psych 1101 modules 52,53, and 54

neurodevelopment disorders are defined by

• Central nervous system abnormalities, typically in the brain

• The result is altered thinking and behavior, starting in childhood

• Can manifest as intellectual limitations or as psychological disorders

intellectual disability

• a condition of limited mental ability

• An intelligence test score of 70 or below

• Difficulty adapting to the demands of life

• Have to have both intelligence test score of 70 and below and difficulty adapting to the demands of life

autism spectrum disorder (ASD)

• A disorder that appears in childhood

• Is marked by significant limitations in communication and social interaction

• Rigidly fixated interests and repetitive behavior

heritability of autism

80%

Earlipoint

an FDA-cleared, AI-driven diagnostic aid that uses eye-tracking technology to assess and help diagnose Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in children as young as 16 to 30 months. It measures visual attention 120 times per second, comparing a child's focus to normative data to provide objective, early evaluation

device tracks a child's gaze while they watch videos of social interactions to identify if they are missing key moments of social learning

Willie Pye ker work

• IQ of 68

• History of learning difficulties

• con­vict­ed and sen­tenced to death in 1996 for kid­nap­ping, rob­bery, rape, and mur­der of his ex-girl­friend Alicia Yarbrough

• raising significant legal issues regarding the execution of individuals with intellectual disabilities, ineffective assistance of counsel, and the high burden of proof for mental capacity claims

mirror neuron

• potential mechanism for empathy >autism

• at brain cell level-no difference between seeing and doing