REHB 205 1st Edition Lecture 8I. Angelman syndromea. People are often described as happy all the timeb. Occurs 1 in 15000c. Often misdiagnosed as autism or cerebral palsyII. Featuresa. Developmental delaysb. Speech impairmentsc. Ataxiad. Behaviorali. Happyii. Laughing a lotiii. Hand flappingiv. Hypermotorice. Less common featuresi. Disproportionate head growthii. Seizuresiii. Hypo pigmentediv. Tongue thrustv. Wide mouthvi. Flat back of headf. Physiologyi. Genetic origin similar to praderwillie expect on 15th chromosomeg. Treatmenti. No treatment other than1. Behavioral management2. Communication training3. Physical and occupational trainingIII. Autisma. Formally known as pervasive developmental disorderb. Asperger’s is high functioning autismIV. 3 areas of deficitsa. Language/communicationb. Social deficitsc. Repetitive behavioral patternsV. Social deficitsa. Impairments in use of nonverbal and verbal behaviors i. Eye contactii. Facial expressionThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.iii. Body gestureb. Failure to develop peer relationshipsc. Lack of reciprocityVI. Language deficits a. Delay in lack of spoken language b. Stereotyped repetitive use of languageVII. Prevalence a. 75% malesi. One in 68 people are diagnosed1. 1/42 male2. 1/189 femaleb. It has gone up recently because we have a greater awareness and etiologic factors like environmental pollutants may or may not play in affectc. No known caused. Assumed to be neurologice. Higher risk of second child having autism if the first child does (2-18%)f. No specific gene
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