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ASD TESTWhat does stimming stand for? - answer self-stimulation
What is the concept of "social stories"? - answer to preview how something will happen
in the future that is different from their usual routine
The DSM-5 lists three required symptoms for social communication and interaction.
Which of the following is most likely not an example of the diagnostic criteria for this
domain? - answer Shouting the name of a companion animal more than once whenever
it is observed
3 required:
Hysterical refusal to be toilet trained
An inability to follow a gesture, such as pointing at an object
Pointing at mouth to indicate that one is hungry
Why did the APA reduce the number of domains from three to two for diagnosing ASD?
- answer Clinicians found it hard to separate deficits in communication and social
interaction, such as where to assign a deficit if a child could only speak but while looking
at the ground rather than at the person addressing him.
Despite the rigorous, two-domain standard for diagnosing ASD, why is it important not
to see ASD as an "all or nothing" condition? – answer ASD is a spectrum disorder.
Despite remarkable examples of high-functioning individuals with autism spectrum
disorder, most people with ASD - answerexhibit most of the core features of the
disorder and rarely display special talents or high intelligence
Manon, who is being diagnosed for ASD, more often ignores the other children at the
play-table stacking blocks. She seems not to notice them or the blocks and only looks
over with a startled expression when she "decides to hear." What is the best way to
describe her deficit based on this anecdotal description? - answer. Manon is not
monitoring the social interactions around her
Why might a therapist describe Julie's inability to look into her teacher's eyes as a
"defense mechanism" - answerResearch suggests that children with ASD avoid looking
at the eye region because it is perceived as threatening.
What does research reveal about the ability of children with ASD to form bonds with
their parents and like caregivers? - answerChildren with ASD can tell the difference
between their primary caregivers and other adults and tend to bond with them
, As a toddler, whenever Hannah needed "Puff the Bear," she walked over to the
television—where he had to be or else the stuffed animal "didn't exist"—and extended
her hand and "grasped at empty air without looking at me," according to her mother.
What kind of gesture did Hannah demonstrate? - answerHannah demonstrated a
protoimperative gesture.
According the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), __________ of the
children with ASD have co-occurring intellectual disability. - answer70 percent
Because of the challenges of testing the intelligence of children with ASD, the
assessment tool most often used is? - answerThe Wechsler Intelligence Scale for
Children
At what age do normally developing children actually comprehend when a parent is
making a face at them and expecting a response? - answerAround 12 months
Paraphrasing an old saying, to say that a child with ASD sees "this one blade of grass
through the forest" is indicative of a deficit in what area? - answerCentral coherence
In addition to co-occuring intellectual disability, a coexisting medical condition may play
some part in about __________ percent of children with ASD. - answer10
The Centers for Disease Control as well as other sources suggest the prevalence of
children with ASD in the world's population. - answerEstimates range as high as 1
percent to 2 percent of children
Autism spectrum disorder is found in found __________ to ___________ in boys than
in girls. - answer4/5 times more
Which of the following best describes the extreme male brain theory of ASD and what it
proposes about the disorder? - answerThe alleged dominance of the systemizing
dimension of the male brain and the alleged dominance of the empathy dimension of
the female brain might explain the high ratio of males with ASD.
Given the anecdotal observations of their own children, what do parents tell us about
the earliest point of onset for ASD? - answerThe age of onset seems to be no later than
the second birthday, after the first symptoms in most children diagnosed with ASD have
presented and are seen by parents as a cause for concern.
Which of the following is a logical theory for a cause of autism that is now obsolescent?
- answerparental neglect
Why do premature infants exhibit a higher incidence of ASD than children born full term
according to some studies? - answerThe exact reason is unknown beyond their
gestational age being less than 26 weeks.
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