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Autism Spectrum Disorder ExamQuestions with Latest Update
Appropriate language - Answer--identity first language: autistic person
-high support needs/low support needs instead of severely or mildy autistic
DSM 5 diagnostic criteria-Persistent deficits all areas of social communication and
interaction across multiple settings - Answer-•Deficits in social-emotional reciprocity
•Deficits in nonverbal communicative behaviors used for social interaction
•Deficits in developing, maintaining, and understanding relationships
DSM 5 diagnostic criteria-Restricted, repetitive patterns of behavior, interests, or
activities, as manifested by at least two of the following - Answer-•Stereotyped or
repetitive motor movements, use of objects, or speech
•Insistence on sameness, inflexible adherence to routines, or ritualized patterns of
verbal or nonverbal behavior
•Highly restricted, fixated interests that are abnormal in intensity or focus
•Hyper or hypo reactivity to sensory input or unusual interest in sensory aspects of
environment
DSM 5 diagnostic criteria broad - Answer--Must be present in the early developmental
period
•Symptoms cause clinical impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of
current functioning
•Disturbances not better explained by intellectual developmental disorder or global
developmental delay. Intellectual disability and autism spectrum disorder frequently co-
occur; social communication must be below what expected for general developmental
level
Level 1: support social communication - Answer-•Without supports, deficits in social
communication
•May appear to have decreased interest
level 1: support restricted, repetitive behaviors - Answer-•Inflexibility of behavior
•Problems of organization and planning decrease independence
level 2: substantial support social communication - Answer-•Marked deficits in
verbal/nonverbal deficits
•Social impairments even with supports in place
level 2 substanstial support restricted, repeitive behaviors - Answer-•Difficulty coping
with change
•Restricted/repetitive behaviors appear frequently enough to be obvious to the casual
observer
, level 3
: very substantial support social coomunication - Answer-•Significant deficits in verbal &
nonverbal social communication
•Limited initiation of social interactions
level 3: very substantial support restricted, repeitive behaviors - Answer-•Extreme
difficulty coping with change; great distress changing focus or action
•Restricted behaviors interfere with functioning in all spheres
how many childen in US diagnosed with autism - Answer-about 1 in 36
how much more likely are boys to be diagnosed - Answer-4 times
soonest it can be detected - Answer-18 months
developmental regressions affects how many children - Answer-1 in 5, occurs between
ages 1 and 3
associateed challenges - Answer-•(ADHD) 30-61%
•Anxiety disorders (11-40% or children/ adolescents)
•Depression (7% children, 26% adults)
•Over half have chronic sleep issues
•Chronic gastrointestinal issues (8 times the rate)
•Food selectivity
•Sensory processing disorder
•Epilepsy (1/3 or people)
•Schizophrenia: 4- 35% of adults with autism versus 1.1% of general population
•38% have an intellectual disability
•~ 40% of children with autism are nonverbal
•Nearly half of individuals with autism wander or bolt from safety (alopement)
•Drowning remains a leading cause of death for children with autism and accounts for
approximately 90% of deaths associated with alopement for those 14 and under
cause of ASD - Answer-•Having a sibling with ASD
•Having certain genetic condition, such as Fragile X
•Experiencing complications at birth
•Being born to older parents
•Rates differ in various areas of the United States
economic costs - Answer-On average, estimated cost of $60,000 per year through
childhood
Autism in girls - Answer-•Better functional behaviors than boys
•Better at masking well into adulthood
•More engaged and talkative
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