Asperger’s syndrome (AS), originally described by Hans Asperger in 1944 (Attwood, 2007, p. 23), was historically considered a distinct high-functioning subtype of autism. It is now considered simply an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) following a change to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) in 2013 (Kite, Gullifer, & Tyson, 2013). “Autism spectrum … Read more
PDD-NOS (Pervasive Development Disorder – Not Otherwise Specified) Case Study of a Child with PDD-NOS Consuelo (Connie) Natal Concordia College PDD-NOS stands for Pervasive Developmental Disorder- Not Otherwise specified. According to www. autismspeaks. org, PDDNOS became the diagnosis applied to children or adults who are on the autism spectrum but do not fully meet the … Read more
In Room by Emma Donoghue, the main character, a five-year-old boy named Jack, emulates many behaviors that may be explained by an Autism Spectrum Disorder, but with equal validity could be the due to the of absence of the social construction we know as Theory of Mind. Lisa Zunshine’s book, Why We Read Fiction: Theory … Read more
