes-c:anon-exhaus-velist Communityandsurvivalskills: anon-exhaus-velist • Personalhygiene • Grooming • Minororannoyinghealthissues • Majorhealthissues • Clothing:purchasing,care,choice,whenandhow • Moresandregula-ons • Theprivatevs.thepublic • Pubertyrelated • Sexuality •… 46 • Purchasingneeds:thewhen,where,andhow • Ea-ngandcooking:purchasing,planinng,prepara-on,ea-ng out(e.g.,cafeterias),ea-ngout(e.g.,atfriends’) • Fixingandmending • Knowingwhendoingoneself,whenseekinghelp • Knowingwhenoneneedstofixanything • Cleaningandorganizing • Whattothrowoutandwhattokeep • Hoarding • Payingbills,budge-ng,moneymaZers(e.g.,banking) • Nego-a-ngprivacy • Rigidi-es,rituals,obsessionality •… 47 • Goingtoplaces,transporta-on • Emergencies • Dealingwithsocialannoyances(e.g.,panhandlers, manipulators,exploita-vecompanions) • Dealingwithpeopleinposi-onofauthority • POLICE • Rules,thelaw,thenovel,theunexpected • Theprivate,thepublic,theacceptable,theseemingly criminal,theself-incrimina-ng,thepoorself-advocate • Thebureaucracies,theforms,thescheduledcommitments • Thetelemarketers,thesolici-ng,the“toogoodtobetrue’ invita-onsandoffers,‘junk’mail,INTERNET •… 48 CoreChallengesakaReali-es • SOCIALSKILLS:theintangibles,theunstructured,thenovel,theimplicit, theintui-ve,the“commonsense”,thementalis-c • COMMUNICATIONSKILLS:theinformal,theconversa-onal,the reciprocal,the‘other-directed’,thepolite,the‘untrue’,the‘chaZy’ • ADAPTIVESKILLS:groomingandself-care,domes-cchores,‘survival skills’,livinginthecommunity,func-oninginbureaucracies,groupsand rela-onships,legalconcerns • ORGANIZATIONALSKILLS:repe--veschedules,‘todo’lists,planning TEST ahead,learningformfeedback,adjus-ngtovariantsofsitua-ons, recognizingnovelty,knowingwhenandhowtoseekassistance,breaking downbigtasksintostepwiseplans • OBSTACLESTOADAPTATION:anxiety,panic,fearsandphobias, depressionanddespondency,mo-va-onalissues,rigidi-es Klin (2000). J Child Psychol Psych 49 50 Social Attribution Task: narrative samples Social Attribution Task: narrative samples “...Whathappenedwasthatthelargertriangle--whichwas likeabiggerkidorabully,andhehadisolatedhimselffrom everythingelseun@ltwonewkidscomealongandtheliAle onewasabitmoreshy,scared,andthesmallertriangle morelikestoodupforhimselfandprotectedtheliAleone. Thebigtrianglegotjealousofthem,cameout,andstarted topickonthesmallertriangle.TheliAletrianglegotupset andsaidlike“what’sup”?“whyaredoingthis?’... “Thebigtrianglewentintotherectangle.Therewerea smalltriangleandacircle.Thebigtrianglewentout.The shapesbounceoffeachother.Thesmallcirclewentinside therectangle.Thebigtrianglewasintheboxwiththecircle. Thesmalltriangleandthecirclewentaroundeachothera few@mes.Theywerekindofoscilla@ngaroundeachother, maybebecauseofamagne@cfield.AIerthatheygooffthe screen.Thebigtriangleturnedlikeastar-likeaStarof David-andbroketherectangle...” 52 53 Typically Developing Adolescent boy, age 13-9, FSIQ = 112 Adolescent boy with autism, age 14-9, FSIQ = 115 51 Thinkingaboutthingsand thinkingaboutpeople 54 SearchingforSocialMeaning inReal-lifeSitua-ons 38yearoldadultwithau-sm(norma-veIQ) • Startswhenasmallequilateral trianglebreaksoutofasquare.A smallsphereorcircleappearsand slidesdownthebrokenrectangle. Thetriangleswereeither equilateralorisosceles.Laterthe small,Ithink,isoscelestriangle andspherebouncearoundeach other,maybebecauseofa magne-cfield… 55 38yearoldadultwithau-sm(norma-veIQ) • Therocketisbeinglaunchedand • Startswhenasmallequilateral isinpreliminaryorbitaroundthe trianglebreaksoutofasquare.A earth,windingaroundthemoon smallsphereorcircleappearsand attheappropriatedistanceso