Overview
part1 Autism Spectrum Disorder (2.5%)
- Review the autism spectrum disorder case (17) in Brown and Barlow (2017).
- Review the following video:
- Autism Case Study: Maggie - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjfBnoyvcEI
- Discuss the video case. According to DSM-5-TR diagnostic criteria, explain whether the individual either meets or does not meet full criteria for the diagnosis, based on the symptoms reported in the video.
- Discuss the differential diagnosis. (i.e., several disorders may have overlapping symptoms. Which other diagnoses have similar symptoms, and why would they not be diagnosed in this particular case?
- PART 2 Major Paper (35%)For your major project in this course, submit a 15-to 20-page paper on one of the last three cases in the Brown and Barlow (2017) casebook. Choose Case 18, Case 19, or Case 20. In your final paper, provide a complete explanation of the DSM-5-TR diagnosis. Justify your diagnosis by explaining the specific evidence from the case study that supports your diagnosis. Include recent peer-reviewed research to support the following information related to the case:
- differential diagnosis (what disorders did you consider that may have similar symptoms, and why did you reject the other possible diagnoses?)
- etiology of the disorder (specific to the case chosen, supported by research)
- an explanation of the development of the disorder according to the biological, psychodynamic, behavioral, cognitive (or cognitive-behavioral), or humanistic perspective
- epidemiological data (of the disorder in general)
- effective treatments (based on a review of recent peer-reviewed research)