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A 5 page research paper that takes the form of a clinical assessment based on the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, 4th Edition (DSM IV) criteria for Asperger's Disorder, which is similar to the criteria for Autism. The writer pictures a hypothetical patient as a means for demonstrating the assessment process. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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by the American Psychiatric Association. The following clinical assessment pictures a hypothetical patient as a means for demonstrating the assessment process. The student researching this topic will adapt this information
in creating his or her own assessment. The hypothetical patient is a male child, Billy, aged 4 years 3 months. Billys parents brought him in for psychological assessment
because of concern over his lack of social skills. Rather than develop friendships with the other children in his pre-school class, Billy consistently chooses to distance himself from the other
children. When an adult tries to engage Billy in conversation, he has difficulty with keeping an eye-to-eye gaze. His facial expression will go blank and his eyes will wander around
the room. Billys mother reports that he does not react when she, or her husband, express anger. She states, "Its as if he doesnt care." The first subheading for
"Aspergers Disorder" reads "A. Qualitative impairment in social interaction, as manifested by two of the following" (DSM IV, 1994). The first item under this heading specifically mentions problems with
nonverbal communication behaviors, such as eye-to-eye gaze. Furthermore, this item also states that patients with this disorder typically have trouble deciphering body postures, facial expression, and gestures (DSM IV, 1994).
However, as indicated in the main heading, this behavior alone is not sufficient to indicate Aspergers Disorder. The fact that Billy has trouble with developing peer friendships is also an
indication of this disorder. The second heading under this diagnosis indicates that patients with Aspergers Disorder tend to fall repetitive patterns of behavior and that the individual should manifest
this in at least one of the listed ways. Billys behavior, as reported by his mother, fits the second listing under this subheading, that is, Billy exhibits "apparently inflexible adherence
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