slidesdownthebrokenrectangle. thatthesatellitecanbereleased. Thetriangleswereeither Thesatellitewaslaunchedfrom equilateralorisosceles.Laterthe therocket,anditactuallylanded small,Ithink,isoscelestriangle onthemoon.Thesatellitewas andspherebouncearoundeach actuallymorelikealunarmodule other,maybebecauseofa …. magne-cfield… Klin & Jones (2006). Brain & Cognition Klin & Jones (2006). Brain & Cognition 56 57 LookingatPeople Adolescents&Adults LookingatPeopleInterac-ng Itisasocialdisability Klin & Jones (2006). Brain & Cognition 58 59 60 Standingbehindaperson’seyes ViewerwithAu&sm TypicallyDevelopingViewer 61 62 TracingtheShapeofaSocialTriangle Focusonmouthsvsfocusoneyes Klin et al. (2002). Arch Gen Psychiat 64 63 Klin et al. (2002). Am J Psychiat 65 66 Following Social Attention Cues Following Social Attention Cues Following Social Attention Cues Klin et al. (2002). Am J Psychiat 67 68 Following Social Attention Cues 69 Focusonthe Non-Speaker: contextualcuesthat mayalterthemeaning ofasocialscene Klin et al. (2002). Am J Psychiat 70 71 72 Threemainprinciplesofsocialand communica-onskillslearning • Awarenessofconven-onalrulesofsocial engagementandsocialconversa-on • Ac-veandappropriate‘reading’ofsocial cues • Self-monitoringandadjustmentin conversa-on Active ‘reading’ of social cues Awarenessofconven-onalrules • Topic selection • Ways of marking topics shifts • Background information (presupposition and familiarity) • Knowledge base of potential conversational partners • Repertoire of interests that can be discussed • Conversational expectations (turn-taking, listening, building on what is said) • • • • • • Important for adjusting, predicting, ‘regrouping’ Eye contact / gaze Facial and bodily gestures / posture Prosodic cues (volume, inflection, rate) ‘Integrative’ cues Practice in concrete situations (rehearsals, roletaking) • Different settings – going from small therapeutic to larger naturalistic (back and forth) • Pertinence, ‘quantity’, … (rules of pragmatics) 73 74 75 Self-monitoring in conversation: Adjustments Whatdoesittaketounderstandasocialsitua-on? OrHOWTOBUILDASOCIALSKILLSTRAININGCURRICULUM Salience 77 78 • Style/register (e.g., more or less formal) • Volume (e.g., in terms of social setting, proximity, number of people, and background noise) • Inflection modulation • Rate, rhythm, and stress (e.g., emphasis, affective communication) • Awareness of self style • The utilization of feedback (provided by others) 76 Salience Salience Per-nence 79 80 81 TheoryofMind:Cogni-on TheoryofMind:Cogni-on TheoryofMind:Affect Pre>estgirlI haveever seen! 82 Whata SHOW-OFF!! 83 Mad. Jealous. 84 TheoryofMind:Affect Self-Love. InferringSocialContext: What does it take to understand a social situation? OR HOW TO BUILD A SOCIAL SKILLS TRAINING CURRICULUM Itisacostumecontest.Thetwo girlsaremadbecausetheother oneaKractedallofthe aKen&on. 85 86 87 Core Challenges aka Realities SocialBrainCircuitry • SOCIAL SKILLS: the intangibles, the unstructured, the novel, the Sameordifferentperson? implicit, the intuitive, the “common sense”, the mentalistic • COMMUNICATION SKILLS: the informal, the conversational, the reciprocal, the ‘other-directed’, the polite, the ‘untrue’, the ‘chatty’ • ADAPTIVE SKILLS: grooming and self-care, domestic chores, ‘survival skills’, living in the community, functioning in bureaucracies, groups and relationships, legal concerns • LEARNING SKILLS: rote & sequential, not conceptual & integrative; learning ABOUT not learning HOW TO • ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS: repetitive schedules, ‘to do’ lists, planning ahead, learning form feedback, adjusting to variants of situations, recognizing novelty, knowing when and how to seek assistance, breaking down big tasks into stepwise plans • OBSTACLES TO ADAPTATION: anxiety, panic, fears and RobertT.Schultz,Ph.D. phobias, depression and despondency, motivational issues, rigidities 88 89 90 SameorDifferentPerson SameorDifferentObject Theneuroanatomyofface recogni-on:theFusiformgyrus 91 92 93 AbsenceofFusiformAc&va&onToFaces Schultz,Gauthier,Klin,etal.(2000).ArchivesofGeneralPsychiatry,57,331-340. DifferencesinObject“Saliency”– fallinginlovewithDigimon GreaterInterest/AKen&ontoDigimonthanPeople Red/Yellow Blue/Purple Right Left Autism Spectrum Males (n = 20) Normal Controls Males (n = 20) Right Left t maps of mean % signal change, p < .01 Masked for face-baseline & object-baseline at .05 “Digimon”(DigitalMonsters) -Fusiform activation for Digimon characters -Amygdala activation for Digimon characters -Atypical specialization of ‘FFA’ -Emotional involvement and investment in circumscribed interests Grelotti et al., 2005, Neuropsychologia 94 95 96 Exceptional drawing ability Exceptional drawing ability Typical8yroldNadia:aroundage4or5 Typical8yroldNadia:aroundage4or5 Exceptional drawing ability StephenWiltshireMBEhZp://www.stephenwiltshire.co.uk/ 97 97 However 98 98 99 Learning about autism from exceptional abilities Learning about autism from exceptional abilities 100 100 99 101 101 102 102 Learning about autism from exceptional abilities TEST 103 103 105 104 105 107 106 107 108 108 Learning Style •LearningABOUTtheworld,notnecessarily learninghowtofunc-onintheworld •Partstowholes–unfortunately,theworldis wholestoparts •Roteandassocia-ve;unfortunatelylearning needstobeintegra-veandconceptual 109 109 111 110 112 112 111 113 113 114 114 Circumscribedinterests • Frequentandhighlyvisiblemanifesta-onofthecondi-on • Monopolizeslearning • Monopolizesthinking • Monopolizesconversa-onandrela-onships 115 ImportanceforSelf-Iden-ty andSelf-Esteem Someexamples • onsnakes • Wri-ngsofincarcerated people • Ondeathanddying • Religion • Cul-de-sacs • Deep-fat-fryers • Shakespeare’splays • Telephonepoleinsulators • • • • • • • • • Pokemon Digimon Weather TV/radiosta-ons Electricalfans Photographingpeople Computerserialnumbers Largenumbers Algebraicequa-ons 116 CoreChallenges • SOCIALSKILLS:theintangibles,theunstructured,thenovel,theimplicit,the intui-ve,the“commonsense”,thementalis-c • COMMUNICATIONSKILLS:theinformal,theconversa-onal,the reciprocal,the‘other-directed’,thepolite,the‘untrue’,the‘chaZy’ • Circumscribed interest may be important pillar of self-identity • ADAPTIVESKILLS:groomingandself-care,domes-cchores,‘survivalskills’, • Very important to take this very seriously • Examples: • ORGANIZATIONALSKILLS:repe--veschedules,‘todo’lists,planning – Cul de sacs – Gaining insight into people through mathematics (e.g., algebraic equations) livinginthecommunity,func-oninginbureaucracies,groupsandrela-onships,legal concerns ahead,learningformfeedback,adjus-ngtovariantsofsitua-ons,recognizingnovelty, knowingwhenandhowtoseekassistance,breakingdownbigtasksintostepwiseplans • OBSTACLESTOADAPTATION:anxiety,panic,fearsandphobias, depressionanddespondency,mo-va-onalissues,rigidi-es Poten-alfor catastrophicconsequences • DANGER!!Interestsandrepe--vebehaviorsgetcaught together(e.g.,touching,shoes,fe-sh) • DANGER!!Internet,solitaryandunmonitoreduseof computer,pornographyontheweb • Thedangerouscombina-onofcomputertechnicalskillsand naivety+lackofstreetsmartsmayleadtoproblemswiththe law • Notpoten-alvic-mizers,butthelawoyendoesnotmake thatdis-nc-on(mandatorysentences) 117 Execu-veDysfunc-on • Beingdevoidofa‘pilot’or‘navigator’ • TheCEOhastakenalong-termvaca-on • Mothersandfrontallobes • RequiringhelpwithtrivialmaZerssuchasshoppingand comple-ngassignments • Organizingtheirownac-vi-esinagoal-directedfashion • Comple-ngtasksinanefficientmanner • Learningfromongoingexperiences • Breakingdowntasksintostepwisealgorithms • Todolists,organizers,newtechnology 118 119 120 CoreChallenges ObstaclestoSuccessfulAdapta-on • SOCIALSKILLS:theintangibles,theunstructured,thenovel,theimplicit,the • Anxiety,panic,fears,phobias,depressionanddespondency, mo-va-onalissues,rigidi-es,… • Behavioralapproaches(func-onalbehavioralassessment) • Psychopharmacologicalapproaches intui-ve,the“commonsense”,thementalis-c • COMMUNICATIONSKILLS:theinformal,theconversa-onal,the reciprocal,the‘other-directed’,thepolite,the‘untrue’,the‘chaZy’ • ADAPTIVESKILLS:groomingandself-care,domes-cchores,‘survivalskills’, livinginthecommunity,func-oninginbureaucracies,groupsandrela-onships,legal concerns • Needforsynergy:social-communica-on,real-lifesitua-ons, comprehensiveness • Needforintegra-on:generaliza-onacrosspeopleandacross se{ngs • Buildingonstrengths–Avenuesforsuccess • Managingdifficultbehaviors:‘fits’,‘rumina-on’,… • ORGANIZATIONALSKILLS:repe--veschedules,‘todo’lists,planningahead,learning formfeedback,adjus-ngtovariantsofsitua-ons,recognizingnovelty,knowingwhenandhowtoseekassistance, breakingdownbigtasksintostepwiseplans • OBSTACLESTOADAPTATION:anxiety,panic,fearsandphobias, depressionanddespondency,mo-va-onalissues,rigidi-es Voca-onalTraining • Emphasisonaddressingsocialdisabili-es,eccentrici-es, andanxiety-relatedvulnerabili-es • Grooming,presenta-on,applica-onleZerwri-ng,aswell aseveryaspectofthejobinterviewprocess • Neuropsychologicallyinformed • College/voca-onalexperienceisfacilitatedbyindividual supervision/tutorialsystem • Sociallylessdemanding • Acquaintancewithsupportedcollegeorworkresources (e.g.,jobcoaches,transi-onagencies,parentsupport networks). 121 122 123 ThisyearCheryldidn’taskedmetotalkabout DSM-5:YESORNO Reali-esandDefini-ons:DSM-IV,DSM-5,andbeyond DSM-IV(1994)andDSM-IV-TR(2000) • The importance of diagnostic labels • The limitations of diagnostic labels • The political science of nosology, and the scientific politics of nosology: important considerations • The concept of reliability • The concept of validity • Nosology: expecting too much • The consequences of shifts in definitions: DSM-III, DSM-III-R, DSM-IV, and DSM-V From Early Childhood Autism, to Pervasive Developmental Disorders, to Autism Spectrum Disorders: Kanner & DSM ology •PervasiveDevelopmentalDisorders(earlyonsetdisordersof socializa-on) •Withorwithoutintellectualdisabili-es –Au-s-cdisorder,PDD-NOS •Withoutintellectualdisabili-es –Asperger’sdisorder •Alwaysintellectualdisabili-es –ReZ’sdisorder –ChildhoodDisintegra-veDisorder Marcus Autism Center 124 124 125 126 DSM-5workgroupreasoning • “ASD” for Autism, Asperger Syndrome, CDD, PDD-NOS –ASD vs ‘neurotypicality’ or non-ASD conditions valid –Subtyping not reliable; better mediators: severity, language level or intelligence –Best ASD + associated features • 3 domains become 2 –Social/Communication are inseparable –Language delays not specific to ASD: mediator –Better psychometric properties (better specificity; same sensitivity) –Examples across ages and levels of severity • Smaller number of symptoms –Multiple criteria in DSM-IV, same symptom –Data analyses (research on criteria) - SSC large sample • DSM-5 vs. DSM-IV-TR –56 Studies published by the end of 2013 focused on DSM-5 –~ 10 studies comparing Se & Sp of DSM-5 relative to DSM-IV DSM-5 workgroup reasoning • Repetitive behaviors/narrow or fixated interests –Requiring 2 symptoms: improves specificity –Multiple sources of information –History thereof improves stability of diagnosis –Unusual sensory sensitivities included • Neurodevelopmental disorder –Present from infancy or early childhood but more likely to be detected upon social demands • Indices of severity –? (future, more quantitative) –Current instruments (ADOS, ADI) –Current parent reports/screeners (SRS) –Current measurements of ability (Vineland) DSM-5 definition of ASD Social-Communication • Persistent deficits in social communication and social interaction across multiple contexts, currently or by history: (all 3) –D e f i c i t s i n s o c i a l e m o t i o n a l r e c i p r o c i t y (from abnormal social approach and failure of back-and-forth conversation; to reduced sharing of interests, emotions; etc. ) –D e f i c i t s i n n o n v e r b a l c o m m u n i c a t i v e b e h a v i o r s used for social interaction (from poorly integrated verbal and nonverbal communication, to abnormal eye contact, etc.) –D e f i c i t s i n d e v e l o p i n g , m a i n t a i n i n g , a n d u n d e r s t a n d i n g r e l a t i o n s h i p s (from difficulties adjusting behavior to suit various social contexts to in making friends, absence of interest in peers, etc.) –“Biomarkers” 127 128 129 DSM-5 definition of ASD DSM-5 definition of ASD DSM-5 definition of ASD Restricted, Repetitive Behaviors • R e s t r i c t e d , r e p e t i t i v e p a t t e r n s o f b e h a v i o r, interests or activities, current or by history: (2 of 4) –S t e r e o t y p e d o r r e p e t i t i v e m o t o r m o v e m e n t s , u s e o f o b j e c t s , or speech; –I n s i s t e n c e o n s a m e n e s s , i n f l e x i b l e a d h e r e n c e t o r o u t i n e s , o r ritualized patterns of verbal or nonverbal behavior; –H i g h l y r e s t r i c t e d , f i x a t e d i n t e r e s t s t h a t a r e a b n o r m a l i n intensity or focus; –H y p e r - o r h y p o r e a c t i v i t y t o s e n s o r y i n p u t o r u n u s u a l i n t e r e s t in sensory aspects of the environment; • Symptoms must be present in the early d e v e l o p m e n t a l p e r i o d (may not be fully manifest until social demands exceed limited capacities, or may be masked by learned strategies in later life) • Symptoms cause clinical significant impairment in social, occupational, or other important area of current functioning; • Not better explained by intellectual developmental d i s o r d e r o r g l o b a l d e v e l o p m e n t a l d e l a y (discrepancy between social communication skills and intellectual ability) • If child/individual met DSM-IV criteria for autistic d i s o r d e r, A s p e r g e r ’ s , o r P D D - N O S ( w e l l - e s t a b l i s h e d ) , DSM-5 diagnosis of ASD applies; • If marked deficits in social communication, but does not meet criteria for ASD, evaluate for Social ( P r a g m a t i c ) C o m m u n i c a t i o n D i s o r d e r (i.e., no symptoms in the 2nd domain) 130 131 • Specify –i f i n t e l l e c t u a l i m p a i r m e n t –i f l a n g u a g e i m p a i r m e n t –i f a s s o c i a t e d w i t h k n o w n m e d i c a l o r g e n e t i c condition or environmental factor (additional code) –i f a s s o c i a t e d w i t h a n o t h e r n e u r o d e v e l o p m e n t a l , mental, or behavior disorder –i f c a t a t o n i a ( ? ? ? ? ! ! ! ! ! ) • No more multi-axial system (of DSM-IV) • Severity Levels of ASD –Separate for Social Communication, and for Restricted, Repetitive Behaviors –Level 3: Requiring very substantial support –Level 2: Requiring substantial support –Level 3: Requiring support 132 DSM-5 definition of Social (Pragmatic) Communication Disorder DSM-5 definition of Social (Pragmatic) Communication Disorder • Onset: early developmental period • Persistent difficulties in the social use of verbal and nonverbal communication: –D e f i c i t s i n u s i n g c o m m u n i c a t i o n f o r s o c i a l p u r p o s e s , s u c h a s greeting and sharing information appropriate to social context –I m p a i r m e n t o f t h e a b i l i t y t o c h a n g e c o m m u n i c a t i o n t o m a t c h context or the needs of the listener (such as speaking differently in, and adjusting to different contexts) –D i f f i c u l t i e s f o l l o w i n g r u l e s f o r c o n v e r s a t i o n a n d s t o r y t e l l i n g (taking turns in conversation, rephrasing when misunderstood, using verbal and nonverbal signals to regulate interaction) –D i f f i c u l t i e s u n d e r s t a n d i n g w h a t i s n o t e x p l i c i t l y s t a t e d (making inferences) and nonliteral or ambiguous meanings of language (metaphors, humors, irony) • Deficits result in functional limitations in effective communication, social relationships, academic achievement, or occupational performance 133 Less Discussed Complexities (but deficits may not become fully manifest until social communication demands exceed limited capacities) • Symptoms not attributable to another medical or neurological condition, low abilities in word structure and grammar • Symptoms not better explained by ASD, intellectual d i s a b i l i t y, g l o b a l d e v e l o p m e n t a l d e l a y o r a n o t h e r m e n t a l d i s o r d e r. • “ R a r e < 4 y e a r s ” ; Va r i a b l e o u t c o m e • Risks: family history of ASD, communication d i s o r d e r s , s p e c i f i c l e a r n i n g d i s o r d e r. • Is this a back door to “Broader Autism Phenotype” (BAP) moved outside its original (ASD) familial context? • ASD without RRBs (current or by history!) • Other rule outs: ADHD, Social Phobia, ID 134 Advocacy Groups’ position and concerns • Misdiagnosis or underdiagnosis of people with Asperger’s Disorder • “Asperger’s” has meaning to individuals affected, families, service providers, organizations, communities, the general public • Symptoms not comprehensive enough: –sensory atypicalities, anxieties, Executive Dysfunction, RH learning difficulties - important for treatment/ educational programming • Scales for measurement of ASD diagnostic criteria not released yet -> Indices of Severity 135 Our ultimate goal QUO VADIS “diagnostic process” and DSM-5 • The dependency upon ADI-R and ADOS –who administers these instruments –reliability at the item level –Doing away with the experienced clinician • Where are the challenges most felt –Are these challenges captured by the instruments –The need for real-life instrumentation The “subthreshold” symptoms • –A “milder” social disability –The real-life consequences of defining it as “mild” • Self-representation • The reality of community-based practices: the importance of DSM • All encompassing definition: need for quantification and individualization • Need for “tests” that are both diagnostic and prescriptive • Redefining autism/ASD for the biological sciences (NIMH) • What is “core” and what are “associated disabilities” • Could these associated disabilities be significantly attenuated if not prevented? Tomakeau-sm anissueofdiversity, notofdisability Marcus Autism Center 138 136 137 138 Now you truly deserve to go to lunch ... Have a wonderful symposium! It will be terrific! Thank you 139 140